Hurco and Universal Robots Showcase Integrated Automation Packages at IMTS
Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) and Universal Robots (UR) have unveiled a groundbreaking automation solution at IMTS, addressing the critical shortage of skilled labor in manufacturing. The collaboration combines Hurco's CNC expertise with UR's collaborative robotics, resulting in a turnkey system that simplifies automation for high-mix manufacturers.
Key features include:
- Conversational Automation Job Manager for seamless cobot and CNC machine control
- Patent-pending job setup technology allowing job changes in under five minutes
- Plug-and-play solutions enabling robotic machine tending setup within a day
This innovation aims to free workers from monotonous tasks and help manufacturers meet future production demands efficiently.
Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) e Universal Robots (UR) hanno presentato una soluzione di automazione innovativa all'IMTS, affrontando la critica carenza di manodopera qualificata nel settore della manifattura. La collaborazione unisce l'esperienza CNC di Hurco con la robotica collaborativa di UR, dando vita a un sistema chiavi in mano che semplifica l'automazione per i produttori ad alta varietà.
Le caratteristiche principali includono:
- Manager di lavoro per l'automazione conversazionale per un controllo fluido tra robot collaborativi e macchine CNC
- Tecnologia di configurazione dei lavori in attesa di brevetto che consente di cambiare lavoro in meno di cinque minuti
- Soluzioni plug-and-play che permettono di impostare il funzionamento robotico delle macchine in un giorno
Questa innovazione mira a liberare i lavoratori da compiti monotoni e aiutare i produttori a soddisfare in modo efficiente le future richieste di produzione.
Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) y Universal Robots (UR) han presentado una solución de automatización innovadora en IMTS, abordando la crítica escasez de mano de obra cualificada en la fabricación. La colaboración combina la experiencia CNC de Hurco con la robótica colaborativa de UR, dando como resultado un sistema llave en mano que simplifica la automatización para los fabricantes de alta variedad.
Las características clave incluyen:
- Gestor de trabajos de automatización conversacional para un control fluido entre cobots y máquinas CNC
- Tecnología de configuración de trabajo pendiente de patente que permite cambios de trabajo en menos de cinco minutos
- Soluciones plug-and-play que permiten la configuración del manejo de máquinas robóticas en un día
Esta innovación tiene como objetivo liberar a los trabajadores de tareas monótonas y ayudar a los fabricantes a satisfacer de manera eficiente las futuras demandas de producción.
Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC)와 Universal Robots (UR)이 IMTS에서 혁신적인 자동화 솔루션을 발표하며 제조업에서 숙련된 인력의 부족 문제를 해결하고 있습니다. 이번 협력은 Hurco의 CNC 전문성과 UR의 협업 로봇 기술을 결합하여 고혼합 제조업체를 위한 턴키 시스템을 만들어냅니다.
주요 기능은 다음과 같습니다:
- 협업 로봇과 CNC 기계 제어를 위한 대화형 자동화 작업 관리자
- 5분 이내에 작업 변경이 가능한 특허 출원 중인 작업 설정 기술
- 하루 이내에 로봇 기계 처리 설정을 가능하게 하는 플러그 앤 플레이 솔루션
이 혁신은 작업자들이 단조로운 작업에서 벗어나고 제조업체들이 미래의 생산 수요를 효율적으로 충족할 수 있도록 돕는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다.
Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) et Universal Robots (UR) ont dévoilé une solution d'automatisation révolutionnaire lors de l'IMTS, répondant à la pénurie critique de main-d'œuvre qualifiée dans le secteur de la fabrication. La collaboration combine l'expertise CNC de Hurco avec la robotique collaborative de UR, donnant lieu à un système clé en main qui simplifie l'automatisation pour les fabricants à forte mixité.
Les caractéristiques clés incluent :
- Gestionnaire de travaux d'automatisation conversationnelle pour un contrôle fluide des cobots et des machines CNC
- Technologie de configuration des travaux en attente de brevet permettant des changements de travail en moins de cinq minutes
- Solutions plug-and-play permettant de configurer le traitement des machines robotiques en une journée
Cette innovation vise à libérer les travailleurs des tâches monotones et à aider les fabricants à répondre efficacement aux futures demandes de production.
Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) und Universal Robots (UR) haben auf der IMTS eine bahnbrechende Automatisierungslösung vorgestellt, die die kritische Knappheit an qualifizierten Arbeitskräften in der Fertigung angeht. Die Zusammenarbeit kombiniert Hurcos CNC-Expertise mit URs kollaborativen Robotik und resultiert in einem schlüsselfertigen System, das die Automatisierung für Hersteller mit hohem Variantenmix vereinfacht.
Zu den Hauptmerkmalen gehören:
- Gesprächsautomatisierungs-Job-Manager für nahtlose Steuerung von Cobots und CNC-Maschinen
- Patentierte Job-Einrichtungstechnologie, die Jobwechsel in weniger als fünf Minuten ermöglicht
- Plug-and-Play-Lösungen, die die Einrichtung von robotergestütztem Maschinenhandling innerhalb eines Tages ermöglichen
Diese Innovation zielt darauf ab, die Arbeiter von monotonen Aufgaben zu befreien und den Herstellern zu helfen, zukünftige Produktionsanforderungen effizient zu erfüllen.
- Strategic collaboration with Universal Robots to develop a new automation solution
- Addresses critical shortage of skilled labor in manufacturing
- Targets high-mix manufacturers with cost-effective automation
- Introduces Conversational Automation Job Manager for integrated cobot and CNC control
- Patent-pending job setup technology allows job changes in under 5 minutes
- Plug-and-play solutions enable robotic machine tending setup within a day
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Innovative collaboration between Hurco Companies, Inc. and Universal Robots delivers a new turnkey automation system that empowers manufacturers despite a tightening labor market
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The strategic collaboration between Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC), a global leader in CNC machine tools and control technologies, and Universal Robots (UR), a pioneer in collaborative robotics, has culminated in the development of a revolutionary automation solution aimed at tackling the most significant challenge that manufacturers face today – the pervasive, and increasing, shortage of machinists and other skilled labor.
While the benefits of automation have been obvious for years, the costs associated with implementing custom solutions has remained a high barrier to adoption, particularly for Hurco's target demographic of high-mix manufacturers. The success of the Hurco-UR collaboration stems from our shared philosophy of bringing usable technology to the masses. What Hurco did for CNC machine controls, having invented conversational programming, UR did for robotics, by empowering end-users to program and operate cobots easily and safely.
Hurco's new Conversational Automation Job Manager combines the power of these two systems by orchestrating and controlling the cobot and CNC machine as a singular system. This not only frees up the tightening number of available workers from performing tedious and monotonous manual machine tending tasks, but also allows manufacturers to gain long term control over their ability to meet their future production demands. With Hurco's patent-pending job setup technology, manufacturers can change jobs in less than five minutes without having to learn how to program a robot. By offering complete and fully integrated plug-and-play solutions, designed and developed by Hurco engineers, today's manufacturers can have full confidence they will be up and running independently with robotic machine tending in less than a day’s time.
“The future of manufacturing lies in smart automation solutions,” said Greg Volovic, President and CEO of Hurco Companies, Inc. “By partnering with Universal Robots, we’ve developed a cutting-edge product that not only addresses the immediate labor shortage, but also brings a practical and user-friendly approach to automation adoption. Together, we are transforming the way manufacturers think about automation.”
For more information about Hurco’s IMTS booth space and presence, please visit hurco.com/imts.
About Hurco Companies, Inc.
Hurco Companies, Inc. is an international, industrial technology company that sells its three brands of computer numeric control (“CNC”) machine tools to the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry. Two of the Company’s brands of machine tools, Hurco and Milltronics, are equipped with interactive controls that include software that is proprietary to each respective brand. The Company designs these controls and develops the software. The third brand of CNC machine tools, Takumi, is equipped with industrial controls that are produced by third parties, which allows the customer to decide the type of control added to the Takumi CNC machine tool. The Company also produces high-value machine tool components and accessories and provides automation solutions that can be integrated with any machine tool. The end markets for the Company's products are independent job shops, short-run manufacturing operations within large corporations, and manufacturers with production-oriented operations. The Company’s customers manufacture precision parts, tools, dies, and/or molds for industries such as aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, transportation, and computer equipment. The Company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with manufacturing operations in Taiwan, Italy, the U.S., and China, and sells its products through direct and indirect sales forces throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The Company has sales, application engineering support and service subsidiaries in China, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, the U.S., and Taiwan. Web Site: www.hurco.com
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About Universal Robots
Universal Robots is a leading provider of collaborative robots (cobots) used across a wide range of industries and in education. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Odense, Denmark, with Americas headquarters in Novi, MI, Universal Robots aims to create a world where people work with robots, not like robots. Its mission is simple: Automation for anyone. Anywhere. Since introducing the world’s first commercially viable cobot in 2008, Universal Robots has developed a product portfolio reflecting a range of reaches and payloads and has sold over 75,000 cobots worldwide. An extensive ecosystem has grown around the company’s cobot technology creating innovation, choice for customers and a wide range of components, kits and solutions to suit every application. Learn more at: www.universal-robots.com
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