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Amazon's new robot automates tasks in the warehouse
The Sparrow bot uses artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision to recognize and handle millions of items of all shapes and sizes within the warehouse before they are packaged.
Optimizing installation space and performance with thread-tapping screws
The combination of a trilobular shape in the tapping zone and the round cross-section in the load-bearing section optimizes thread-tapping screw fastenings.
CubeWorks debuts CubiSens XT1 for cold chain logistics
Measuring 16 mm in diameter, the CubiSens XT1 is 100 times smaller than conventional data loggers, small enough to fit on any individual product that requires temperature monitoring.
Linear electric motors engineered for machine tools
The brushless linear servo motors are designed specifically for continuous duty cycle applications in machine tools.
Elephant-trunk inspired robot gripper handles everything from boxes to needles
To mimic how elephants pick up objects by pinching them with their trunk tip, the KIMM researchers devised a robot featuring a pinch-suction fusion mechanism thanks to its soft structure, stretchable thin walls and wires that enable the robot trunk to change shape.
Video: Hands-on training for the commercial HVAC sector
The commercial HVAC training catalog offered by Interplay Learning, which supports online and virtual reality training for the essential skilled trades, has been expanded.
Tackle challenging applications with new Seco High Feed SP milling systems
The tool optimizes such operations as copy milling, ramping, pocketing, face milling and plunging to further reduce tooling inventories.
Leak-tightness and technical cleanliness in screw fastenings
The relationship between technical cleanliness and leak tightness plays a crucial role in the reliable performance of fastenings.
Video: Coval announces enhanced range of multi-stage vacuum pumps for heavy duty suction applications
The pumps offer a robust and powerful solution for applications requiring a high suction flow rate for the vacuum handling of a wide variety of objects.
EU project to develop smart bio-based food packaging
The BIOSMART Project seeks to reduce plastic wrapping associated with food, thereby reducing waste and extending the shelf-life of food.
Video: Next-generation bolt tensioner is 30% faster to install
Fewer, stronger jackbolts than any other multi-jackbolt tensioner makes the Superbolt NXT up to 30% faster to install.
Robot uses tentacles to hold objects in its grip
The robot’s foot-long filaments, according to its developers, are hollow pneumatic rubber tubes. One side of the tube features a thicker layer of rubber than the other side so that when the tube is pressurized, it curls.
FreshProof project to monitor produce at all stages of the food supply chain
Project FreshProof aims to determine more accurate “use by” and “best by” dates for fresh produce using a system of sensors and hyperspectral cameras that monitor fresh produce all along the food supply chain.
Smart Robotics unveils three new Smart Palletizers
Smart Robotics’ new Smart Palletizer is now available in three versions: the Essential Version, the Advanced Version and the Premium Version.
Seco Helical SN8-13 milling system delivers performance at a lower cost per edge
The milling system cutters lower cost per edge to boost slotting, side milling and circular rough milling efficiency.
ABB launches IRB 365 FlexPicker
The IRB 365 has been developed for applications including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, where production line speed and adaptability are essential.
Chemical signatures reveal origins of seafood to thwart seafood fraud
Following a series of tests, the team determined that the global map — otherwise known as an "isoscape" — can be used to identify the origins of several marine animals living in assorted latitudes.
Battery-powered truck refrigeration delivers just desserts
The system proved sweetly successful, transporting ice cream by truck during a nine-month trial and resulting in reduced energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
New 32 kN tools and jaws from RLS
New 32 kN jaws are compatible with most of the larger press tools currently in widespread use for HVAC and refrigeration applications.
Video: Gain versatility and reduce costs with Seco X-Head quick-change milling head system
Users can quickly and easily change between various solid-carbide milling geometries and types to optimize milling operations while reducing manufacturing costs and tooling inventories.