Highlights
The Dream Team
KUKA robots enable collaboration between humans and robots for quality assurance tasks
Jun 08, 2017 — MRK-Systeme GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, specializes in industrial solutions that are based on human-robot collaboration. The company enables direct human-robot collaboration – without the need for safety fencing. The 16 employees of the company, which was founded in 2004, work primarily for customers in the field of mechanical engineering, with a particular focus on the automotive industry.
Korte Friesland takes the next step with its new welding robot system
May 23, 2017 — The Dutch supplier Korte Friesland does precision welding in a quality which in some cases is barely achievable manually.
France outperforms Britain as robots transform car industry
Frankfurt, May 16, 2017 — The number of robots installed by the French car industry rose 22 percent to 1,400 units – compared with 700 units in the UK (+ 7 percent). The automotive sector is one of the main driving forces modernizing the French economy: with a robot density of 940 units per 10,000 workers, France currently ranks 2nd within the European Union - the UK ranks 10th with 606 units.
The Impact of Robots on Productivity, Employment and Jobs
A position paper by the International Federation of Robotics
Frankfurt, May 03, 2017 — This paper provides the IFR’s opinion on the impact of automation - specifically of robots - on productivity, competitiveness and employment. IFR is not a policy institute. However, this report includes the main conclusions from a variety of experts on appropriate policy responses to ensure ongoing positive outcomes from automation and the ongoing development and uptake of robots, with which we concur.
Automate 2017 Show and Conference Participation Hits New Heights
Includes Visitors from Over 70 Countries Including China
Ann Arbor, Apr 25, 2017 — The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced that the Automate 2017 show and conference broke all previous attendance records with show attendance of 12,960 people, which is a 37 percent increase over 2015. With the collocated ProMat and ProFood Tech attendees taking advantage of free entry, well over 20,000 people visited Automate.
Robots benefit the US industry: 261,000 new jobs created in automotive sector alone
Frankfurt, Chicago, Apr 25, 2017 — The US automotive industry has installed a new record of approximately 17,500 industrial robots in 2016. In the last seven years, the operational stock increased by about 52,000 units (2010-2016) according to IFR. During the same period, the number of jobs in the US automotive sector rose by 260,600 - according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
