ROBOTICS

News

  • FEN to launch annual industrial buyers guide

    Factory Equipment News (FEN) will release an industrial product buyers guide in early 2010 showcasing new manufacturing products.

    27/10/2009

  • Reed business gives another high-five to industry

    REED Business will be launching five new industry-specific websites and e-newsletters in July, aimed at keeping manufacturers and industrial professionals at the cutting edge of news and developments relevant to their sectors.

    18/06/2008

  • A vision of the future is here

    THERE’S a buzz in the air at Rio Tinto with talk of remotely controlled mines, intelligent drills and driverless trains and trucks.

    19/02/2008

  • Science fact, not science fiction

    THE sky is the limit for automation in the Australian mining industry

    25/11/2007

  • Get sharp or get out

    DRILLING Technology Innovation Group (DTIWG) chairman and BHP Billiton operations team leader John Emerson warns that shrinking lead times and poor standards in drilling will continue to undermine the industry if innovation does not occur.

    10/08/2007

  • Mining robots closer to reality

    RIO Tinto has announced major funding for one of the world’s largest civilian robotics research centres, a centre for mining automation, which will be based at The University of Sydney.

    10/07/2007

Products

  • Turck expands Uprox line

    Turck has announced its Uprox line of advanced factor 1 sensors has been expanded to include the Q10S sensor, a compact 10 x 10 x 28 mm sensor that can achieve sensing distances of up to 5 mm depending on mounting configuration.

  • ABB robotics workshops

    ABB has announced a series of training workshops designed to highlight safety considerations for robotic production systems.

  • Robots clean up dirty jobs

    Robotic automation is being used to clean up some of the world’s most challenging workplaces.

  • Distributor displays machine range

    ROST Distributors will show off a number of the machines it sells on Stand 6063 at QME 2008.

  • Cabinet coolers for tight spaces

    EXAIR has released new side mount kits to attach its cabinet cooler to electrical enclosures with limited space on the top or side.

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