So one products we have here at Scott equipment. The one that we're having the most fun with these days is our Kassow Robots KR810 collaborative robot. And the cool thing about Kassow Robots, relative to the industry leading collaborative robot manufacturer out there is that it has a greater payload capacity. It has a longer reach, it is faster, but it also has this unique seventh axis right here below the elbow joint.

Here is the Scott Equipment Company pro tip on Precise Automation's collaborative robot. One of the obvious benefits of using a collaborative robot or a cobot, is it allows a human to work in the same work cell as the robot itself without requiring any safety guarding.

With a payload of 5 to 18 kg and a reach of 850 to 1800 mm - all delivered at joint speeds of up to 225 degrees per second:  Kassow Robots five lightweight 7-axis robots are ready to go to work in virtually no time.  WIth 7 axes, Kassow robots mimic the dexterity of the human arm.  A feature that allows the robot to reach around corners.

As collaborative robots become eaiser to purchase and implement, level the playing field for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the end of arm tooling has become the vital element in adapting collaborative and light industrial robots for a wide range of applications.

OnRobot is a pioneer in automation and is passionate about innovative and value creating technologies.  OnRobot vision is to be the One Stop Shop that enables easy and fast deployment of collaborative applications.

OnRobot's innovative tools help SMEs optimize processes and grow their business with greater flexibility, higher output, improved quality and earn a fast return on investment.  We know our partnership with OnRobot will allow us to help our customers build highly versatile robotic solutions with the extensive range of OnRobot tools that cover all applications and industries.

Why use a Magnetic Gripper?

If you have an application in which you are moving a material that made of a ferrous material, a magnetic gripper might be a better solution than a vacuum cup or mechanical gripper solution.  Magnetic grippers can handle a variety of material sizes, attach and release quickly, and allow easy grasping of a wide range of product shapes including items with holes.

A disadvantage of vacuum grippers is that they are susceptible to malfunction and subject to wearing out.  Vacuum grippers also must be placed exactly depending on the work piece.  If the work piece has holes or is not perfectly flat, the vacuum gripper may not be able to lift and move the work piece when a magnetic gripper can move the work piece. 

SMC announces Strategic Partnership with Soft Robotics Inc. The modular soft grippers complement the SMC product line and provide an innovative solution for delicate, variable workpieces in food processing & consumer goods automation.

PRESS RELEASE --- Noblesville, IN –December 8, 2020  (Link to Original Press Release)

SMC Corporation of America, a subsidiary of SMC Corporation (Tokyo, Japan), a leading global pneumatics and industrial automation components manufacturer located in Noblesville, Indiana, has become a master distributor of Soft Robotics Inc. (Bedford, MA) for strategic global markets. This strategic partnership will empower SMC Corporation’s global sales team to bring Soft Robotics’ groundbreaking robotic technology to its customers around the world.

As our population grows older, it requires more healthcare resources.  As a result, the medical field must adapt to be able to provide the resources in a timely method.   Waiting long periods to get test results back or develop new remedies isn’t good policy for family members waiting for and wanting solutions.

As of today, people that are 60 and older require three-to-five times the healthcare services that younger generations require.  As this segment of our population grows and requires more of our healthcare resources, the volume of clinical and diagnostic testing is increasing exponentially and placing new demands on laboratories to deliver quick test results and new drugs to fight current and new illnesses.

A question Scott Equipment Company (SEC) gets asked on a somewhat regular basis is, can a collaborative robot, like the Aubo i5 SEC sells, handle a screw application. For example, installing screws into a housing on an assembled part. It is an interesting idea and one that has not made it past the idea phase for SEC. SEC found a video from Aubo Robotics showing exactly that. The solution was to mount a normal powered screw driver to custom end of arm tooling on the Aubo Robot, pick up a screw from a bowl feeder, place the screw in the assembly and have the powered screwdriver 'drive' the screw.