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    <title><![CDATA[Latest "Automation and Robotics" Products on The Fabricator]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Long-reach robots suitable for processing large parts]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The high-speed MH series robots from Motoman Inc. have a flexible design that allows them to be used for applications including coating, dispensing, material cutting, handling, and welding. The long reach of the MH50 model and the extended reaches of the MH50-35 and MH50-20 make these robots suitable for processing large parts. In many cell layouts, the extended-reach models can eliminate the need for an external track. Cables and hoses are internally routed. Wide work envelopes with small interference zones allow the robots to be placed close to workpieces and equipment, reducing floor space requirements. The robots have brakes on all axes and can be mounted on the floor, wall, or ceiling. The robots use the company's DX100 controller, which includes patented, multiple-robot control technology to handle multiple tasks and control up to eight robots (72 axes), I/O devices, and communication protocols. The controller features a PC architecture and uses a Windows&amp;reg; CE programming pendant with color touchscreen.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robotic welding system has optional gas, water cooling]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fronius USA has developed the TransSteel Robotics system with optional gas or water cooling for robotic steel welding. The system is compatible with robots produced by leading manufacturers. Steel transfer technology and a digital inverter power source form the basis of the new robotic welding system. It is available in 350/500 amps at 40 percent duty cycle or 250/360 amps at 100 percent duty cycle. The system features the Fronius System Connector (FSC), which transfers all the required media for the welding process. The connector's precise current transfer helps ensure process stability, the company states. With the two-in-one robot interface, users can connect the robot interface to the power source or the wall of the welding cell, for example. Versions that stop and start the arc via an automated interface and transmit analog or digital signals from DeviceNet, CanOpen, and Interbus are available. The push-button Easy Job function saves up to five parameter data records.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Automated welding tractors travel at 6 to 47 IPM]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miggytrac automated tractors from ESAB Welding &amp; Cutting Products are compact, motorized tractors that attach to the company's welding torches to provide stable movement for welding. The 1001 model features a remote control panel with start/stop, travel direction, wire feed speed, and voltage functions. The tractor travels at 6 to 47 IPM. The 2000 model is suitable for long welds and eliminates stressful welding positions for the welder. A magnet helps to hold the tractor in the correct position on the workpiece, even if the workpiece is bent or angled. The tractor can be programmed for intermittent welding and features a backfill function for crater filling at the end of the weld. Travel speed can reach 98 IPM. The 3000 model features an integrated wire feed and water-cooled welding torch and is designed for horizontal mechanized GMAW of plates and beams. The four-wheel-drive carriage can travel diagonally toward the flange or stiffener to be welded. Programmable features include intermittent welding, wire feed speed, gas preflow, gas postflow, and burnback. Travel speed is up to 98 IPM.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welding oscillator features simplified handling, setup]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/product/automationrobotics/welding-oscillator-features-simplified-handling-setup</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The portable, modular design of Gullco's OSC-PR-10 heavy-duty remote control oscillator helps simplify handling and setup. The compact unit is mounted on a Kat travel carriage and imparts pendulum, tangential, or step motion to the welding gun with adjustable stroke widths, speeds, and dwell times. Numerous weld patterns can be produced.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drop carbide dispenser features improved deposition control]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/product/automationrobotics/drop-carbide-dispenser-features-improved-deposition-control</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mavrix Automatic Welding has redesigned its drop carbide dispensing system to improve the control over the rate of deposited carbide into the weld stream. Through management and regulation of incoming voltage, the vibration unit no longer is influenced through variation of line voltage that affects the rate of deposit. It also features an improved vibration control for greater adjustment of the deposit rate and can be calibrated for a variety of carbide grit sizes. The system can be ordered with any of the company's automatic welding systems or as a stand-alone system to be added to the user's current welding equipment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fume extraction hoods suitable for robotic and hard automation systems]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/product/automationrobotics/fume-extraction-hoods-suitable-for-robotic-and-hard-automation-systems</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lincoln Electric Automation has introduced fume extraction hoods for robotic and hard automation systems. The Statiflex&amp;reg; filter bank filtration system offers MERV 16-rated filters and automated filter cleaning. The fan mounts directly to the filter bank to conserve space. The hood is shipped as a complete unit, and the ductwork snaps together to connect to the filter system. Hoods can be ordered and sized appropriately for almost any application, including custom cell designs and non-Lincoln Electric automated systems. Options include interior lighting and preventive maintenance contracts through the manufacturer.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Torches work with all GMAW robots, including hollow-wrist-style]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/product/automationrobotics/torches-work-with-all-gmaw-robots-including-hollow-wrist-style</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Arndt Enterprise Ltd. has introduced TBi-Industries' robotic welding torches. The air-cooled and water-cooled torches range in capacity from 250 to 550 amps and are designed to work with all GMAW robots, including hollow-wrist-style systems.Complete systems include a torch neck, collision safety mount, mounting accessories, cable assembly, and adapter kit when required. Systems are sold under the names TBi-Robo Mig and TBi-Infiniturn.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cleaning station designed for robotic GMAW guns]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Arndt Enterprise Ltd. has introduced the AE-SC2CV nozzle cleaning station with pneumatic reamer, designed for manufacturers using robotic GMAW guns. The system can be used with all brands of robotic GMAW guns and various sizes of nozzles and contact tips.When fully equipped, the system is designed to trim the weld wire, clean the nozzle and contact tip of built-up weld spatter, and apply anti-spatter compound. All service operations are completed in less than 6 sec., the company states.All operations take place after one robot move of the gun. Multiple gun movements are eliminated.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ultrasonic metal welding equipment introduced]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sonobond Ultrasonics has introduced two ultrasonic metal welding machines.The Dual Head SpliceRite&amp;trade; can weld wire bundles with cross-sectional areas of up to 3.94 sq. in. According to the manufacturer, no other ultrasonic welder can equal this capacity in a single pulse. This makes the machine suitable for applications involving heavy-duty cables used in cars, trucks, and industrial machinery.With appropriate tooling, the Dual Head Spot Welder can weld nonferrous sheet metal. In addition, it can weld up to 80 layers of foils, making it suitable for advanced battery and supercapacitor applications.Both machines use the company's 3,500-W power supply and can accommodate lightly tinned or oxidized wires. The microprocessor controller&amp;mdash;which is standard for both units&amp;mdash;can weld by height or time.  It also can recall up to 250 weld protocols.All of the manufacturer's ultrasonic spot welders use the patented Wedge-Reed bonding system, which combines high vibratory force with low-amplitude coupling to help produce precise welds.  It uses shear mode vibration that is parallel to the welding surface and eliminates bending stress by positioning the line of force directly over the welding surface.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Slim, dual-arm robot handles heavy, unwieldy parts, trays, or pallets]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Motoman's new SDA10D robot has two robot arms that can work together on one task to double the payload or handle heavy, unwieldy parts, trays, or pallets. According to the company, the robot can perform assembly, handling, machine tending, packaging, and part transfer applications that formerly could be done only by people.The ability to use dual independent arms to process parts reduces the need for custom fixturing and allows end-of-arm tooling to be simple. The robot can hold a part with one arm while performing operations on the part with the other arm, and it can transfer a part from one arm to the other with no need to set the part down.The robot has a 22.1-lb. payload per arm, a 28.3-in. horizontal reach, and a 56.7-in. vertical reach per arm. Repeatability is &amp;plusmn;0.004 in.]]></description>
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