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Beyond Protection: How Advanced Sealing Solutions Are Enhancing Robotic Performance
Sealing technology plays a decisive role in ensuring performance stability, reducing friction, and protecting components from environmental influences. High-performance seals are essential for extending the life of robotic joints, actuators, and automated systems.
Stretch Helps Gap Inc. Deliver for Its Customers
By having Stretch take on the physically demanding task of unloading trailers stacked floor to ceiling with boxes, the company has reduced injuries, lowered turnover, and watched employees get excited about automation intended to keep them safe.
Barriers to investing in CNC automation in 2025
CNC systems are increasingly being integrated with robotic automation that enables faster tool changes and more efficient material handling. This automation enhances production speed, reduces human error and opens the door for more complex designs.
The Reshoring Revolution: Navigating New Policies For A Manufacturing Renaissance
As President Trump's second term unfolds, the manufacturing landscape in the United States is poised for a significant transformation. The administration's renewed focus on reshoring manufacturing operations presents both opportunities and challenges for industry leaders.
ProMat Q&A with Agilox
For the first time ever, AGILOX will showcase four different AMR models operating simultaneously in a live tradeshow environment. Attendees will experience real-world automation in action just like in an actual manufacturing facility.
Low-Cost Robotics Elevate Industrial Inspection Processes
Learn how to easily and cost-effectively design and procure turnkey automation systems using a robotics platform, taking inspection tasks to the next level.
ProMat Q&A with Swisslog Americas
Visitors to the booth can learn how the company’s entire portfolio of best-in-class robotics and software solutions can help achieve new levels of efficiency in a variety of applications, including food and beverage, general merchandise, apparel and omnichannel warehousing
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A3 Releases Vision for a U.S. National Robotics Strategy
Strategy outlines key policy priorities, including establishing a central Robotics Office and Robotics Commission, to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in robotics, drive innovation, and support workforce development
NGen, Humber Polytechnic, and Festo Didactic Showcase Canadian Skills at Hannover Messe 2025
NGen, Festo Didactic and Humber Polytechnic, a leading Canadian post-secondary institution known for its career-focused, hands-on approach to education, are partnering to demonstrate the strength of Canadian mechatronics skills at Hannover Messe.
Automation and Humans: Will We Be Replaced?
Take a warehouse worker who spends a significant amount of time moving boxes from point A to point B as an example; automation can handle this aspect of the job instead, freeing that worker to focus on more complex tasks like inventory management and quality control.
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PMMI Foundation Joins Forces with FIRST® as an Alliance Partner to Advance STEM Education
As a long-time supporter of FIRST, the PMMI Foundation was invited to join this partnership due to its substantial contributions through the PMMI U Skills Fund.
Discover the enormous potential of hardware-independent machine vision software from MVTec at Automate 2025
• MVTec software is suitable for almost any machine vision application
• At Automate, the newest version of the software and deep learning technologies will be presented
igus Announces Launch of Axis - A Revolutionary Online Community for the Industrial World
igus Launches "axis" Online Community at Automate 2025
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FAULHABER Drive Systems at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston from April 30 to May 1 in Hall C at Booth 534
FAULHABER Drive Systems at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston from April 30 to May 1 in Hall C at Booth 534
Faulhaber will be presenting their drive systems for robotics and smart technology. Robots are versatile and can be found in many areas, for example, transporting goods, operating on patients or supporting the agriculture industry. With the help of robots, processes can be automated, the flow of materials optimized and employees relieved. Equipped with FAULHABER drive systems, these robots can take on tasks where the demands on function and applications are high.
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OnLogic
A global industrial PC manufacturer and solution provider focused on hardware for the IoT edge, OnLogic designs highly-configurable computers engineered for reliability. Their systems operate in the harshest environments and power innovation in the evolving Internet of Things. Founded in 2003 as Logic Supply, the company has served more than 70,000 customers. OnLogic has offices in the US, Netherlands, Taiwan and Malaysia.