Robotics and Automation

How to design a robot

Designing a robot doesn’t need to be complicated. With the help of a group of partners, the RBTX low-cost automation platform ensures that designing your robot is quick, easy and can be cost-effective with a quick return on investment.

How to get started in robotics

Starting off in the world of Robotics doesn’t need to be expensive. In fact, it shouldn’t! At igus® we are a strong believer of this and with the new Apiro starter kit, you can learn, explore and try different systems without breaking the bank!

Avoid machine downtime – incorporate smart plastics in your production line

The cosmetics industry heavily relies on their production line in order to meet business expectations and perform successfully. Therefore, just like production line’s in any industry, unplanned downtime due to equipment failure cannot be a possibility. With industry 4.0 at igus®, you won’t have to worry about unanticipated pauses in production that can lead to huge expenses for your organisation.

How important is smart plastics technology in automotive production?

No one likes a failure. In our own lives or in industry. Both can be catastrophic. Heart failure can shut the body down, a technical failure can shut a production line down. Obviously different levels of catastrophe; however, in automotive production, a failure can shut production lines costing tens of thousands of pounds every hour they are down.

What is a gantry robot ?

With the rise of automation in manufacturing, products have to be adapted to suit the moving times. At igus® we have recently introduced a large palletiser robot gantry which is paving the way for a large low-cost robot. But what is a palletiser robot and why do we need them?

Quality and quantity. Is it worth paying extra for quality?

It is an age old battle between buying cheap and it costing more in the long run or going for the expensive superior option and it costing less long term. In the Robotics industry this is a key battle. However, until you lay all the possible costs out on the table, do you truly ever know the overall long term cost.