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.
Nvidia FOX Targets Real-Time AI Factory Coordination
Nvidia introduces a centralized AI layer for factory operationsNvidia has presented a new software reference design intended to give manufacturers a centralized AI system for supervising and improving…
Theker’s $85M Raise Signals New Flexibility in Factory Robots
Barcelona-based Theker has raised $85 million to advance a reconfigurable industrial robot platform designed to move across multiple factory tasks rather than being locked into a single form…
Güdel Extends Robotic Grinding for Large-Part Finishing
Güdel targets large-part grinding with extended robot motionGüdel has presented a robotic grinding concept that combines vertical lift with horizontal travel to extend the working envelope of a…
KUKA KRC2: DSE-RDW Inconsistent — Serial / PID Stuck at 0 on the RDC
KUKA KRC2 · RDC / DSE · Troubleshooting · Knowledge base DSE-RDW inconsistent — serial / PID won’t write to the RDC (stuck at 0) The serial is…
KUKA KRC2: Recalibrating a Rotary Table — Mathematical Coupling Step by Step
KUKA KRC2 · External rotary table · Start-up & programming · Knowledge base Recalibrating a rotary table so the robot tracks it again (mathematical coupling) The robot and…
Güdel Extends Robotic Grinding with Vertical and Linear Axes
Integrated motion targets large-part grinding limitsGüdel is expanding the practical range of robotic grinding by combining vertical and horizontal motion around a single industrial robot, a configuration aimed…
AGIBOT World Challenge 2026 Puts AI Models on Real Robots
From benchmark scores to physical validationAGIBOT’s World Challenge 2026 signals a broader change in how embodied AI is being assessed: less emphasis on simulation-only leaderboards and more focus…
How Robots Can Support Manufacturing Workers, Not Replace Them
The debate around automation in manufacturing is often framed as a choice between labor and machines, but recent industry commentary points to a more practical reality: robots are…
FANUC Robotic Cell Automates Complex Furniture Upholstery
Furniture automation moves beyond simple handlingA Canadian furniture manufacturer has deployed a robotic work cell to automate one of the most labor-intensive stages of upholstered seating production: preparing…
FANUC Debuts 11 kg CRX-3iA Cobot for Welding Cells
FANUC adds a lighter collaborative option for weldingFANUC has introduced the CRX-3iA in Europe, described as the lightest and smallest model in its CRX collaborative robot range. According…
Robotiq IQ Targets Faster, More Predictable Palletizing
Robotiq introduces a digital front end for palletizing projectsRobotiq has launched IQ, an AI-enabled platform intended to reduce the uncertainty that often slows palletizing automation projects at the…
Flex Interview Signals Broader Shift to Scaled Factory Automation
Automation moves from isolated pilots to factory-wide deploymentAutomation is becoming a core operating model in modern manufacturing rather than a stand-alone improvement project. That is the central message…