Inrotech has launched a robotic welding system to help construction companies overcome common challenges in welding of storage tanks and other large structures such as hydropower plants, bridges, cranes, and submarines. The Inrotech-Crawler delivers multipass welding on-site in any position...

The International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded Yaskawa Motoman the Accredited Provider accreditation for an additional five years. IACET Accredited Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET continuing education units. The accreditation...

Universal Robots now offers its UR10e robot with a payload of 27.55 lbs., enabling the cobot to handle heavier items in a variety of applications while retaining its small footprint, intuitive programming, and repeatability. The cobot now can be used in palletizing applications with cartons...

Reading, Pa.-based TAB Industries has launched a website at www.tabwrapper.com that showcases its TAB Wrapper Tornado orbital wrappers. Through videos and downloadable literature, the website provides information on how the patent-pending orbital wrapping technology automatically applies stretch...

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence will host a virtual open house on June 14 to 16, 2021. This Smart Manufacturing event offers a virtual tour of the future of manufacturing. At the event attendees will learn about how to can work smarter and gain immediate value from emerging technologies. The...

Destaco has introduced the 84N5 series sheet metal grippers, part of the Accelerate Collection designed for automotive manufacturing press shop stamping lines. Operating at actuations speeds of 78 ms, which the company says is twice the speed of competing products, the grippers maintain a grip...

MG has introduced new numerical control products. The first, NC Easy Command, replaces the previous NC Nexus. It offers an archive containing up to 9,999 programs, integrated alarm management, and warnings to guide the user. The control is accessible even for operators without extensive experience,...

Zyter Inc. has launched Zyter Smart Factories, an end-to-end system that connects factory floor machinery, workers, and building systems using IoT technology devices on the company’s digital transformation platform. The system is a component of the Zyter SmartSpaces IoT platform, which breaks...

Ready Robotics has launched Forge/OS 5, an open, cross-brand operating system for industrial automation. With support for FANUC, Yaskawa, ABB, Staubli, Epson, and UR robots, the platform offers a single programming interface for hundreds of models of collaborative and industrial robots, as well as...

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Jenoptik, a global photonics group, has appointed Denny Hao as director of sales for its smart manufacturing business in the Jenoptik Light & Production division in North America. Hao, who holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California (Berkeley), has more...

ECI Software Solutions has introduced JobBOSS2 cloud-based ERP for job shops and make-to-order manufacturers. The platform includes customizable features and work flows, robust reporting to fuel decisions based on data and current business and market conditions, and a streamlined user experience....

FARO has released RevEng Software 2021 reverse engineering scan-to-CAD software. It features automatic surfacing capabilities, creating surfaces quickly and directly from scanned point clouds and meshes. The software reduces data capture time and eliminates overlapping data points. The Automatic...

Paperless Parts has launched Workflow, a new feature in its Paperless Quoting platform. Large contract manufacturing businesses have multiple stakeholders involved in estimating and quoting. This feature enables synchronized coordination across an entire estimating team and accelerates the process...

Verisurf Software, Anaheim, Calif., has partnered with Poland-based SmartTech3D to offer end-to-end systems for 3D scan-to-print, quality inspection and reporting, and reverse engineering to intelligent CAD. Under the partnership agreement, SmartTech3D will offer complete 3D scanning systems that...