Uyenotecnica's handling equipment for robots

Uyenotecnica's handling equipment for robots

Ueno Technica has developed a handling device for industrial robotsthat can pick up and grasp workpieces with a single unit. It is expected to be used for picking parts in bulk, and the two functions can be used separately according to the weight and size of the workpiece. The company is looking for needs mainly in the automotive industry and aims to put it to practical use as soon as possible. Normally, the pad sticks out at the tip and the fingers are folded. When the finger is used, it is extended and moved toward the tip, and the pad is moved by the linear motion mechanism and stored at the top. The company is a group company of Hirotec Corporation (Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City), which is engaged in the design and manufacture of automotive parts, and will exhibit at the International Robot Exhibition to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from April 18. Photo: December 3, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Uyenotecnica's visual inspection system for food products

Uyenotecnica's visual inspection system for food products

Ueno Technica (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) has developed a device (photo) that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the visual inspection of food products. A horizontally articulated (SCARA) robot equipped with a camera can identify and remove defective products from randomly placed products. We plan to launch the product by next summer and propose its introduction to food manufacturers. The AI will store a large number of image data in advance and determine good and bad products based on wrinkles and burrs in the packaging material. It is expected to reduce the burden on workers by automating the judgment of defective food products, which relies on manual labor. It is expected to be useful in solving the labor shortage at production sites, and is being marketed to food manufacturers. Photo taken on November 28, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo of Toyo Technica

Logo of Toyo Technica

Toyo Technica, TOYO Corporation, measuring instruments, information and communication measuring instruments, specialized trading company, company, signage, logo, logo mark = November 28, 2018, at the International Aerospace Exhibition, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images