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AGT, Roboweld sign joint venture Published: March 5, 2010 AGT of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, and Roboweld Inc. of Burnaby, B.C., have signed a joint venture to advance market exposure and adoption of robotic...

Adept Technology hires director of global sales, marketing Published: November 10, 2009 Adept Technology Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., has appointed Rush LaSelle as director of global sales and marketing. He is responsible for the...

Hypertherm, Lincoln Electric discuss no-layoff business model on NPR Published: Array Metal fabricating industry suppliers Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., and Cleveland, Ohio-based Lincoln Electric, were featured today on a National...

KUKA Systems launches research center in U.S. Published: October 23, 2009 KUKA North America has opened the KUKA Development Center (KDC) at its headquarters in Sterling Heights, Mich., near Detroit. Specializing in...

Lincoln Electric hosts wind tower welding seminars Published: October 13, 2009 Lincoln Electric recently hosted more than 120 industry professionals interested in learning more about wind tower fabrication for several daylong...

Motoman partners with Agile Planet Published: October 13, 2009 Motoman Inc., an industrial robot manufacturer in Dayton, Ohio, and robotics software developer Agile Planet Inc. have entered into a technology...

Mitsubishi EDM partners with Oakland Community College Published: October 8, 2009 Mitsubishi EDM has announced a new partnership with the Advanced Technology Center of Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills campus. A new...

Wintriss Controls agrees to acquire Honeywell Wintriss Controls Published: October 5, 2009 Wintriss Controls Group LLC has agreed to acquire Honeywell Wintriss Controls led by the current management team of Mark Hatch, Dick LaBelle, Andy...

ABB, Vincennes University partner to enhance robotic training Published: September 28, 2009 ABB Robotics, a supplier of industrial robots, and Vincennes University (VU), Vincennes, Ind., have formed a partnership to enhance the college's...

KUKA appoints director of distribution and product management Published: September 9, 2009 KUKA Robotics, Clinton Township, Mich., has appointed Matthew Job as director of distribution and product management. Job is responsible for...

Beckhoff Automation opens sales, engineering center Published: September 9, 2009 Beckhoff Automation has announced the opening of a new sales and engineering center in Charlotte, N.C. The expansion is a response to heightened...

Wolf Robotics personnel receive CRAW-T training, certification Published: September 9, 2009 Wolf Robotics employees Patrick Cross, Franklin Jones, Drew Akey, Aaron Bailey, Dan Gipson, Joshua Cirbo, and Jeff Gauger recently became...

Adept Technology expands distribution channel in Japan Published: September 9, 2009 Adept Technology Inc., a provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, has announced that it is expanding its...

GE, FANUC announce agreement to dissolve joint venture Published: August 18, 2009 GE and FANUC have announced that the two companies have agreed to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation joint venture. This agreement would...

KUKA Robotics opens Canadian subsidiary Published: June 30, 2009 KUKA Roboter GmbH has announced the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Canada. The Canadian subsidiary will serve the growing number of...

KUKA Robotics appoints vice president, sales and marketing Published: June 30, 2009 KUKA Robotics Corp., a global manufacturer of industrial robots, announced effective February 1, 2009 the appointment of James Cooper to the...

Meta Vision Systems appoints North America sales director Published: June 9, 2009 Meta Vision Systems Inc., Montreal, a designer and manufacturer of laser- and camera-based systems for automating production processes, has...

Rankin Industries hires director of sales Published: June 9, 2009 Rankin® Industries™, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., a manufacturer of buildup and hardfacing products, has added R.L. Baker as director of...

Applied Robotics names Innovation Matrix as distributor Published: June 9, 2009 Applied Robotics Inc., a provider of automation end-of-arm tooling and connectivity systems in Glenville, N.Y., has signed Innovation Matrix Inc.,...

ATI purchases Speedeburr product line Published: May 12, 2009 ATI Industrial Automation, an engineering-based developer of robotic peripheral equipment, has completed the purchase of the Speedeburr product...

Ultra Tech acquires Motch & Eichele Published: May 12, 2009 Ultra Tech Machinery of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has acquired The Motch & Eichele Co. of Eastlake, Ohio. Operating as The Motch & Eichele Co. LLC,...

Flow, KUKA announce strategic alliance Published: Array Flow International Corp., a developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, recently announced the formation of a...

ABB Press Automation reaches installation milestone Published: April 14, 2009 The Press Automation Systems unit of ABB Robotics recently reached a milestone by installing its 200th press system enhanced with transfer...

Lincoln Electric begins Green Initiative Awareness Program Published: April 14, 2009 Lincoln Electric, Cleveland, has announced its new Green Initiative Awareness Program to promote the company's initiatives to reduce the...

PaR Systems establishes defense division Published: April 14, 2009 PaR Systems Inc., St. Paul/Minneapolis, has established a defense division led by Jered President Rick Edger, supported by COO Tom Donovan....

Wolf Robotics hires new Southeast regional manager Published: April 14, 2009 Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., a provider of robotic metalworking equipment, technology, manufacturing, and servicing, recently appointed...

Genesis Systems Group names senior director Published: February 10, 2009 Makoto Matsuoka has been named senior director of new domestic business development at Genesis Systems Group's Rochester Hills, Mich., facility....

Applied Robotics, T�nkers Maschinenbau form international partnership Published: February 10, 2009 Applied Robotics Inc., a provider of automation end-of-arm tooling and connectivity systems in Glenville, N.Y., has signed Tunkers Maschinenbau...

North American robot orders fall 21 percent in 2008 Published: February 4, 2009 According to the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), North American-based robotics companies reported that new orders sold to North American...

AP&T announces personnel changes Published: February 2, 2009 Monroe, N.C.-based AP&T, a supplier of automation, hydraulic presses, tools, and production lines to the sheet metal industry, has announced...

Mayfran Intl. acquires Press Room Techniques Published: January 13, 2009 Mayfran Intl., Cleveland, a manufacturer of engineered factory automation systems, has acquired Press Room Techniques (PRT), Lindsay, Ont., a...

Wolf Robotics personnel receive CWI certification Published: January 13, 2009 Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., has announced that several of its employees have passed the qualifications and testing required to be...

PennEngineering®, Pencom announce settlement agreement Published: December 16, 2008 Penn Eng. & Mfg., Danboro, Pa., and Peninsula Components Inc., San Carlos, Calif., have announced a settlement agreement of PennEngineering's...

G�del appoints president/COO Published: November 11, 2008 G�del, Langenthal, Switzerland, has appointed Jeff Stadler as the new president and COO of Gudel North America. He previously held the position of...

RIA members answer questions online Published: November 11, 2008 A new networking service called Ask the Experts has been launched by the Robotic Industries Association, Ann Arbor, Mich., on Robotics Online....

Thermadyne Automation Partners With Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems Published: November 11, 2008 Thermadyne Automation, St. Louis, has partnered with Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems, Harwood, Md. "The Thermal Dynamics Auto-Cut and Ultra-Cut...

President Bush visits Lincoln Electric Published: October 14, 2008 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. welcomed President George W. Bush to its world headquarters and manufacturing plant in Cleveland on July 29. Bush...

Bosch Rexroth announces participation in Chicago Climate Exchange Published: October 14, 2008 Bosch Rexroth, Hoffman Estates, Ill., a supplier of products, systems, and services for drive, control, and motion technologies, recently...

PaR Systems moves headquarters, robotics division Published: October 14, 2008 PaR Systems Inc. has moved its headquarters and robotics division to Shoreview, Minn. The move consolidates three facilities into one modernized...

ESAB opens flux plant Published: October 14, 2008 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added a new flux plant to its filler metal manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pa. The company says the plant...

De-Sta-Co appoints president of automation Published: September 16, 2008 De-Sta-Co, Auburn Hills, Mich., has promoted Leo McAuliffe to president of automation. McAuliffe is responsible for managing the company's global...

Innovation Matrix opens office in Japan Published: September 16, 2008 Innovation Matrix Inc., San Jose, Calif., a distributor and system integrator of automation applications, recently opened its new office in Kobe,...

Motoman appoints president and CEO Published: September 16, 2008 Motoman Inc., Dayton, Ohio, has named Steve Barhorst as president and COO. He succeeds Craig Jennings, whose departure after nearly 19 years comes...

Orbitform Group names president Published: September 16, 2008 Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has announced that it has named Phil Sponsler as president. He has more than 25 years of experience in all...

Xiris names Kent Corp. as sales agent Published: September 1, 2008 Xiris Automation Inc. has announced that Kent Corp., North Royalton, Ohio, is the exclusive North American sales agent for the Zume product...

Abicor Binzel appoints district sales manager, account specialist Published: August 12, 2008 ABICOR Binzel, Frederick, Md., has added Matt Perkins as district sales manager and Brian Berry as account specialist. Perkins is responsible for...

Bug-O Systems announces new location Published: August 12, 2008 Bug-O Systems Intl., a manufacturer of portable welding and cutting automation equipment, has opened a 30,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing complex near...

Innova Robotics & Automation changes name to CoroWare Published: July 15, 2008 CoroWare Inc., Redmond, Wash., recently changed its name from Innova Robotics & Automation Inc. The company says it chose the new name because it...

Koike installs Thermal Dynamics plasma cutting machines Published: July 15, 2008 Koike-Aronson Inc., Arcade, N.Y., recently installed AutoCut and UltraCut plasma cutting systems from Thermal Dynamics, St. Louis, at its training...

Xiris Automation appoints vice president Published: July 1, 2008 Xiris Automation Inc., Toronto, a producer of optical quality control equipment, has appointed Pierre Huot as vice president. Huot is involved in...

Bosch Rexroth to acquire fluid filter manufacturer Published: May 15, 2008 Bosch Rexroth, Hoffman Estates, Ill., a provider of drive and control technologies from mechanics, hydraulics, and pneumatics to electronics and...

Thermadyne appoints automation business managers Published: May 15, 2008 Thermadyne Industries Inc., St. Louis, a manufacturer of cutting and welding products, recently appointed Charlie Fischer, Mark Powers, and Barry...

Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Bosch Rexroth sponsor LSSU robotics project Published: May 15, 2008 Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), Orion, Mich., has sponsored the development of a vision-based robotic workcell as a senior project at...

Balluff names business development support specialist Published: April 15, 2008 Balluff, Florence, Ky., has named Drew Stevens as business development support specialist for metal forming. Stevens, who directs the company's...

Applied Manufacturing Technologies acquires K-R Automation Published: April 15, 2008 Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (AMT), Orion, Mich., a supplier of factory automation design, engineering, and process consulting...

Adept Technology expands in Korea Published: April 15, 2008 Adept Technology Inc., Livermore, Calif., a provider of intelligent, vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, has announced its...

De-Sta-Co open house showcases new facility in India Published: April 15, 2008 De-Sta-Co, Auburn Hills, Mich., a provider of robotic tooling, workholding, and industrial automation products, recently held an open house at its...

AWS plans automatic welding conference Published: March 11, 2008 The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, will hold a conference May 13 and 14 dedicated to automatic welding, automatic controls, and training...

Robotics conference emphasizes new standard on industrial robot construction Published: March 11, 2008 The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Mississauga, Ont., will co-sponsor the...

RIA elects new president Published: February 12, 2008 The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., has elected Richard Litt as RIA president for 2008. Litt is the founder, chairman, and...

ICR opens robotics education institute Published: February 12, 2008 Industrial Control Repair Inc. (ICR), Warren, Mich., a provider of industrial electronic and mechanical repair services, has opened its Learning...

Rexcon Controls and Automation opens facility in Alabama Published: February 12, 2008 Rexcon Controls and Automation, Harrison Township, Mich., a division of Electrex Co. Inc., has opened a facility in Irondale, Ala. Rexcon...

Tregaskiss appoints regional business manager in western Canada Published: January 15, 2008 Tregaskiss, Windsor, Ont., has added Norm Greenlay as a regional business manager in western Canada. Greenlay, who has more than 20 years of...

AWS acquires Mexican welding tradeshow Published: January 15, 2008 The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, has entered into an agreement with Trade Show Consulting (TSC) to purchase Weldmex, the largest welding...

FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft. Published: January 15, 2008 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit...

Motoman adds senior general manager for Canada plant Published: December 11, 2007 Motoman Inc., West Carrollton, Ohio, recently named Trevor Jones as senior general manager of Yaskawa Motoman Canada, Mississauga, Ont. Jones has...

General Sheet Metal Works expands Tomah, Wis., plant Published: December 11, 2007 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...

Orbitform appoints Northwest sales representative Published: November 6, 2007 The Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has named Sanson Northwest, Lynnwood, Wash., as sales representative for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and...

Lincoln Electric named official welder of Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage Published: November 6, 2007 Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage in southern California recently named Lincoln Electric, Cleveland, as its official welding company. The company designs...

ATI Industrial Automation opens new Detroit office Published: October 9, 2007 ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, N.C., a developer of robotic peripheral equipment, recently opened a new office in Orion Township, Mich., near...

FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago Published: October 9, 2007 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and...

American Weldquip names president Published: September 11, 2007 American Weldquip Inc., Sharon Center, Ohio, has named Howard Fisher as president. His responsibilities include company operations, engineering,...

North American robot orders jump in first quarter Published: June 27, 2007 North American robotics companies posted gains of 24 percent in new orders in the first quarter, according to new statistics released by Robotic...

Tregaskiss announces new hires Published: June 12, 2007 Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., Canada, has announced two hires—Mark Morgan as customer training specialist and Judy Wilson as...

ITW acquires Tregaskiss Published: May 24, 2007 Illinois Tool Works has acquired Tregaskiss Welding Products, a Canadian welding company. Tregaskiss, a maker of robotic and semi-automatic...

FANUC Robotics receives GM Supplier of the Year award Published: May 16, 2007 FANUC Robotics America, Inc., a supplier of industrial robots, was presented the General Motors 2006 Supplier of the Year award for its overall...

ESAB, ABB enter welding automation agreement Published: April 12, 2007 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has signed an agreement with the Robotics Division of ABB Inc. to develop and market robotic welding packages and...

AWS conference addresses joining dissimilar metals Published: April 10, 2007 Industry secrets and emerging technologies that are transforming the science and practical application of joining unlike metals will be showcased...

Robots & Vision Show scheduled for June Published: March 13, 2007 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...

Tregaskiss hires product engineer Published: February 13, 2007 Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., has hired Ryan Lizotte as a product engineer reporting to Product Engineering Manager Jeff Wells....

AWS publishes titanium welding standard Published: November 16, 2006 The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced its newly published standard on titanium welding, AWS G2.4/G2.4M:2007, Guide for the Fusion...

EWI names aerospace market leader Published: November 7, 2006 EWI, Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Brian Bishop as an aerospace market leader. Bishop has more than 25 years' experience in the aerospace...

Orbitform Group names team leader Published: October 10, 2006 Steve Rakowski has joined Marathon Welding Automation as team leader. Rakowski is certified in SolidWorks and holds an associate degree in...

Rimrock-Wolf names regional managers Published: October 10, 2006 Rimrock-Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., has hired Todd McEllis as Great Lakes regional manager and Bruce Anderson as Northeast regional...

Tregaskiss announces organizational change Published: October 10, 2006 The strategic accounts team at Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., will now report to Randy Stevens, director of business development....

Tregaskiss, BDI enter joint venture, form new company Published: September 12, 2006 Tregaskiss Welding Products, Windsor, Ont., has entered a joint venture with Browne Distribution Intl. LLC (BDI), forming Tregaskiss Intl....

Welding innovations earn Fronius "Technology of the Year Award" Published: August 21, 2006 Fronius has received the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Technology of the Year Award, which is bestowed upon a company that has introduced an innovative...

Orbitform names Northwick Associates as European distributor Published: July 11, 2006 Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has named Northwick Associates, Worcestershire, U.K., as European distributor for the company's products,...

RIA presents Engelberger Robotics Awards Published: July 11, 2006 The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced the recipients of the 2006 Engelberger Robotics Awards, presented at the 37th International...

Servo-Robot names technical sales engineer Published: July 11, 2006 Servo-Robot Corp., Milwaukee, has hired David Sytkowski as technical sales engineer. Sytkowski is responsible for supporting customers from the...

AMT restructures engineering group, hires COO Published: July 11, 2006 Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (AMT), Orion, Mich., has named Joseph Campbell as COO and has also announced the reorganization of its...

Abicor Binzel names district sales manager Published: July 11, 2006 Abicor Binzel, Frederick, Md., has added Cecil Caldwell to its staff as district sales manager for the Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana territories....

Malaysian demand for welding equipment, consumables to expand Published: June 22, 2006 Frost & Sullivan has reported that demand for welding equipment in Malaysia is set to expand as foreign investment boosts the general level of...

New robot orders fall 30 percent in first quarter Published: June 13, 2006 According to statistics released by the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich, new orders for North American robotics companies...

Lincoln Electric receives President's 'E-Star' Award Published: June 2, 2006 The Lincoln Electric Company has received the President's "E Star" Award for Exports in recognition of its achievement in supporting export growth...

Wolf names support engineer, regional manager Published: May 9, 2006 Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, Colo., has hired Jimmy Barber as customer support engineer and has appointed Tim Ulinski as regional manager for the...

Panasonic names director of solutions Published: May 9, 2006 Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America, Buffalo Grove, Ill., has named M. Faisal Pandit as director of solutions, responsible for all software...

Lincoln to open facility in Dubai Published: April 11, 2006 Lincoln Electric Co. is building a regional headquarters and training facility in Dubai to support sales and customer service throughout the...

Duggan Mfg. named supplier of the year Published: April 11, 2006 Duggan Mfg., Shelby Township, Mich., has been named Prototype Supplier of the Year by Hi-Lex Controls Inc., Troy, Mich., in recognition of...

Nachi Robotic Systems upgrades certification Published: April 11, 2006 Nachi Robotic Systems Inc., Novi, Mich., has upgraded its quality management systems in all North American facilities to ISO 9001:2000...

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