Electricity and Control December 2022

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT : PRODUCTS + SERVICES

Robots and cobots: driving low cost automation

Robots are increasingly widely used in industry. How ever, small and medium-sized companies in particular often face the question of how a task can be automated cost-effectively with little effort. The RBTX marketplace powered by igus, brings together robotics providers and users, offering simple and inexpensive solutions. RBTX is now also working with Universal Robots, one of the world leaders in industrial and collaborative light weight robots. Flexible automation solutions, quick integration and intuitive operation are key goals for RBTX marketplace and leading cobot manufacturer Universal Robots. To make effective use of synergies, the two companies re cently announced their partnership as part of the RBTX range from plastics specialist igus. Through RBTX.com, the marketplace collaborates with 70 companies that offer their robots, gripping systems, camera technolo gy, conveyor belts, software and services on the online platform. The advantage is that RBTX provides a com patibility guarantee for the entire range of software and hardware, so users can be sure that all components work together. “With Universal Robots, we have gained another well known partner with which we can expand the product

range on RBTX.com to in clude cobots for the first time – apart from igus’s own robot ReBeL ® ,” says Alexander Mühlens, Head of the Automation Technol ogy and Robotics Business Unit at igus. “Universal Robots is a pioneer in cobots and an

RBTX marketplace is now also working with Universal Robots, a world leader in industrial and collaborative lightweight robots.

innovator in the intuitive programming of robots. This fits well with the concept of the RBTX marketplace for low cost automation solutions, which can be implemented quickly and easily, even by users without previous knowledge. We are pleased to win Universal Robots as a partner,” Mühlens adds. With its growing partnership network, RBTX offers customers an ever-larger low cost automation universe with the common goal of reducing hurdles in automation.

For more information contact Igus SA. Tel: +27 (0)11 312 1848

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