KUKA has won the German Innovation Award for its new iiQKA robot operating system and ecosystem. iiQKA was developed to make the user experience as intuitive, powerful, fast and scalable as possible.
Cement is a highly energy intensive industry, with production on the increase to meet demand and over 4.3 gt of cement produced globally in 2020. As governments focus on reducing emissions, cement plant owners are seeking alternative fuels (AFR), new processes and additives as a means of reducing their environmental impact. This approach brings new industry challenges.
Bosch Rexroth and AGILOX have entered into a partnership to open up the fast growing market for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). This will provide AGILOX with easy access to additional markets around the world. The existing product portfolios of both companies complement each other very well and are being expanded all the time. The agreement was officially signed at the Hannover Messe 2022.
Israel-based smart visual inspection company Kitov.ai has significantly simplified the setup of robotic vision inspection systems with CAD2SCAN, a CAD-based automated inspection planning tool.
Today, we have more choice than ever when it comes to machine vision camera sensors and models. Beyond, megapixels and speed, a good place start narrowing down camera choices is with EMVA 1288 information. These specifications allow the comparison of the image quality of cameras and sensors such as read noise or how well they might perform in low light conditions.
Vision Components launches a new type of embedded vision system for 3D and dual-camera applications. The VC Stereo Cam can be flexibly configured for a wide range of OEM projects.
Konecranes will supply replacement fuel handling machines for three reactor units to the Forsmark nuclear power plant, the largest electricity producer in Sweden.