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Automation and Robotics - Page 40
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TigerStop hires director of marketing
- Jul 15, 2015
- News Release
TigerStop, a provider of automated stop/gauge and pusher systems, has hired Simon Spykerman as director of marketing at its Vancouver, Wash., headquarters. In this role, he focuses on the company’s marketing and information assets efforts in the digital landscape. Spykerman most recently...
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Robot designed for small, medium-sized companies
- Jul 8, 2015
- Product Release
Comau has introduced the Racer3 high-speed, 6-axis articulated robot featuring a payload of 6.6 lbs. and a reach of 25 in. Built from high-strength aluminum, the robot can be mounted on benches, walls, ceilings, or inclined supports. The compact, rigid robot has applications in assembly,...
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ATI Industrial Automation to host annual Technology Fair on Aug. 13
- Jul 2, 2015
- News Release
ATI Industrial Automation will host its annual Technology Fair at its sales office in Orion Township, Mich., on Aug. 13. Presentations at the event will detail the company’s new and existing end effector products. Account managers and engineers will be available throughout the event to discuss...
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Conveyance system carries autobody sections through robotic workstations
- Jun 11, 2015
- Product Release
Kuka Systems North America LLC has announced the commercial launch of its Pulse carrier conveyance system for automotive car body assembly lines. The patent-pending concept uses linear synchronous motor technology provided by MagneMotion of Devens, Mass., to move body sections through robotic...
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Torch cleaning is electrically powered
- Jun 3, 2015
- Product Release
SKS Welding Systems offers the eReam torch cleaning system for use in automated arc welding. Featuring all-electric drives, the gas nozzle cleaning system offers energy-efficient cleaning with measurable and controllable electrical values for its milling unit, spraying unit, and optional wire...
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Blue Ocean Robotics, APS expand operations into U.S.
- Jun 2, 2015
- News Release
Blue Ocean Robotics ApS, a provider of emerging robots and automation systems based in Odense, Denmark, has opened an office in West Chester, Ohio. The office, operating as Blue Ocean Robotics LLC, is led by industry veteran Timothy DeRosett. Before joining the company, he served as director of...
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Esco Group partners with Siemens
- Jun 2, 2015
- News Release
Automation services provider Esco Group, Marion, Iowa, has announced that it is in a partnership with Siemens Corp., Automation and Drives, a Washington, D.C.-based subsidiary of Berlin-based Siemens A.G. Esco’s goal with this partnership is to grow its client reach and move into new...
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Midwest Engineered Systems receives Kuka System Partner Outstanding Growth Award
- Jun 1, 2015
- News Release
Midwest Engineered Systems Inc., a provider of custom machines and automation systems in Waukesha, Wis., has received the 2014 Kuka System Partner Outstanding Growth Award. The award recognizes the company for having the greatest percentage increase in unit sales by a Kuka Robotics systems...
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Kuka launches website in support of STEM education
- May 22, 2015
- News Release
Kuka Robotics Corp., Shelby Township, Mich., has launched a new website at www.kukaconnect.com.
The site ties in with the company’s campaign to support and promote STEM education and robotics.
- From The Fabricator
June 4 webinar to cover connection of robots and PLCs to equipment
- May 21, 2015
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., will present a one-hour webinar on June 4 about connecting robots and PLCs to legacy equipment, such as CNC machines and presses. Topics will include wireless and remote control, protocols, and networks. To register, visit...
- From The Fabricator
ABB opens robotics manufacturing facility in Michigan
- May 20, 2015
- News Release
Zurich-based ABB has opened a new robotics manufacturing plant at its facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., which the company says makes it the first industrial robotics firm to produce robots in the U.S. The portfolio of products manufactured at the new facility will expand in phases, with the goal...
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Clark Metal Products adds automated welding robot cell
- May 20, 2015
- News Release
Clark Metal Products, a manufacturer of precision metal components based in Blairsville, Pa., has added an automated welding robot cell to its operations. The Lincoln Electric System 40 robotic welder with a horizontal turntable system is suitable for small to medium-size parts that can be...
- From The Fabricator
Vision-guided robotics cement their place in the press shop
- By Abel Elias and Enrique Pano
- May 13, 2015
- Article
Advancements in vision-guided robotics are extending their functionality and applications for the integration of vision systems and robots are almost endless.
- From The Fabricator
Comau builds car body welding line for Jeep factory in Brazil
- May 7, 2015
- News Release
Comau has completed the construction of a car body welding line for the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles factory in Goiana, Pernambuco, Brazil, where the Jeep® Renegade® is produced. The highly complex project, which Comau has worked on since its inception in 2010, comprises 640 robots. Nicknamed...
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Primetals Technologies supplies robots to voestalpine Stahl for converter steel works
- Apr 28, 2015
- News Release
Primetals Technologies, London, has received an order for three robot systems from voestalpine Stahl GmbH, an Austrian steel producer. The robots will manipulate the probes in the three LD (BOF) converters in the Linz steel works. The robots will take over work in hazardous areas that previously...
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