Frank Tobe, Author at Design World Design Engineering News, Engineering Videos, Engineering Resources Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:21:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.designworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-designworld5-32x32.png Frank Tobe, Author at Design World 32 32 2018 industrial robot sales barely eke out year-over-year gain https://www.designworldonline.com/2018-industrial-robot-sales-barely-eke-out-year-over-year-gain/ https://www.designworldonline.com/2018-industrial-robot-sales-barely-eke-out-year-over-year-gain/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:30:52 +0000 https://www.designworldonline.com/2018-industrial-robot-sales-barely-eke-out-year-over-year-gain/ The IFR shared its annual look at global and regional demand for robots in manufacturing in conjunction with Automate/ProMat 2019. Slowdowns affected growth in some regions, but improving software and hardware capabilities could lead to new highs.

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]]> https://www.designworldonline.com/2018-industrial-robot-sales-barely-eke-out-year-over-year-gain/feed/ 0 Schunk Expert Days reveal state of robotics https://www.designworldonline.com/schunk-expert-days-reveal-state-of-robotics/ https://www.designworldonline.com/schunk-expert-days-reveal-state-of-robotics/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:41:18 +0000 https://www.designworldonline.com/schunk-expert-days-reveal-state-of-robotics/ One of the things I like about attending Schunk’s annual two-day International Expert Days conference is that it covers a range of topics. From conversations with speakers, exhibitors, and fellow attendees, I get a feel for what users need and the challenges robot and gripper makers face in meeting those needs. Another attraction is that…

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]]> https://www.designworldonline.com/schunk-expert-days-reveal-state-of-robotics/feed/ 0 Enrico Krog Iversen’s Impact on the Robotics Industry https://www.designworldonline.com/enrico-krog-iversens-impact-on-the-robotics-industry/ https://www.designworldonline.com/enrico-krog-iversens-impact-on-the-robotics-industry/#respond Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:11:06 +0000 https://www.designworldonline.com/enrico-krog-iversens-impact-on-the-robotics-industry/ Denmark is a country with less than 6 million people but a very successful working robotics cluster that performs as a funder, equalizer and instigator. Denmark is 6th in global robot density (a measure of the number of multi-purpose industrial robots per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing sector) behind Korea, Singapore, Germany, Japan, and Sweden,…

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