Factory Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Key Considerations for Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency
It's true that advanced simulation tools have helped improve the efficiency and effectiveness of robotic workcell design and path planning, but it still remains an incredibly time consuming process.
Game Changer in Logistics
Key work steps are being taken over by intelligent logistics robots, such as automatic storage and retrieval machines and driverless transport systems. To work efficiently and reliably around the clock, these robots need flexible and particularly compact drive solutions.
PACK EXPO 2025 Product Preview
PACK EXPO 2025 takes place September 29th - October 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
Sensing the Shift: Trends in Smart Industrial Automation
Cutting-edge robotics, sensors, edge computing, IoT and more are at the forefront of smarter manufacturing, bringing together the technology, infrastructure and innovation that power modern automation.
Talking PACK EXPO Las Vegas with CMES Robotics
We will be in the PAC Machinery booth (W-2344). Adding a robot that can perceive virtually any CPG item gives companies the option for a pick-to-bag solution that is going to be truly unique and special on the floor.
What Is The Role of Embedded Cameras in Smart Warehouse Automation?
Cameras ensure that warehouse automation systems use visual data to function with consistency. It helps identify, track, and interact in real time. Discover how warehouse automation cameras work, their use cases, and critical imaging features.
Order Picking Methods: Finding the Right Strategy for You
Order picking is widely reported to account for 50% to 55% of total warehouse operational costs. Identifying the right picking strategy can have a significant impact on the bottom line.
Factory Automation - Featured Stories
From Centralized Brains to Edge Intelligence: Rethinking Compute Architectures for Autonomous Mobile Robots
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Today's AMRs are navigating unpredictable warehouse aisles, adapting to real-time sensor feedback, and running machine learning inference on the fly - meaning developers can ill afford inefficient systems.
Robotics Transforms Cell Therapy: Multiply Labs Drives Staggering 74% Cost Reduction, Unlocking Global Patient Access
Breakthrough partnership with Universal Robots transforms "artisanal" manufacturing, making personalized, life-saving cancer treatments affordable and widely available.
The Pressure of Perfect Precision in Robotics Manufacturing
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Precision robotics manufacturing is slowly becoming normalized because of its irrefutable positive impact on organizations. However, the journey to create error-free machinery never stops.
Factory Automation - News Headlines
KUKA Robotics Showcases Advanced Automation at Advanced Design & Manufacturing Expo 2025
The high-performance, ultra-compact KR 6 R500 Z200-2 SCARA capable of cycle times of less than 0.36 seconds, capped small spray bottles. With a maximum payload of 6 kg and a 500 mm reach, the four-axis KR SCARA has a serial mechanism with rotational joints in the first two axes, and the remaining axes are combined to allow rotation and linear movement in the Z-axis.
Elmo Motion Control Continues the North American 2025 Roadshow, with a Focus on Robotics
Elmo will showcase the Platinum line of servo drives, an advanced family of small yet powerful servo drives with Full Functional Safety options. The solutions displayed will include the recently launched Platinum Bassoon, this line's first AC drive, which includes the leading certified functional safety capabilities, and the next-generation motion controller, the Titanium Maestro.
Elmo Motion Control Presents Live Motion Demos at Industrial Automation Show in China
The Industrial Automation Show (IAS), as the core exhibition of the China International Industry Fair, conforms to the high-quality development trend of advanced manufacturing, and speaks for China's intelligent manufacturing to boost confidence in global industrial development. Elmo will exhibit in Hall 6.1, Booth A160 from September 23, 2025, to September 27, 2025.
Factory Automation - Featured Product
New incremental encoder IERF3 L from FAULHABER
New incremental encoder IERF3 L from FAULHABER
FAULHABER is expanding its product range with the ultra-precise incremental encoder IERF3 L. Thanks to the optical measuring principle and state-of-the-art chip technology, the device offers the highest resolution, excellent repeatability, and outstanding signal quality. In typical applications, the positioning accuracy is 0.1° and the repeatability 0.007°. This makes the encoder the perfect solution for high-precision positioning applications in confined spaces.
Factory Automation - Featured Company
Encoder Products Company
At Encoder Products Company, we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for more than 50 years, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. Our encoders are highly configurable, offer an array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.
