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Automation and Robotics - Page 51
- From The Fabricator
New source of expertise emerges for fabricators
The local welding supply house is an important resource for any metal fabricator, but it isn’t normally the first call made when a fab shop has a production problem. A major independent supplier of gases and equipment is hoping to change that, however. With headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., and...
- From The Welder
Kuka Systems acquires Utica Companies' plant engineering business
- Oct 16, 2013
- News Release
Kuka Systems Group, Sterling Heights, Mich., has acquired the plant engineering business of privately owned Utica Companies of Shelby Township, Mich., a welding equipment specialist and supplier to the automobile industry. Kuka Systems is a provider of production line automation, flexible...
- From The Fabricator
Product lets welders hand-guide robotic welding machine
- Oct 11, 2013
- Product Release
Robotiq, in partnership with Yaskawa Motoman, has released Kinetiq Teaching™, a new product that allows operators to task robotic welding machines without requiring in-depth programming knowledge. The product enables operators to move the robotic welding machine with their hands and...
- From The Fabricator
Celebrating Manufacturing Day
- By Eric Lundin
- Oct 9, 2013
- Blog Post
The many John Q. Publics who think that manufacturing in the U.S. is dying—or worse, who think it’s already dead—got a chance to see what they’ve been missing on Oct. 4, when more than 800 manufacturers throughout the U.S. opened their doors for tours. The main goal of Manufacturing Day is...
- From The Welder
RIA to present robotic welding webinar
- Oct 9, 2013
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association, Ann Arbor, Mich., will present a webinar titled "Advanced Welding Techniques" on Oct. 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EDT. Beyond the basic concepts of resistance spot welding and arc welding, the webinar will explore trends such as laser, plasma, and hybrid welding. The...
- From The Fabricator
Applications added to interactive production robot software
- Oct 8, 2013
- Product Release
Rethink Robotics has released version 2.0 of the software for its interactive production robot, Baxter. With the new software, the robot can pick and place parts at any axis, allowing for picking objects off a shelf or loading machines in a horizontal motion. The software also allows the...
- From The Fabricator
Patriot Automation CNC becomes Yaskawa Motoman strategic partner
- Oct 7, 2013
- News Release
Patriot Automation CNC Inc., Daphne, Ala., has added the Yaskawa Motoman line of robots and related products. The company offers XY-axis cutting tables; plasma marking, welding, and cutting systems; robotic and fixed GMAW systems; waterjet machines; laser systems; automated oxyfuel equipment;...
- From The Fabricator
TM Robotics Americas to replace Toshiba Machine Co. division
- Oct 2, 2013
- News Release
Toshiba Machine Co. America, Control Systems Division has transferred all robotic and control business to TM Robotics Americas. The objective is to provide customers with a greater depth of technical support, both pre- and postsale. The Control Systems Division has had a strong presence in the...
- From The Fabricator
Epic Systems adds lead mechanical designer
- Oct 1, 2013
- Article
Epic Systems Inc., St. Louis, a design, build, and integration firm providing modular process system fabrication and packaging line automation, has hired Sandy S. Nichols as lead mechanical designer. He is responsible for the complete design of process piping modules and general project support....
Power sources, weld heads introduced
- Oct 1, 2013
- Product Release
Arc Machines Inc. has introduced several new products for automated orbital welding. The company has released enhanced versions of its M415 and M205 power supplies, which have been equipped with an optional welding data recording (WDR) feature to register digitally each weld as it is produced, as...
- From The Welder
Patriot Automation CNC names Cony & Associates as distributor
- Sep 26, 2013
- News Release
Patriot Automation CNC Inc., Daphne, Ala., has authorized Cony & Associates of Waukesha, Wis., to promote and sell its full line of products in the upper Midwest. Patriot Automation offers XY-axis cutting tables; plasma marking, welding, and cutting systems; robotic and fixed GMAW systems;...
- From The Fabricator
Siemens, Kuka announce partnership
- Sep 25, 2013
- News Release
The Drive Technologies Division of Siemens AG, Munich, and Kuka Robotics GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, have announced their cooperation in integrating Kuka robots and Siemens CNC systems for loading machine tools. The standard implementation of the concept includes loading by a Kuka robot, which is...
- From The Fabricator
Patriot Automation CNC acquires new facility
- Sep 19, 2013
- News Release
Patriot Automation CNC Inc. is expanding into a new plant in Daphne, Ala., that will house manufacturing facilities and a demonstration lab for its XY-axis plasma cutting tables and Motoman robotic welding and cutting cell. Richard Morgan, CEO and owner, said, "This is just one step in Patriot...
- From The Fabricator
Granite State Mfg. acquires Equipois
- Sep 17, 2013
- News Release
Manchester, N.H.-based Granite State Mfg., a contract manufacturer of equipment for the defense, medical, semiconductor, and industrial market segments, has acquired the assets of Equipois Inc., Los Angeles, the developer of zeroG and X-Ar exoskeletal arm technologies. The acquisition allows GSM...
- From The Fabricator
Bilsing Automation North America expands, relocates
- Sep 17, 2013
- News Release
Bilsing Automation North America, a supplier of automated tooling systems for pressroom, body shop, hydroforming, packaging, and fabrication applications, has moved to a new facility in Roseville, Mich. The new plant — the company's North American sales, manufacturing, and technical...
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