Trip the light fantastic! An all singing, all dancing flexible production solution for the fibre layup of composites for new urban air mobility air taxis comes courtesy of the robots of the SAMBA Series…
Automation leads to innovation With automation and industrial robotics playing an increasing role in helping the industry grow and change perceptions, FANUC UK’s managing director, Tom Bouchier looks at what we can expect in…
Subcontractor invests in new Doosan CNC machine tools Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools and the newly appointed distributor of Doosan collaborative robot (co-bot) systems and solutions in the UK and Ireland, has recently supplied…
Trip the light fantastic! An all singing, all dancing flexible production solution of the fibre layup of composites for new urban air mobility air taxis comes courtesy of the robots of the SAMBA Series…
Autonomous robots could transport aircraft wings for Airbus in Wales Entire aircraft wing assemblies could be transported by intelligent, autonomous robots at the Airbus production facility in North Wales following a collaborative research project with engineers at the AMRC’s Integrated…
ABB unveils new ceiling-mounted SCARA robot ABB has expanded its SCARA robot family with the launch of a compact invert-mounted model for small parts assembly applications. By mounting the IRB 910INV on the ceiling, manufacturers can…
Coatings expertise set to automate the aerospace industry Aerospace Manufacturing discovers how Intertronics contributes to bespoke automated masking system for an aerospace client. To assist with the development of a bespoke automated masking system for a leading…
On the wings of automated freedom Professor Phil Webb, the Royal Academy of Engineering Airbus Chair in Aero-Structure Design, Aerospace Integration Research Centre, Cranfield University looks at the challenges involved in human-robot collaborative manufacturing, the kinds…
Seville to host II International Tournament on ERL Emergency Robots challenge The Centre for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) will host the II Local Tournament on the ERL Emergency Robots Challenge of the European Robotics League (ERL), to be held in February…
ABB launches newest member of YuMi family The new single-arm YuMi is ABB’s most agile and compact collaborative robot yet and can easily integrate into existing production. ABB expanded its collaborative automation offering with the launch of…
Cobots set to aid BAE Systems’ factory of the future BAE Systems says its engineers will soon benefit from collaborative robots – or ‘cobots’ – designed to support people with complex manufacturing of combat aircraft by the end of this…
Robots building robots Mike Richardson meets with FANUC UK’s managing director, Tom Bouchier to hear more about the company’s role in what is fast becoming a burgeoning automated robotics market. Faced with more…
FANUC unveils easy way to collect production data To help UK manufacturers maximise data-driven productivity, FANUC has unveiled MT-Linki: a fully scalable, out-of-the-box machine tool monitoring solution that can monitor and manage data from one, to one thousand,…
FANUC launches lightweight robot for SME paint applications FANUC UK has extended its family of paint robots with the launch of the lightweight P-40iA intelligent robotic arm. The latest addition to the range is ideally suited to a…
Sticking it to the plane Ed Hill speaks to Invert Robotics about its innovative surface crawling robot now being used to carry out visual inspection tasks on aircraft. In the highly competitive world of the…
Starrag unveils FMS for airfoil blade machining In a world first, Starrag says it has designed, developed and fully-integrated a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) for the automated complete machining - incorporating combined milling and turning on Starrag…
ABB robots set to transform manufacturing at MACH 2018 Visitors to ABB’s stand at MACH 2018 held at the Birmingham NEC, 9–13 April will be able to see how the latest advances in robotic automation can help them find…
Fanuc launches SCARA Robot range for assembly, packing and material handling Fanuc UK has introduced its first range of selective compliance assembly robot Arm (SCARA) robots for picking and packing, assembly, and material handling applications. The SR-3iA, which was first unveiled…
Fanuc launches latest 3D simulation program for robot control Fanuc UK has launched the latest, upgraded version of its intelligent 3D simulation software for robot motion control. ROBOGUIDE Version 9 can be used for pre-sale concept simulations, right through…
Navigating 4IR with robot technology The race to automate is on. But did UK aerospace get the memo? In this article, Mike Wilson, ABB Robotics’ business development manager for the UK and Ireland, explains what…
New assembly line cleared for take-off With KUKA’s help, Premium AEROTEC uses an automated assembly system to make its production even faster, more cost-effective and more transparent – while maintaining the highest quality standards. Premium AEROTEC…
ANCA focuses on robotics ANCA CNC Machines and sister company ANCA Motion will be demonstrating its latest technological advances at EMO Hannover 2017. One of the stands highlights will be a new custom designed…
Meet suppliers at the Robotics and Automation Exhibition 2017 The Robotics & Automation exhibition is taking place 11th & 12th October 2017 at Arena MK, Milton Keynes. This exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to meet and connect with robot…
An efficient ‘root’ for turbine blade production The continuing growth in the aerospace manufacturing industry offers manufacturers tremendous opportunities for those that are agile enough to take advantage. Major aircraft manufacturers predict that the global aircraft fleet…
