Insights for buyers of pre-owned welding cells
Buying guides, welding process deep-dives and refurbishment standards — written for engineers and procurement managers evaluating second-hand robotic welding cells.
Automatic Fume Extraction Signals Safer Welding Automation
A small automation project featured by Hackster.io has drawn attention to a larger issue in industrial fabrication: fume extraction should respond to actual air conditions, not only operator…
Universal Robots Gen 7 Expands Options for Welding Automation
Universal Robots has introduced its seventh-generation collaborative robot platform at IMTS, adding three new robot arms, a redesigned core controller and an AI-ready tool flange intended to support…
How FPGAs Could Strengthen Robot Security in Welding Cells
A recent interview published by The Robot Report has drawn attention to a topic that is becoming more relevant across industrial automation: how field-programmable gate arrays, or FPGAs,…
GritPlex Brings Compact Dust-Free Sandblasting to Benches
A compact abrasive finishing system is drawing attention from metalworking and prototyping teams that need cleaner surface preparation without dedicating floor space to a full blasting cabinet. Reported…
Smart Bin Inventory Systems Gain Ground in Manufacturing
A new generation of sensor-equipped storage systems is drawing attention in manufacturing because it addresses a persistent operational problem: knowing exactly how many consumables, fasteners and spare parts…
Banana Pi BPI-AI2N Brings 15 TOPS to Vision AI at the Edge
Edge AI compute moves closer to industrial vision tasksBanana Pi has introduced the BPI-AI2N, a compact module and carrier-board platform aimed at real-time vision AI workloads at the…
Smarter Grippers Strengthen Physical AI in Welding Automation
Smarter grippers are becoming a critical enabler for what the robotics sector increasingly calls physical AI: the ability of machines to perceive, decide and act reliably in variable…
AI-Enabled Machines Reshape Industrial Automation Strategy
AI moves from software into industrial equipmentThe latest discussion around industrial automation is shifting away from consumer AI applications and headline-grabbing humanoid robots toward a more practical category:…
Gravis Robotics Secures $200M for Construction Autonomy
Gravis Robotics has secured a $200 million Series A investment from SoftBank to expand its autonomous heavy machinery technology across construction sites worldwide, a move that underlines how…
Tate Expands Cobot Welding Network to 58 Systems
Tate scales collaborative welding across three plantsTate, a manufacturer serving data center infrastructure programs, has expanded its move away from traditional hand welding by deploying 58 Hirebotics cobot…
igus Unveils 600° Energy Chain for Industrial Robots
igus expands cable management options for compact robotsigus has introduced a new self-supporting twisterchain energy chain for industrial robots, aimed at applications where cable routing around the robot…
Context Platforms Move Industrial AI Toward Factory Use
Why context platforms are gaining attention in manufacturingIndustrial companies are moving beyond pilot projects for AI agents and asking a harder question: what makes an agent usable on…