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Automation and Robotics News Release List
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There are 60 news releases related to automation and robotics.
CoroWare Inc., Redmond, Wash., recently changed its name from Innova Robotics & Automation Inc.
The company says it chose the new name because it represents its original vision of developing and marketing computer and robotics software and hardware products, and that the logo—a registered t...
7/15/08
Koike-Aronson Inc., Arcade, N.Y., recently installed AutoCut and UltraCut plasma cutting systems from Thermal Dynamics, St. Louis, at its training facilities in Arcade and Houston. Koike trained all of its U.S. and Canadian sales and technical personnel on the cutting systems, which are suitable for...
7/15/08
Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), Orion, Mich., has sponsored the development of a vision-based robotic workcell as a senior project at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) in Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.
Designed by the students, with support and guidance from AMT's Jean-Pierre Rasaiah, th...
5/15/08
Bosch Rexroth, Hoffman Estates, Ill., a provider of drive and control technologies from mechanics, hydraulics, and pneumatics to electronics and associated service, has announced plans to acquire K. & H. Eppensteiner, Ketsch, Germany, a manufacturer of fluid filters for installation in hydraulic and...
5/15/08
Thermadyne Industries Inc., St. Louis, a manufacturer of cutting and welding products, recently appointed Charlie Fischer, Mark Powers, and Barry McCarter as automation business managers.
Fischer is responsible for the Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky region. He has worked in the welding ind...
5/15/08
De-Sta-Co, Auburn Hills, Mich., a provider of robotic tooling, workholding, and industrial automation products, recently held an open house at its new facility in Pune, India. The event explored processes required to maintain rigorous quality standards.
The company produces automation components,...
4/15/08
Balluff, Florence, Ky., has named Drew Stevens as business development support specialist for metal forming.
Stevens, who directs the company's metal forming support programs, has been a journeyman diemaker since 1998 and most recently was with Die-Matic Corp., where he was responsible for design...
4/15/08
Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (AMT), Orion, Mich., a supplier of factory automation design, engineering, and process consulting services, has acquired K-R Automation, Warren, Mich., a panel manufacturer and provider of automation controls design and engineering. AMT expects the acquisition...
4/15/08
Adept Technology Inc., Livermore, Calif., a provider of intelligent, vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, has announced its product expansion in Korea and its signing of Han Shin Power Tech Co. Ltd., a robot application engineering company, as an exclusive dealer for Korea.
Han Sh...
4/15/08
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., has elected Richard Litt as RIA president for 2008. Litt is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Genesis Systems Group LLC, Davenport, Iowa. The organization's 18th president, he succeeds Yaskawa Motoman Canada Senior General Manager Trevor Jo...
2/12/08
Industrial Control Repair Inc. (ICR), Warren, Mich., a provider of industrial electronic and mechanical repair services, has opened its Learning Institute for students seeking careers in robotics. The institute offers an accelerated robotics training program that allows students to work in a real-wo...
2/12/08
Rexcon Controls and Automation, Harrison Township, Mich., a division of Electrex Co. Inc., has opened a facility in Irondale, Ala.
Rexcon Controls and Automation's services include CAD automated system design, robotics, programmable applications, machine wiring, retrofitting, panel building, man/...
2/12/08
Tregaskiss, Windsor, Ont., has added Norm Greenlay as a regional business manager in western Canada. Greenlay, who has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and a background in engineering, reports to Darren Grey, the company’s director of Canadian sales.
Tregaskiss develops and manufa...
1/15/08
The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, has entered into an agreement with Trade Show Consulting (TSC) to purchase Weldmex, the largest welding tradeshow in Latin America.
Under the terms of the agreement, the AWS maintains primary ownership of Weldmex and assumes the rights to organize, promo...
1/15/08
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08
General Sheet Metal Works, South Bend, Ind., has increased the size of its Tomah, Wis., plant from 22,500 sq. ft. to 45,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space.
The company says the additional capacity allows it to gain production efficiencies for current work and accommodate new business. The project...
12/11/07
Motoman Inc., West Carrollton, Ohio, recently named Trevor Jones as senior general manager of Yaskawa Motoman Canada, Mississauga, Ont.
Jones has more than 23 years of experience in the robotics industry. He was a founding member of CRS Robotics, which later was acquired by Thermo CRS Ltd., a The...
12/11/07
The Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has named Sanson Northwest, Lynnwood, Wash., as sales representative for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. The company represents Orbitform's line of forming, fastening, joining, and assembly systems.
The Orbitform Group includes Orbitform, Milf...
11/6/07
Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage in southern California recently named Lincoln Electric, Cleveland, as its official welding company. The company designs and manufactures arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, and plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, as its official welding company.
Leno emp...
11/6/07
ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, N.C., a developer of robotic peripheral equipment, recently opened a new office in Orion Township, Mich., near Detroit. The office houses the company’s sales, customer service, and training departments and has extra space for inventory.
The company says the new of...
10/9/07
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14.
Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS...
10/9/07
American Weldquip Inc., Sharon Center, Ohio, has named Howard Fisher as president. His responsibilities include company operations, engineering, sales, marketing, and customer service.
Fisher, who previously served as regional business manager for Tregaskiss Welding Products, has 30 years of expe...
9/11/07
North American robotics companies posted gains of 24 percent in new orders in the first quarter, according to new statistics released by Robotic Industries Association (RIA).
A total of 4,603 robots valued at $274.5 million were sold to North American manufacturing firms through March. When sales...
6/27/07
Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., Canada, has announced two hires—Mark Morgan as customer training specialist and Judy Wilson as customer service specialist.
Morgan is responsible for the Midwest and Pacific Northwest. He has more than 20 years of training, management, and custome...
6/12/07
Illinois Tool Works has acquired Tregaskiss Welding Products, a Canadian welding company.
Tregaskiss, a maker of robotic and semi-automatic welding torches, has 179 employees and supplies products to welding supply distributors in Canada and the U.S. Based in Windsor, Ontario, the company will co...
5/24/07
FANUC Robotics America, Inc., a supplier of industrial robots, was presented the General Motors 2006 Supplier of the Year award for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class parts and services. The 15th annual award—themed the "Best of the Best"—was given during c...
5/16/07
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has signed an agreement with the Robotics Division of ABB Inc. to develop and market robotic welding packages and systems jointly.
The agreement allows the two companies to utilize the expertise and technologies of both to pursue business opportunities identified b...
4/12/07
Industry secrets and emerging technologies that are transforming the science and practical application of joining unlike metals will be showcased at the Joining Dissimilar Metals Conference, hosted by the American Welding Society (AWS).
The two-day event, to be held at the Grosvenor Resort in Orl...
4/10/07
The International Robots & Vision Show, originally slated for October 2-4, 2007, has been switched to June 12-14, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago). The show will be co-located with Sensors Expo, sponsored by Questex Media Group.
"We think the new show dates a...
3/13/07
Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., has hired Ryan Lizotte as a product engineer reporting to Product Engineering Manager Jeff Wells.
Lizotte has a degree in mechanical engineering technology and six years of experience in manufacturing using CAD design....
2/13/07
The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced its newly published standard on titanium welding, AWS G2.4/G2.4M:2007, Guide for the Fusion Welding of Titanium and Titanium Alloys. This American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved standard covers the best practices to allow first-time user...
11/16/06
EWI, Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Brian Bishop as an aerospace market leader.
Bishop has more than 25 years' experience in the aerospace industry and is responsible for business development in the market and related product development activities within the company.
Bishop previously served a...
11/7/06
Steve Rakowski has joined Marathon Welding Automation as team leader.
Rakowski is certified in SolidWorks and holds an associate degree in industrial technology. He is also ASME-certified as a geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) professional. He has worked an as adjunct instructor at B...
10/10/06
Rimrock-Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., has hired Todd McEllis as Great Lakes regional manager and Bruce Anderson as Northeast regional manager.
Both McEllis and Anderson handle the sale of robotic welding and cutting equipment featuring ABB robots from standard LeanArc cells to custom-...
10/10/06
The strategic accounts team at Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., will now report to Randy Stevens, director of business development.
The team is responsible for sales, service, and support to specific large automotive customers throughout North America. Stevens continues his responsibil...
10/10/06
Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., has entered a joint venture with Browne Distribution Intl. LLC (BDI), forming Tregaskiss Intl.
Tregaskiss Intl. is responsible for the growth and support of Tregaskiss Welding Products outside of North America.
Clive Tregaskiss, CEO of Tregaskiss We...
9/12/06
Fronius has received the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Technology of the Year Award, which is bestowed upon a company that has introduced an innovative technology into the market that is expected to bring significant contributions to the industry in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture.
In ...
8/21/06
Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has named Northwick Associates, Worcestershire, U.K., as European distributor for the company's products, including orbital forming machines, Adtech and Milford impact riveting machines, rollforming machines, Arbor Automation conveyors, and Marathon welding systems.
...
7/11/06
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced the recipients of the 2006 Engelberger Robotics Awards, presented at the 37th International Symposium on Robotics during AUTOMATICA in Munich, Germany.
Named after Joseph F. Engelberger, the "father of robotics," the awards honor significant ach...
7/11/06
Servo-Robot Corp., Milwaukee, has hired David Sytkowski as technical sales engineer.
Sytkowski is responsible for supporting customers from the start of a project through the production phase. He previously was employed at Tower Automotive and A.O. Smith, where he worked in R&D, production engine...
7/11/06
Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (AMT), Orion, Mich., has named Joseph Campbell as COO and has also announced the reorganization of its engineering group into new practice areas.
Campbell is responsible for engineering, sales, marketing, and technical operations. He has more than 25 years'...
7/11/06
Abicor Binzel, Frederick, Md., has added Cecil Caldwell to its staff as district sales manager for the Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana territories.
Caldwell has more than 20 years' experience in the welding industry and began his career at Weldcraft before joining Tweco/Arcair in 1989.
Abicor B...
7/11/06
Frost & Sullivan has reported that demand for welding equipment in Malaysia is set to expand as foreign investment boosts the general level of industrial infrastructure and manufacturing activity in the country. In 2005 the Malaysian Government eased rules to allow foreign investors 100 per cent own...
6/22/06
According to statistics released by the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich, new orders for North American robotics companies fell 30 percent in the first quarter of 2006.
A 39 percent decline in purchases by automotive OEMs and component suppliers was the major contributor to t...
6/13/06
The Lincoln Electric Company has received the President's "E Star" Award for Exports in recognition of its achievement in supporting export growth in the U.S. business community. The award was presented by Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez to John M. Stropki, Lincoln's chairman and CEO, May 23,...
6/2/06
Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., has hired Jimmy Barber as customer support engineer and has appointed Tim Ulinski as regional manager for the south central U.S.
Barber performs field service, installation, and maintenance of robotic welding and cutting equipment, from standard LeanArc cells t...
5/9/06
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America, Buffalo Grove, Ill., has named M. Faisal Pandit as director of solutions, responsible for all software and engineering systems.
Pandit has been employed with Morgan Stanley and Unix. He worked eight years withPanasonic as group manager in the Global Sys...
5/9/06
Lincoln Electric Co. is building a regional headquarters and training facility in Dubai to support sales and customer service throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
The 5,500-sq.-ft. facility is located in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone and is set for completion in May 2006. It will feature a ...
4/11/06
Duggan Mfg., Shelby Township, Mich., has been named Prototype Supplier of the Year by Hi-Lex Controls Inc., Troy, Mich., in recognition of performance and service related to prototype programs involving automotive window regulator assemblies, mechanical cable, and power lift-gate systems.
Jeff Tr...
4/11/06
Nachi Robotic Systems Inc., Novi, Mich., has upgraded its quality management systems in all North American facilities to ISO 9001:2000 certification.
Nachi is the North American robot headquarters for the company’s sales, service, engineering, and program management. ...
4/11/06
Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, has announced its NASCAR® Fantasy Weekends Sweepstakes, that offers individuals a chance to win one of three NASCAR prizes.
The grand prize is a VIP race package for the Nextel Cup Allstate 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Aug. 6, 2006. The package i...
3/7/06
Tregaskiss® Welding Products has added Butch Hyde as regional sales manager for the Northeast region.
Hyde has more than 25 years' experience in sales and reports to the director of sales, Steve Saumier.
Tregaskiss develops and manufactures semiautomatic and robotic GMAW torches and robot...
3/7/06
Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., has named Patrick Davis as regional manager for the western U.S.
Davis handles sales of robotic welding and cutting equipment with ABB robots, from standard LeanArc cells to custom-engineered systems. Davis has more than 30 years' experience in the industry, ha...
3/7/06
The Welding Information Center today announced that a new epidemiological study published in the February 2006 issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concluded that no link exists between welding or exposure to welding fumes and an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease or any other similar...
2/2/06
Tregaskiss Ltd., Windsor, Ont., has appointed Mike Russell as regional business manager for the Pacific Northwest.
Russell has more than 25 years’ experience in the sales and welding industry. He reports to Steve Saumier, director of sales, North American distribution.
Tregaskiss Ltd. develops...
1/10/06
Yaskawa Motoman Mexico (YMM) celebrated 10 years in the country with an industrial automation exposition and other festivities. YMM is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Motoman Inc., which in turn is a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corp.
The exposition and related exhibits included several li...
1/10/06
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has moved from Elgin, Ill., to a new facility in Buffalo Grove, Ill. The new facility houses the company’s three industrial market units: Welding and Robotics, Electronics Assembly (EAG), and Microelectronics (MEG).
Company President Tom Gebhardt said th...
11/8/05
Genesis Systems Group LLC, Davenport, Iowa, was awarded a U.S. patent on a workpiece positioner with overhead-mounted robot.
The design helps to minimize floor space and helps maximize robot reach. It retains the flexibility of robotic motion for a workpiece positioner and robot.
Genesis Syst...
11/8/05
Mid Atlantic Machinery, Harrisburg, Pa., has announced it has launched a new Web site.
The site promotes the company’s product lines as well as used and stock machinery. It highlights management and staff and provides the latest news and information....
10/11/05
Preston-Eastin Inc., Tulsa, Okla., has appointed Michael Perry as sales manager.
Perry is responsible for managing sales and marketing efforts across all product lines in addition to retaining his responsibilities for robotic product sales and support....
9/13/05
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