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Automation and Robotics - Page 12
- From The Fabricator
Beckhoff USA names director of product management
- Dec 6, 2022
- News Release
Beckhoff USA, Savage, Minn., has promoted Daymon Thompson to director of product management, based in the Denver-area office.
- From The Welder
Hercules automated GMAW system from Miller Electric provides high deposition rates
- Dec 6, 2022
- Product Release
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, Hobart Filler Metals, and Tregaskiss have announced the release of the Hercules single-wire, high-deposition, automated GMAW system.
- From The Fabricator
ABB’s GoFa cobot welding cell helps workers with repetitive, challenging tasks
- Dec 1, 2022
- Product Release
The GoFa collaborative robot welding cell from ABB is designed to work alongside humans to automate processes involving heavy loads and long reaches and help workers with repetitive, ergonomically challenging tasks.
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- Nov 30, 2022
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 5
In this fifth episode of Automation Talk, presented by Salvagnini America, The FABRICATOR’s Senior Editor Tim Heston talks with Matt Klopfenstein, vice president of sales and marketing; Doug Johnson, CEO; and Giovanni Piccolo, vice president of project management at Salvagnini America. Recorded at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta, the panel discusses automation’s past, present, and potential in sheet metal fabrication.
- From The Fabricator
Workforce training and automation, recurrent interwoven themes at FABTECH 2022
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 30, 2022
- Blog Post
Workforce training and automation in manufacturing were recurrent and interwoven themes at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta. In the stamping and metalforming area, several of the technological advancements exhibited there are intended to either support a human workforce or reduce the reliance on it.
- From The Welder
ArcWorld 6000 robotic arc welding workcell from Yaskawa Motoman made for large-quantity runs
- Nov 29, 2022
- Product Release
The ArcWorld 6000 family of pre-engineered robotic arc welding workcells from Yaskawa Motoman features a design and standard options for large-quantity runs of medium to large parts.
- From The Fabricator
Robotic automation improves safety, efficiency on five-press tandem line
- Nov 25, 2022
- News Release
Spartanburg Steel recently approached AP&T North America to automate a press line.
- From The Fabricator
Inductive proximity sensors help upgrade a fab shop's weld cell
Inductive proximity sensors don’t have to be disposable for metal manufacturers. Manufacturers can save money by upgrading to more durable welding sensors.
- From The Fabricator
Compact P-Robot system from Salvagnini combines robot, panel bender
- Nov 18, 2022
- Product Release
Salvagnini has introduced P-Robot, which combines a panel bender with a robot to produce kits, batches, and single parts autonomously.
- From The Fabricator
Robot Guide from KUKA streamlines the automation process
- Nov 16, 2022
- Product Release
KUKA has released the Robot Guide, designed to help manufacturers apply the right automation to specific application needs.
- From The Fabricator
Novarc Technologies partners with Lincoln Electric
- Nov 9, 2022
- News Release
Novarc Technologies Inc., Vancouver, B.C., a provider of cobots and AI-based machine vision systems for autonomous welding, has announced a partnership with arc welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric.
- From The Fabricator
Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions harnesses the power of scale
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2022
- Article
Two years ago, Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions didn’t exist. Now, after a 15-month (and counting) acquisition spree, it’s a 2,000-employee, 20-plant behemoth.
- From The Fabricator
LestaUSA announces distribution partnership with Wagner
- Nov 2, 2022
- News Release
LestaUSA is partnering with Wagner to deliver automated finishing systems that are certified to NRTL/Class I Division 1.
- From The Fabricator
Robot, cobot workstations from Flextur designed to alleviate labor shortages
- Nov 1, 2022
- Product Release
Flextur offers robot and cobot workstations as standard or customized systems.
- From The Fabricator
Lincoln Electric to acquire Fori Automation
- Oct 27, 2022
- News Release
Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fori Automation Inc., a designer and manufacturer of automated assembly systems, automated material handling systems, and end-of-line testing systems.
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