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Automation and Robotics - Page 45
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Marlin Steel acquires automated welding machine from Ideal Welding Systems
- Sep 4, 2014
- News Release
Baltimore-based Marlin Steel, a creator of custom wire and sheet metal forms, has installed a Versaweld CSR102-1230-3-MFDC NC jig welding system from Ideal Welding Systems. The medium-frequency automated welding machine is one of five in the world, and the only one outside of Germany, according to...
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Demco Automation named as a fastest-growing private U.S. company
- Sep 4, 2014
- News Release
Demco Automation has been recognized on the 33rd annual Inc. 5000 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The Quakertown, Pa.-based company is ranked No. 4,985 with a three-year sales growth of 43 percent. Demco Automation is a supplier of flexible automated manufacturing...
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Interchangeable gripping tools add flexibility to electropneumatic loading/unloading system
- Sep 4, 2014
- Product Release
Astes4 Sort (A4S) is a patented, automatic system for electropneumatic loading and unloading for use with laser, waterjet, gas, and plasma cutting systems. Complex and bulky items can be picked using two synchronized grippers that are programmed to keep the items in the proper position for...
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ABB marks 125 years in Finland
- Sep 2, 2014
- News Release
ABB marks its 125th anniversary in Finland. Founded in 1889 in Helsinki by entrepreneur and inventor Gottfrid Strömberg, ABB Finland provides power transmission and distribution systems, building technology, sustainable transportation, renewable power, and industrial automation and marine systems....
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Panel PC equipped with multicore CPUs
- Aug 28, 2014
- Product Release
To help boost the performance of multitouch industrial displays via an all-in-one HMI and automation device, Beckhoff Automation has released the new CP22xx series panel PC. Designed for cabinet installation, the PC combines a multitouch interface with multicore processors for automation and...
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Robots offer long and extended reaches
- Aug 27, 2014
- Product Release
Yaskawa Motoman offers MH50 II series robots. Their flexible design allows them to be used for applications such as machine and press tending, material cutting and handling, coating, and dispensing. The long reach of the robot and the extended reaches of the MH50 II-35 and MH50 II-20 models...
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Heidenhain hires product specialist for automation division
- Aug 26, 2014
- News Release
Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., has hired Jonathan Dougherty as the North American product specialist, automation division. He is responsible for automation product support, including the company’s rotary encoders, slip rings, and resolvers. The company markets such products from not only the...
- From The Fabricator
System tends machine tools with vision-guided robotics
- Aug 21, 2014
- Product Release
ABB Robotics has introduced the FlexMT™, a flexible, pre-engineered system designed to load and unload machine tools using vision-guided robotics. Designed for small-batch and high-volume production, the system increases spindle utilization by up to 60 percent over manual machine tending,...
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Yaskawa Motoman celebrates 25th anniversary
- Aug 19, 2014
- News Release
The Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America Inc. (Yaskawa Motoman), Miamisburg, Ohio, marks its 25th year in business in August. The company, previously known as Motoman Inc., was formally incorporated on July 18, 1989, as a 50/50 joint venture between Hobart Brothers Co. and Yaskawa Electric...
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Aug. 28 webinar to address robotic assembly techniques
- Aug 19, 2014
- News Release
The Robotic Industries Association, Ann Arbor, Mich., will present a webinar on Aug. 28 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EDT. It will describe intermediate techniques in assembling products with robots. Efficiency concepts such as sequential, parallel, and combinatorial assembly will be described. The...
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Compact arc welding robot carries torch, wire feeder on the arm
- Aug 19, 2014
- Product Release
FANUC America Corp. will demonstrate its new Arc Mate 0iB robot at FABTECH. Designed for arc welding applications, it can carry a standard welding torch and wire feeder on the arm. The high-speed robot can be used for a variety of applications and is suited to smaller shops that typically weld...
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Kuka Aerospace to open Washington facility
- Aug 12, 2014
- News Release
Kuka Aerospace, Sterling Heights, Mich., a provider of automated manufacturing systems for aircraft manufacturing and assembly, will open its first U.S. facility outside of Michigan in Everett, Wash. The 29,000-sq.-ft. center will provide a service and maintenance hub close to customers on the West...
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Genesis Systems opens facility in Iowa
- Aug 11, 2014
- News Release
Genesis Systems Group, a manufacturer of welding, cutting, and assembly robots, has opened a second plant in Davenport, Iowa, adding 61,000 sq. ft. of factory and office space. The $4.6 million expansion also includes laser cutting and fabrication equipment. The new plant handles standard...
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Applied Robotics names president/interim CEO
- Aug 8, 2014
- News Release
Glenville, N.Y.-based Applied Robotics Inc., a global manufacturer of robotic end-of-arm tooling and connectivity systems, has appointed John Serfilippi as president and interim CEO upon the retirement of Michael F. Quinn, PE. Serfilippi has more than 30 years of corporate experience, including...
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Messer Cutting Systems names new president/CEO
- Jul 30, 2014
- News Release
Thermal cutting gantry machine manufacturer Messer Cutting Systems Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has appointed Bill Heller as president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. For the past five years, he has held the position of technology products sales manager for laser machines. Heller graduated from...
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