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Dual arm cobot applications expand
November 9, 2020
The ABB Yumi is still breaking new ground in collaborative robotics 5 years after its introduction ABB is celebrating five years since the launch of its ground breaking collaborative robot, the YuMi (pronounced You-Me). With the initial objective of working on lightweight manufacturing assembly tasks in co-operation with factory workers, YuMi has since gone on to s... read more -
The Aerospace Resurrection
November 2, 2020
Andrew Gibson of maxon motor considers the challenges facing the post-crisis UK aerospace industry What will the aerospace industry look like in the near future? With flights having been restricted for months and the skies silent, the aerospace industry is seeing its worst ever global decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the industry resets itself to a set of n... read more -
Under the skin of the F-35
October 27, 2020
Automated fibre placement technology wins hands down for manufacturing complex composite components for the F-35 fighter aircraft Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) has received a contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture composite wing skins on a state-of-the-art automated fibre placement machine at its Salt Lake City operations. As a result of this and several... read more -
Test Facility for Composite Blades
October 21, 2020
Composite test centre in Scotland to provide full scale fatigue testing of turbine blades for tidal power The first major engineering works on FASTBLADE, a state-of-the-art composite structures research facility is beginning this month as part of an industry-academic partnership between Babcock International Group (Babcock) and the University of Edinburgh. The s... read more -
Humanoid Robots Enter a New League
October 20, 2020
Robotic basketball player provides Toyota with a route into the future for high precision applications in manufacturing At a time when the motor industry is going through a period of churn like it has never witnessed in its entire history, it would seem that its participants would be focused solely on such technology as electric powertrains, alternative fuels, auto... read more
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Dual arm cobot applications expand
November 9, 2020 | Manufacturing
The ABB Yumi is still breaking new ground in collaborative robotics 5 years after its introduction ABB is celebrating five years since the launch o... read more -
Railway Signalling Predictive Maintenance Service
November 6, 2020 | Transport
Wireless sensors and cloud analytics combine to provide predictive maintenance scheduling service for railways signalling Rail technology supplier ... read more -
Technology steers drivers away from side-swipe accidents
November 5, 2020 | Transport
Ford takes its blind spot information system to a new level with steering intervention to prevent collisions Switching lanes is a routine manoeuvre... read more -
3D Printing Material Qualifies for flight components
November 4, 2020 | Aerospace Testing
Boeing has qualified a Stratasys thermoplastic additive manufacturing material for use in production aerospace components Enhanced chemical resista... read more -
Electric motor laboratory opens at Volvo
November 3, 2020 | Transport
Volvo Cars is investing in test and development facilities for electric motors for the next generation of its models. The company has opened a new ... read more
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