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October 2023

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A Rise in Robotic Off-the-Shelf Solutions

The decision to incorporate robots or vision-enabled systems into your manufacturing process is a significant one for most companies, particularly smaller ones looking to take advantage of the productivity benefits that are promised.

 

Traditionally, deploying robotics has been a time-consuming and costly endeavor, making them largely available only to larger companies with the capital, skills, and scale to justify the investment, leaving many smaller companies on the sidelines.

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Want to Hire Graduating Engineers in 2024? Now’s the Time to Start

Graduating engineers offer a crucial resource for companies grappling with a skills gap and looking to capitalize on the possibilities of Industry 4.0. Students from the leading engineering institutions come with hands-on experience and an eagerness to begin their careers. So much so, that as they begin their fall semesters, they also embark on their post-graduate job search.

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R15.08-2 NOW AVAILABLE

As the use of mobile robots continues to surge in industrial settings, we unveiled the second installment of our flagship safety standard for industrial mobile robots, providing guidance on safe integration practices for these systems. 

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R15.08-2, the American National Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots (IMRs) - Safety Requirements – Part 2: Requirements for IMR system(s) and IMR application(s) provides safety requirements for deploying IMR systems into an industrial environment. R15.08-2 specifies requirements for integrating, configuring and customizing an IMR or fleet of IMRs into a site.

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This new standard provides the IMR systems and systems integration requirements for industrial mobile robots (IMRs). Part 1 provides safety requirements for the IMR; Part 3 of this standard will provide safety requirements for IMR users.

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INDUSTRY & PRODUCT NEWS

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Joseph F. Engelberger Foundation Donates $20,000 to The Joanne Pransky Scholarship Funded by Women in Robotics

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Industrial Robots: Remote Monitoring and Control Solution Boosts Productivity

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ECM Wins 4 SaaS Awards for its PrintStator Electric Motor CAD Platform

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ROBOT SAFETY TRAINING

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Virtual (Live) Robot Safety for Collaborative Applications Training

 

Oct. 26, 2023  |  12:30 PM to 5 PM ET

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Virtual (Live) Robot Safety and Risk Assessment Training

 

Nov. 1-2, 2023  |  12:30 PM to 4:30 PM

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Mobile Robotics Safety Training

 

Nov. 7-8, 2023  |  8:30 AM to 1:00 PM

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Robot Industry Podcast - Lacroix - Vention - Sept 2023

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October 17, 2023 | 2 - 3 PM ET

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