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Automation and Robotics - Page 49
- From The Fabricator
Compact robots designed for spot welding applications
- Dec 5, 2013
- Product Release
The new high-speed MS165 and MS210 spot welding robots from Yaskawa Motoman are 20 percent faster overall than previous ES-series robots, the manufacturer reports. The use of a gas spring and Sigma-5 motor technology results in a lighter weight and a reduced-profile design to allow higher robot...
- From The Welder
Koike Aronson, Miller Electric enter strategic agreement
- Dec 4, 2013
- News Release
Koike Aronson Inc./Ransome, Arcade, N.Y., and Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wis., have entered into a strategic partnership agreement under which Koike distributes Miller products for SAW, automated GMAW, automated FCAW, and electroslag welding throughout North, South, and Central America....
- From The Fabricator
Mazak Optonics partners with Tekmag
- Dec 4, 2013
- News Release
Mazak Optonics Corp., a supplier of laser cutting systems in Elgin, Ill., has announced a new partnership with Tekmag, a Milan, Italy-based automation systems manufacturer specializing in customized storage systems. The new partnership adds to a continuing 12+ years of providing automation...
- From The Welder
Welding robot offers improved welding speed
- Dec 4, 2013
- Product Release
Yaskawa Motoman offers the new 6-axis MA1440 arc welding robot, which features a 6-kg payload. The wrist hole is 23 percent larger than the MA1400 model, and the robot is up to 15 percent faster. A new contoured arm structure reduces interference by enlarging the close-range motion area of the...
- From The Fabricator
Robotic GMAW gun designed for use with through-arm style robots
- Nov 25, 2013
- Product Release
The TOUGH GUN™ ThruArm™ G1 series robotic GMAW gun from Tregaskiss provides 500 amps of welding capability. Featuring the low-stress robotic (LSR) unicable, the gun is designed for use with through-arm-style robots. Features include a rotating power connection to limit the influence...
- From The Fabricator
Robotic torches come with options for automated welding
- Nov 20, 2013
- Product Release
Lincoln Electric says its expanded line of Magnum® PRO robotic torches provides consistent arc and simplified maintenance in automated GMAW, pulsed GMAW, and FCAW. The guns are suitable for industrial fabrication, heavy equipment, and automotive manufacturing applications. The Air Blast...
- From The Welder
Lincoln Electric to acquire Robolution GMBH
- Nov 18, 2013
- News Release
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Robolution GmbH, a leading European provider of robotic arc welding systems. Based outside of Frankfurt, Germany, the company serves a number of leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers....
- From The Fabricator
PHD adds Industries section to website
- Nov 18, 2013
- News Release
PHD Inc., a manufacturer of actuators for industrial automation, has introduced a new section on its website at www.phdinc.com. The site now offers visitors the ability to learn how the company's automation products are typically used in specific manufacturing and industrial industries. The new...
- From The Fabricator
Lincoln Electric acquires an interest in Burlington Automation
- Nov 18, 2013
- News Release
Lincoln Electric has announced that it has acquired an interest in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada-based Burlington Automation, a provider of 3-D robotic plasma cutting systems. Burlington serves the structural steel, construction, oil and gas, and general fabrication markets in North America. The...
- From The Fabricator
Genesis Systems Group names Translift Systems as distributor
- Nov 7, 2013
- News Release
Robotic workcell integrator Genesis Systems Group, Davenport, Iowa, has completed a distribution and sales representation agreement with Translift Systems, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The distributor will offer Genesis Systems Group's GMAW, spot welding, laser welding, robotic adhesive, and...
- From The Fabricator
Extended-arm models added to robot line
- Nov 7, 2013
- Product Release
TM Robotics (Americas) Inc. has added three models with extended arm lengths to its line of lightweight SCARA robots. The THL800, THL900, and THL1000 have arm lengths of 800 mm, 900 mm, and 1,000 mm, respectively, moving payloads up to 22 lbs. over a long distance. All models are equipped with...
- From The Fabricator
The evolution of precision robotics
- By Douglas Hixon
- Nov 6, 2013
- Article
Precision robotics can tackle more applications than ever before, thanks to better manufacturing techniques for the robot arms themselves. Learn more here.
- From The Fabricator
Robotic welding system designed for education, training
- Nov 5, 2013
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced the Swift Arc™ ML (mobile learning) system, a pre-engineered, fully contained robotic welding system for education and training. The system is designed to demonstrate, develop, and teach proper welding techniques, robot programming, and...
- From The Welder
Kent Corp. installs coil end welding machine for European oil and gas company
- Nov 4, 2013
- News Release
Kent Corp., North Royalton, Ohio, has installed a 45-degree bias coil end welding machine for a multinational oil and gas company. This new machine allows for the strip end shearing, shear end alignment, and welding of flat strip coil ends on a 45-degree cutting angle. Because of the extreme...
- From The Fabricator
How lean manufacturing makes labor more valuable
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 29, 2013
- Blog Post
Last week I flew to Chicago to attend LeanFab Workshop & Tours, a continuous improvement event devoted to the metal fabrication business, organized by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International. Dick Kallage of Barrington, Ill.-based KDC & Associates (and monthly...
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