TM Robotics

Wire payoff | 5G network | Smart city network infrastructure

Don’t get it twisted

Posted: 10-01-2020

The UK government has invested £16 million in 5G network development. Here, Dervish Ibrahim, international sales manager at wire payoff machine supplier, TM Robotics, explains how the success of this, and investments in high speed broadband and smart city connectivity, are very much dependant on the quality of manufacturing processes for high speed.

Automation myths | Smart manufacturing misconceptions

Industry 4.0: dispelling the myths

Posted: 09-01-2020

Machinery automation could be compared to the human body. Our eyes are the sensors that monitor operations. Our hands are the actuation to manoeuvre things around us. Finally, our brains are the process control, providing intelligence and managing processes.

Cobot vs robot | Cobot considerations | Cobot safety

Before you buy a cobot…

Posted: 08-01-2020

Before you buy a cobot… The global collaborative robot (cobot) market is projected to grow from $175.500 million in 2016, to $3,811.483 million by 2021. Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics, explains why manufacturers really need to understand the facts before they jump on the cobot bandwagon.

Exhibiting at AUTOMATICA | Trade show diaries

Food, beer, football – and robots! – fuel a highly successful AUTOMATICA 2016

Posted: 07-01-2020

Since AUTOMATICA began in 2004, TM Robotics has participated in every show. This year, the company enjoyed its most successful AUTOMATICA appearance ever. The event took place in Munich from June 21 to 24 and exceeded all expectations for TM Robotics and Toshiba Machine, as well as the show’s management.

Toshiba Machine low energy industrial robots are real game changers

Posted: 06-01-2020

TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd and Toshiba Machine are constantly striving to produce the most adaptable and cost-effective solution for all industrial robotics requirements. The TVL Range of low-cost, low energy 6-axis robots and the THL range of cost-effective SCARA robots are the newest additions.

How to retain clients | Business tips | Customer service

How robotics can employ lessons from the world’s most famous mouse

Posted: 05-01-2020

Last month we attended A3’s annual Business Forum. It’s an event we look forward to not only to meet up with others in the robotics industry, but also for the opportunity to learn more about upcoming issues, trends and forecasts for the coming fiscal year. Here's what we learnt.

TM Robotics trade show | Robotics trade show | International trade show

TM ROBOTICS TAKES TOSHIBA MACHINE ON THE ROAD IN 2016

Posted: 04-01-2020

TM Robotics Takes Toshiba Machine On The Road in 2016 The first part of 2016 has been a busy one at TM Robotics. As of this writing, we’ve been to two shows so far – ATX and the A3 Business Forum – with nine to go, and that’s only through June!

Ceiling mounted robot | Space saving robot | Industrial robot

How to improve the customer experience? Add ceiling mounts

Posted: 03-01-2020

TM Robotics and Toshiba Machine have a golden rule in their approach to delivering the very best in industrial robotics solutions. They never stop innovating. So how do they make an already cost effective, low energy and highly versatile series of robots even better? They make them space saving by hanging them from the ceiling!

TM Robotics at IREX | New robot innovations

IREX ends year with innovation, looks into the future of robotics

Posted: 02-01-2020

The IREX show in Japan, which takes place every other year, is the biggest robotics event in the world, providing those of us in the industry with an in-depth look at what’s new, what’s interesting, and what’s truly innovative in the field of robotics. Each year we look forward to taking it all in so.

US robotics | robotics revolution | Automation

Buy local: Higher quality, lower cost precision assembly regains

Posted: 01-01-2020

America has long been a forerunner in other revolutions — industrial, technological and digital. But, is the United States prepared for the robotic revolution? As other countries embark on initiatives to encourage the adoption of automated technologies, Ryan Gutherie, executive vice president of 6-axis and SCARA robot supplier TM Robotics, investigates America’s relationship with robots.

Lack of versatility is biggest market factor, says robot firm

Posted: 01-01-2020

Reliance on a single product class is a key reason industry has witnessed many robot businesses close down in the last twelve months, says Nigel Smith, managing director of TM Robotics, which will be celebrating its 20th trading anniversary on April 1, 2020.

Pick, purchase and program your first industrial robot

Posted: 01-12-2019

Robots aren’t always given a favourable representation in pop culture. In Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), homicidal supercomputer HAL 9000 demonstrates how a robot could conspire against its human colleagues. Thankfully, industrial robots aren’t quite as menacing. Here, Nigel Smith, managing director of Toshiba Machine distributor, TM Robotics, gives advice to manufacturers to make their first robotic investment.