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Automation and Robotics - Page 3
- From The Fabricator
Programming software simplifies robot application development
- Dec 6, 2023
- Product Release
ABB Robotics has extended the scope of its free Wizard Easy Programming software to include its 6-axis industrial robots powered by an OmniCore controller in addition to its collaborative robots.
- From The Fabricator
AI-based simulation software generates robotic welding paths automatically
- Dec 1, 2023
- Product Release
Cenit’s FastSuite E2 release 2023.2 3D simulation software for robot welding applications features numerous new functions and enhancements.
Network of robots monitors large pipe structures using acoustic wave sensors
- Nov 29, 2023
- News Release
An inspection design method by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on a 3-m-long steel pipe using guided acoustic wave sensors.
- From The Fabricator
Yaskawa employees earn ARM Champion Awards
- Nov 29, 2023
- News Release
A member of the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute, Dayton, Ohio-based Yaskawa Motoman has announced that two of its employees have received the ARM Champion Award.
- From The Welder
Headstock-tailstock positioner offers 0.01-degree part positioning accuracy
- Nov 22, 2023
- Product Release
Kinetic Technologies has launched the HT headstock-tailstock positioning system for cobot welding.
- From The Fabricator
Compact unit assists manual change of robotic end-of-arm tooling
- Nov 16, 2023
- Product Release
ATI Industrial Automation has introduced the MC-50 manual tool changer for changing robotic end-of-arm tooling by hand.
- From The Fabricator
Walter launches automation service to deliver robotic systems to metalworking businesses
- Nov 13, 2023
- News Release
Walter Surface Technologies has partnered with a large network of North American system integrators and end-of-arm tool manufacturers to craft an automatization process for industrial manufacturers.
- From The Welder
Collaborative robotic welding systems gain traction on the job shop floor
In more ways than one, welding cobot systems have reached a point where they are more accessible to a larger number of fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
Software infrastructure enables robots to control and command machines
- Nov 13, 2023
- Product Release
Flexxbotics has introduced the next generation of FlexxCORE software infrastructure for machine connectivity.
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- Nov 8, 2023
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Automation Talk, Season 2, Episode 1
Tim Heston talks with Joe Wheatley of Trane Technologies’ commercial division and Matt Humerick of Salvagnini America about the importance of software, especially when it comes to the seamless flow of information throughout an organization. Considering all the minutiae—from tooling arrangements on the panel bender or press brakes to the effects of slat positions and blank orientation in laser cutting and punching; to specific machine loading, uptime, and performance information—modern software has helped transform the modern precision sheet metal operation.- From The Fabricator
Kassow Robots establishes U.S. sales and support team
- Nov 7, 2023
- News Release
Denmark-based Kassow Robots, part of Bosch Rexroth, has established a U.S.-based team focused on sales and support of its 7-axis industrial cobots.
- From The Fabricator
Robots descend on AT&T Stadium for Waves of Innovation event
- Nov 6, 2023
- News Release
More than 20 robotics and automation vendors will showcase hands-on demonstrations at the free Waves of Innovation event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 15.
- From The Fabricator
The coming alliance of connected workers and robots
- By Eric Whitley
- Nov 3, 2023
- Article
As robots can't replicate human intuition and creativity, the future of manufacturing lies in integrating them with connected workers to achieve efficiency and innovation.
- From The Fabricator
Balluff opens production facility in Mexico
- Oct 31, 2023
- News Release
Sensor and automation technology provider Balluff opened a $53 million production facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Oct. 27, 2023. With the 7,000-sq.-m greenfield facility, the company is regionalizing its supply chain. "We believe that business is local and regional, and so is...
- From The Fabricator
Chism Automation to expand Kentucky manufacturing operation
- Oct 30, 2023
- News Release
Automated machinery manufacturer Chism Automation will expand its existing operation in Somerset, Ky., with an $800,000 investment, creating 10 full-time jobs.
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