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Automation and Robotics - Page 43
- From The Fabricator
North American robotics market has strongest year ever in 2014
- Feb 6, 2015
- News Release
Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2014, according to the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich. A total of 27,685 robots valued at $1.6 billion were ordered from North American companies during 2014, an increase of 28 percent in units and 19 percent...
- From The Fabricator
Yaskawa Motoman announces partnerships with teams for Amazon Picking Challenge
- Feb 5, 2015
- News Release
Dayton, Ohio-based Yaskawa Motoman has selected Rutgers University’s PRACSYS Lab, The University of Texas Nuclear Robotics Group (NRG), and Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Autonomous Robotic Collaboration Lab (ARC) to receive a Motoman® dual-arm robot, which will be deployed for the Amazon...
- From The Fabricator
Robotic tool changer handles payloads to 600 lbs.
- Feb 5, 2015
- Product Release
The new QC-160 robotic tool changer from ATI Industrial Automation has a high moment capacity in a lightweight, compact design. It uses the same locking mechanism as the company’s QC-200 series. The tool changer features internal lock/unlock sensing and five 3/8-NPT and four ½-NPT...
- From The Fabricator
7 Press automation trends lean toward continued integration, acceleration
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 29, 2015
- Article
Automation trends culled from FABTECH and other products introduced throughout 2014 indicate more integration, acceleration are to come in 2015.
- From The Fabricator
Industrial robots global study: China to overtake EU and North America by 2017
- Jan 28, 2015
- News Release
By 2017 more industrial robots will be operating in China's production plants than in the European Union or North America. Operating unit numbers there will double from today's 200,000 to more than 400,000, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Frankfurt, Germany, in its 2014...
- From The Fabricator
Done-in-one meets structural fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 23, 2015
- Article
New system introduces full automation to structural fabrication, including cutting, beam and plate handling, and welding.
- From The Fabricator
Lincoln Electric names president of global automation
- Jan 22, 2015
- News Release
The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, a subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., has promoted Steven B. Hedlund to senior vice president and president, global automation. Hedlund joined the company, a manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel...
- From The Fabricator
Product protects cables in robotic workcells
- Jan 14, 2015
- Product Release
Developed for robotic workcells, Base-RAP® from Güdel manages and protects cables between the energy chain of TrackMotion® floor and overhead modules and the base of the robot. Key components include protective cable conduit, brackets, and quick-access mounting clips. Conduits featuring...
- From The Fabricator
Robotic welding system configurable with most tank designs
- Dec 26, 2014
- Product Release
The Lincoln Electric Co. has introduced the RoboTank™ robotic tank welding system for fabricators producing tanks and vessels for the energy, automotive, and heavy equipment industries. The system can be used to fabricate most tank designs and includes tooling used to present the weld joints...
- From The Fabricator
Welding trainer designed for robot programmers
- Dec 22, 2014
- Product Release
Virtual Welding Robotics by Fronius is available to instructors to assist the training of robot programmers. With this simulation platform, trainees in robotic welding can get close to the action without the limitations imposed by safety devices or missing welding equipment. The system shows...
- From The Fabricator
ABB board nominates new chairman
- Dec 18, 2014
- News Release
The ABB board of directors has unanimously nominated Peter Voser to succeed Hubertus von Grünberg as chairman. Grünberg and Michael Treschow, chairman of the Governance and Nomination Committee, have decided not to stand for re-election to the board. David Constable will stand for election,...
- From The Fabricator
Smart equipment choices in structural fabrication
- By Nick Hajewski
- Dec 18, 2014
- Article
There are many structural steel fabrication equipment options to choose from now, and all the choices can be a bit much. Learn what is right for your shop.
- From The Fabricator
Industrial robotics market expected to exceed $40 billion by 2020
- Dec 15, 2014
- News Release
The global industrial robotics market is expected to exceed $40 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research Inc., San Francisco. Increased demand from the automotive industry, coupled with growing labor costs, has encouraged industrial robots’ deployment in manufacturing....
- From The Fabricator
One metal fabricator, two value streams
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 12, 2014
- Article
For decades Nu-Way Industries operated with a conventional management structure. In recent years, managers at the Des Plaines, Ill., fabricator discovered that the two kinds of orders the company processed, engineered to order and make to stock, really called for two distinct value streams, each operating under a different business model.
- From The Fabricator
Robotic welding cells serve as entry point to automated welding
- Dec 11, 2014
- Product Release
The Lincoln Electric Co. has introduced Auto-Mate™ pre-engineered robotic welding cells, designed for first-time buyers of welding automation. Delivered in two to four weeks, the systems serve as an entry point for new buyers to implement automated welding. The Auto-Mate 5 is a single-zone...
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