ABB Robotics and METTLER TOLEDO, a global supplier of precision instruments and services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates ABB’s robots with LabX, METTLER TOLEDO’s laboratory instrument management software.
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At a Ford engine facility in Valencia, Spain, having already eliminated forklifts, the facility had a vision then to eliminate all industrial vehicles, as well as automate all of its logistics processes. The solution? The plant uses more than 50 AGVs across 20+ routes, and covering 60,000+kms per year. The benefits? A safer, more efficient working environment for its workers.
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ABB Robotics and XtalPi have entered a strategic partnership to produce a range of automated laboratory work-stations in China. The new, automated laboratories will boost the productivity of R&D processes in biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering and chemistry, and new energy materials.
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In the Madre de Dios region of Peru, ABB YuMi cobots and cloud technology are being used to support reforestation work being undertaken by non-profit organisation Junglekeepers, following 'slash and burn' agriculture. Through what is claimed to be the "world's most remote robot", a solar-powered tree planting process located deep in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest is automated for greater flexibility, efficiency and productivity.
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Designed for handling payloads up to 5kg, 10kg and 12kg, GoFa has integrated torque sensors in each of its six joints, offering superior power and force limiting performance, as this video demonstrates. With a Tool Center Point (TCP) speed of up to 2.2m/s, GoFa is faster than other cobots in its class, offers 0.02 mm repeatability, and up to 1.62m reach.
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A pilot project between ABB Robotics and US non-profit organisation Junglekeepers has demonstrated the role that cloud technology can play in making reforestation faster, more efficient and scalable.
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Helping to preserve the Earth's resources for future generations, robotics companies such as ABB Robotics are considering a circular economy, including building robots to last, extending robot lifetimes via preventive maintenance, repairing and refurbishing parts, upgrading and retrofitting to optimise lifecycles, encouraging reuse and recycling, and refurbishing and remanufacturing robots.
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In the logistics and packaging industry, we are in the midst of a significant transformation. Three major trends present a huge challenge to the sector: pressure on labour supply, meeting e-commerce demands, and government incentives towards reshoring supply chains.
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