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When it comes to the industrial protocols that we support here at Robotiq, one of the most frequent questions that gets asked is certainly: what is the difference between Ethernet/IP and TCP/IP? Indeed, for a person unfamiliar with this subject, this can be quite confusing. In our daily lives, when we connect a PC to a network, we need to plug a cable into an ethernet card. However, to access the web, we have to configure our TCP/IP settings. And what does IP stands for again? Well, good question because the answer is: it depends! Let's take a few minutes to demystify all of this. [...]
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We've discussed previously how to choose the right gripper for your automation project. One important choice is the type of actuation. In most applications, you will have to choose between electric and pneumatic actuation for your end-effector gripper. In this article, we present 5 reasons why you might consider switching from pneumatic to electric grippers.
Top 5 problems of pneumatic robotic grippers
1. Gripper always at full stroke
With pneumatic grippers, it's either on or off, fully open or fully close. [...]
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At the 19th Annual Robotics Industry Forum in Orlando Florida, Mike Wilson, President of the British Automation and Robot Association presented a study called: Positive Impact of Industrial Robots on Employment, which included information and statistics on robots and job creation. This study was sponsored by International Federation of Robotics and conducted by Metra Martech, a market research company.
Often when we think of robotic insertion into the workforce, we think of robots replacing humans and thus increasing unemployment by putting people out of work. [...]
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