2021 webinars

Advances in Robot Picking, Grasping & Manipulation

Advances in Robot Picking, Grasping & Manipulation

Human-like picking and grasping is often viewed as the Holy Grail of robotic automation. Humans can sort quickly and precisely between a variety of parts or products, selecting only the desired pieces. For a robotic system, it’s not always as easy. But innovations in gripping, software, and robotics are leading to rapidly improving capabilities — while increasing the

Automation ROI, TCO and Hidden Savings

Automation ROI, TCO and Hidden Savings

The economics of automation are usually pretty straightforward, except when they aren’t. The return on investment calculation has to include a lot of preparation, project management and hidden costs. On the other side you have to consider the total cost of ownership as well as hidden savings, such as buying re-deployable automation like robotics, power consumption, smart con

Key Insights on our Post-Pandemic Future

Global Economic & Automation Outlook - Key Insights on our Post-Pandemic Future

Additive Manufacturing for Robotics & Automation

Roundtable: Additive Manufacturing for Robotics & Automation

The use of additive manufacturing (AM) in the robotics and industrial automation industry is becoming more prevalent every day. Material handling solutions are highly customized to the end user and AM can be used to complement and address many of the shortcomings of traditional manufacturing methods like machining and injection molding. End-of-arm tooling (EOAT) is just one

Designed for Safety and Security

Designed for Safety and Security: Automated Manufacturing Systems

More products than ever in today's Automated and Connected World are being controlled by software and sensors and managed through internet connections such as Wi-fi or Bluetooth. Learn about the safety and security standards in today's marketplace to reduce the risk of injury to people or property, reduce product vulnerabilities, and build brand credibility.

Robot Safety Update

Robot Safety Update

In this webinar, Director of Standards Development at A3 Robotics, Carole Franklin will share key updates on robot safety standards and technical reports. In addition, she will share an update on the newest standard, R15.08, Part 1, on industrial mobile robot safety. Receive a clear understanding of current robot standards and what is on the horizon for future robot standards by attending this free, one-hour webinar.

Revealing the Invisible to Machines

Revealing the Invisible to Machines with Neuromorphic Vision Systems

Neuromorphic Event-Based Vision is a new paradigm in imaging technology, inspired by human biology. It dramatically improves machines’ ability to sense their environments and make intelligent decisions about what they see. Like human vision, Prophesee’s Event-Based vision technology dynamically senses only the most useful and relevant events in a scene, thanks to intelligent pix

Semi-Structured vs Random Pile Bin-Picking

Semi-Structured vs Random Pile Bin-Picking: How to Get Started with Industrial Automation

3D Machine Vision systems can reduce cycle time, increase productivity, and make applications more efficient in your facility. By being able to handle a variety of part types and pile types (semi-structured or even completely random part orientation), 3D vision systems can successfully recognize your parts and greatly improve your process as a whole.

Machine Tending with Collaborative Robots

Machine Tending with Collaborative Robots: From Simple to Sophisticated

Machine tending (loading and unloading CNC mills, lathes, drills, press brakes, laser & plasma cutters, 3D printers, assembly machines, dial tables and the like) remains the single largest application segment in robotics. It is the gateway application for most robot manufacturers and systems integrators, and has been a key part of the rapid growth of the collaborative robot market.

Your 5G Wireless Update: the Shop Floor and Beyond

Your 5G Wireless Update: the Shop Floor and Beyond

Wireless communications can support use cases like reconfigurable machinery, remote asset monitoring, and even worker support technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality. Concerns about reliability, latency, and security have slowed adoption. 5G promises to change that. Designed to deliver massively parallel machine-to-machine communications with millisecond latencies and ultrahigh reliabilities, 5G is poi

AI Machine Vision Projects Hitting Barriers?

AI Machine Vision Projects Hitting Barriers - Here’s How to Get to the Next Level

The reality for most manufacturers? AI machine vision deployments can be challenging. Getting it right takes determination and dedication to optimizing the process. Landing AI's Quinn Killough will discuss what barriers are preventing AI from getting to production, and how manufacturers can move past the obstacles.

A Door Opener to a New Era in Image Processing

Artificial Intelligence - A Door Opener to a New Era in Image Processing

Artificial intelligence in general, and more specifically Deep Learning and neural networks, open the door to a new era in image processing. Why should companies look into this technology, what is important to know and how easy is it actually to set up a new project? This session answers these questions.

Better Machine Vision with Better Data

Better Machine Vision with Better Data

In this webinar, you will learn how to improve AI machine vision performance through leveraging best practices in data preparation. Understand how better definitions of your labeling criteria, driving towards consensus, and measuring labeling agreement can help to build better AI models. We will also cover how data can best be used to evaluate your model’s performance and ultimately help to validate a model is ready for pro

AI in Vision Applications

AI in Vision Applications: Challenges, Solutions & Future

There has been significant ongoing interest in machine vision applications where artificial intelligence (AI) tools and techniques play a key role in the solution implementation.  This non-commercial webcast will provide an up-to-date perspective on the use of AI specifically for machine vision including tasks in inspection, guidance, and more.  It will discuss some of the ways AI is successfully

A3 Mexico Webinar with Polyworks and Creaform

A3 Mexico Webinar with Polyworks and Creaform

Precision Piezo Motion Without the Premium Price

Finally! Precision Piezo Motion Without the Premium Price Tag

Piezoelectric motors have long been used for ultra-precise expensive motion solutions in niche industries but the latest innovations in piezo technology enable these devices to be suitable for mainstream motion solutions. Discover what the piezo-electric effect is and how it can be harnessed to design a new class of rotary and linear motion products. Learn how Piezo motors are driven and how they can be con

3D Bin-Picking

Facilitating Cumbersome Projects and Large, Heavy Parts with 3D Bin-Picking

3D Machine Vision and bin-picking systems resolve the challenges that appear in factories all around the world. These projects can be cumbersome – there are slow cycle times, ergonomic risks, slow payback period, and reliability and maintenance issues, just to name a few. Automation allows for less direct interaction with the cell itself – this means less routine maintenance, more

The Appification of Automation

The Appification of Automation: How OEMs are Making Robots and Automation Easier to Use, Program and Deploy

We saw it coming. Information, machine control, robots and automation emulating the elegance and simplicity of the best apps. We wouldn’t ever again need complex manuals. Automation will self repair and software would alert us to avoid unplanned downtime, saving us time and money. Join us for this expert webinar to find out h

3D Printed End-of-Arm Tools

3D Printed End-of-Arm Tools: Advantages, Applications, & Use Cases

The use of additive manufacturing (AM) in the robotics and industrial automation industry is becoming more prevalent every day. Material handling solutions are highly customized to the end user and AM can be used to complement and address many of the shortcomings of traditional manufacturing methods like machining and injection molding. End-of-arm tooling (EOAT) is just one of the many applications

Getting Started in Digitalization

Getting Started in Digitalization

Today’s industrial organizations face a variety of challenges ranging from consumer demand for customization to increasingly strict regulatory environments to the skills gap introduced by changing workforce demographics. The solution to these problems is to transform the business through digitalization. Digitalization results in more flexible processes, greater visibility into operations, easy and accurate knowledge transfer, an

COVID’s Long Term Impact on Manufacturing

How Cobots Can Ease COVID’s Long Term Impact on Manufacturing

The current prognosis for containing COVID is improved, but by no means clear. While the long-term pandemic impact on 2021 North American manufacturing is still coming into focus, we do know it has demanded strategy changes in virtually every industry. 

In this one-hour webinar, Joe Campbell will present the current situation, the latest COVID-related statistics and the direct i

How To Justify Automation in Your Factory

How To Justify Automation in Your Factory

Automation is complex. There are so many stakeholders, motivations, and justification approaches to determine the right type of automation that one should consider when adding automation or deciding to dip your toes into automated manufacturing and robotics. Our panel will discuss how to approach this decision and how to plan for success.