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Content about Robotic Industries Association - Page 2
- From The Welder
RIA to present robotic welding webinar
- Oct 9, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- 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
Webinar on robotic welding scheduled for Sept. 12
- Sep 5, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association, Ann Arbor, Mich., will present a webinar on Sept. 12 at 12:00 p.m. EDT titled, "Introduction to Robotic Welding." This technology is the most prevalent application of industrial robots in the most prevalent automotive vertical market. Concepts of resistance spot...
- From The Fabricator
North American robotics companies set new records for first half of 2013
- Aug 22, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
North American robotics companies have set new sales records through June 2013, according to new statistics released from Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich. A total of 10,854 robots valued at $679.3 million were ordered from North American robotics companies in the first six...
- From The Fabricator
ANSI approves new RIA robot safety standard
- May 23, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved a new U.S. national robot safety standard. Developed by Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., the ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012 standard has been updated for the first time since 1999 and now is harmonized with the ISO...
- From The Fabricator
Webinar to highlight robotic material handling
- Oct 23, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., will present a free webinar, “New Techniques in Robotic Material Handling,” on Nov. 1 from noon to 1:00 p.m. EDT.M The webinar will: Present new robotic material handling methods and explain how they drive ROI. Highlight new robotic...
- From The Fabricator
RIA announces winners of 2012 Engelberger Robotics Awards
- Aug 2, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., has named Richard Litt and Martin Buehler as the winners of its 2012 Engelberger Robotics Awards &mdawsh; the industry's highest honor. The awards, named after the worldwide "father of robotics," Joseph F. Engelberger, are sponsored...
- From The Fabricator
Registration opens for Automate 2013
- Jul 17, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Free registration for the Automate 2013 Show and Conference, set for Jan. 21-24, 2013, at McCormick Place in Chicago, now is open and available at www.automate2013.com. The show, sponsored by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Ann Arbor, Mich., will focus on practical solutions for...
- From The Fabricator
Vision-guided robotics webinar scheduled for June 7
- May 29, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The Robotic Industries Association will host a webinar, "Robots: Vision Guidance Technology (2D)," on June 7 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EDT. It will cover basic techniques in 2-D vision-guided robots and introduce the concepts of XY centroids, part angles, and grip offsets. Robot and vision...
- From The Fabricator
RIA announces first certified robot integrators
- May 17, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., has announced that JR Automation, Motion Controls Robotics, Tennessee Rand, and Wolf Robotics are the first four robotic integrators to receive its new certified robot integrator designation. To become certified, integrators go through a...
- From The Fabricator
Webinar to focus on robotic palletizing, depalletizing
- May 10, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
p>Robotic Industries Association will host a webinar on May 24 from noon to 1:00 p.m. EDT on the basics of palletizing and depalletizing with robots. The webinar will feature many palletizing applications in action; the webinar includes movies of actual systems in production. Participants will...
- From The Fabricator
ATI senior account manager named first female chair of RIA
- Apr 25, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) has named Catherine Morris, senior account manager with ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, N.C., as its first female chair. Morris was elected to the RIA board in 2003 and most recently served as first vice chair. She is a past chair and current member of...
- From The Fabricator
RIA webinar on April 12 to focus on fundamentals of industrial robotics
- Apr 2, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association will present a webinar on April 12 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST. Sponsored by ABB Inc., ATI Industrial Automation, and Applied Manufacturing Technologies, the webinar will focus on the fundamentals of industrial robotics. Participants will learn about different kinds of...
- From The Fabricator
RIA launches certified robot integrator program
- Feb 29, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., has launched a certified robot integrator program. "The idea for certification came to us from the system integrator community," said Jeff Burnstein, president of RIA. "We held focus groups and conducted surveys of integrators to identify...
- From The Fabricator
Webinar to cover basics of robot end effectors
- Jan 16, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The Robotic Industries Association will present a Webinar, "Basics of Robot End Effectors," on Feb. 16 from noon to 1:00 p.m. EST. Through video, narration, and coverage by an experienced industry veteran, the Webinar will describe robot end effectors such as parallel jaw, vacuum, and magnet-based...
- From The Fabricator
North American robot orders jump 41 percent in first half of 2011
- Aug 9, 2011
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Fueled by its best quarter in six years, the North American robotics industry jumped 41 percent in the first half of 2011, according to new statistics released by Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich. A total of 8,879 robots valued at $577.8 million were ordered by North American...