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Automation and Robotics - Page 41
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End-of-arm tooling offering expanded
- Apr 23, 2015
- Product Release
SAS Automation now offers the full line of Nile air-actuated cutting tools and Merry hand-operated cutting tools.
This is the first time the company has offered a full line of products outside of its own engineered end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) designs.
- From The Fabricator
Kuka Aerospace expands in Michigan
- Apr 21, 2015
- News Release
Kuka Systems, an international supplier of engineering services and flexible automation systems, has announced plans to expand its facility in Clinton Township, Mich., to support the further growth of its aerospace business.
Groundbreaking is expected in early May.
- From The Fabricator
Evana Automation ships two assembly systems to Tier 1 automotive supplier
- Apr 21, 2015
- News Release
Evana Automation Specialists, a systems integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems in Evansville, Ind., has shipped two custom assembly systems to a Tier 1 automotive supplier of fuel and braking fluid delivery components that will fabricate low-pressure fuel rail...
- From The Fabricator
Dual-arm robot works collaboratively with humans
- Apr 21, 2015
- Product Release
ABB has introduced YuMi®, which the company says is the world’s first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot. While the robot was specifically designed to meet the flexible and agile production needs of the consumer electronics industry, it has equal application in any small-parts...
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Tregaskiss sponsors winning FIRST Robotics team headed to world competition
- Apr 17, 2015
- News Release
Windsor, Ont.-based Tregaskiss, a manufacturer of robotic GMAW guns, peripherals, and consumables, partnered with Vincent Massey Secondary School of Windsor, Ont., to sponsor its robotics team for the Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional FIRST® Robotics tournament on April 2-3, 2015. The event...
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FIRST Championship, April 22-25, to showcase youths’ automation inventiveness
- Apr 16, 2015
- News Release
More than 17,000 young people, ages 6 to 18, from around the world will gather in St. Louis April 22-25, 2015, for the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship. They will enter the robots they have built in competitions that highlight excellence in science,...
- From The Fabricator
ABB acquires Gomtec
- Apr 16, 2015
- News Release
ABB, Hanover, Germany, has acquired Gomtec GmbH, based near Munich, to expand its offering in the field of collaborative robots. Gomtec is a privately held company that develops mechatronic systems combining mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, control, and computer engineering for customers...
- From The Fabricator
The robots are coming
Robots replacing fabricators is not likely to happen in the next few years. However some predict that robots may replace almost 50 percent of all kinds of jobs in the future. That is likely to include some fabrication jobs.
- From The Fabricator
Daihen opens Midwest office in Iowa
- Apr 13, 2015
- News Release
Daihen Inc., a subsidiary of Daihen Corp., manufacturer of arc welding equipment including robots and peripheral devices, has opened a new office and demonstration center in Davenport, Iowa. The facility—the company’s sixth in North America—includes a live demonstration area for its...
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ABB opens new automation and power service office in Louisiana
- Apr 13, 2015
- News Release
ABB has opened a new local service office in Sulphur, La. The office provides services and support for the company’s automation and power portfolio, including control systems, instrumentation, analytical products, low-voltage drives, and power systems and products. Staffed with engineering,...
- From The Fabricator
Kuka opens new aerospace facility in France
- Apr 10, 2015
- News Release
Kuka Systems Aerospace has opened a new R&D and production facility for advanced automation systems in Le Haillan, France. The plant manufactures multifunction end effectors for robotic processes used in aircraft assembly. The company acquired the French operation Alema Automation, a...
- From The Fabricator
Wolf Robotics hosts Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper
- Apr 8, 2015
- News Release
Gov. John Hickenlooper toured Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., on March 19, 2015. He was accompanied by Fort Collins Mayor Karen Weitkunat, City Manager Darin Atteberry, Executive Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Fiona Arnold, and Industry...
- From The Fabricator
igus to demonstrate products at Rhode Island Robot Block Party on April 11
- Apr 2, 2015
- News Release
East Providence, R.I.-based igus, a provider of motion plastics and founder of the Young Engineers Support program, will wrap up National Robotics Week with an educational celebration at the 2nd annual Robot Block Party, April 11 at Brown University’s Pizzitola Sports Center, from 12:00 to 4:00...
- From The Fabricator
Robot offers elevated payload
- Mar 31, 2015
- Product Release
Comau has introduced the Smart NJ 650 robot with an elevated payload for manipulating components of significant size and weight. The robot can handle a payload of up to 1,433 lbs. and has a maximum horizontal reach of 8.86 ft. It features high stiffness; a compact, space-saving design; and an...
- From The Fabricator
Spot welding robot features reduced profile
- Mar 30, 2015
- Product Release
Yaskawa Motoman Robotics offers the MS80W II spot welding robot. The lightweight robot has a reduced profile compared to traditional high-payload spot welding robots. It offers simplified integration into SpotWorlds®, expanded wrist motion range to eliminate interference, and up to 70 percent less...
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