Connectivity - Robotics Features

Setting a new path for sustainability with robots

Growing awareness of the impact of manufacturing on the environment is encouraging companies to apply technology to make their production processes more sustainable. Julian Ware, Sales Manager for ABB Robotics in the UK and Ireland, explains how the introduction of robotic automation is enabling companies to re-imagine their processes to minimise waste.

Mobile robots to provide strong growth in the precision gearbox market

The global market for precision gearboxes and geared motors used in mobile robots is predicted to have a CAGR of 45.9 percent out to 2028. This large growth will far outperform the wider automation market. Planetary precision gearboxes and geared motors will be the gearbox with the largest growth.

Predicting ROI in automation
- Robotics
- (29/07/2024)
A study has found that fewer than half of small to mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) are willing to invest in automation, citing concerns about the upfront costs.
SICK robot safety solutions enable machine tending on wheels
- Robotics
- (10/07/2024)
ALM Engineering has uprooted machine tending robots, set them on wheels and turned them into freely-accessible, adaptable mobile units that can be quickly and easily repositioned wherever they are needed.

Global cobot market exceeds $1bn in 2023, with strong growth forecast for 2024-28
- Robotics
- (10/07/2024)
The global collaborative robot (cobot) market topped $1 billion in revenues during 2023, despite overall demand recovering more slowly than expected post-pandemic, according to new data from Interact Analysis.
Innovative motors help the development of humanoid robots
- Robotics
- (10/07/2024)
Humanoid robots are offering increasingly-promising solutions to manufacturing companies that can calculate the ROI (Return on Investment) with improved productivity, product quality, and employee satisfaction.

Leveraging robotics for industrial sustainability
- Robotics
- (05/06/2024)
Industrial robots have traditionally been viewed as a high energy consumption technology. However, with next-generation solutions, robotics pave the way for sustainable operations. .
Intelligent energy management: Your key towards sustainable manufacturing, aimed for a net zero world
- Robotics
- (30/05/2024)
Whether working in automotive or logistics, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or food and drink, some factory managers can take an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ view.