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Automation and Robotics - Page 51
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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...
- From The Fabricator
Barely 18, Part II
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 23, 2013
- Blog Post
Joe, Joe, Joe. It’s now been three weeks since I e-mailed you in response to the comment you left for a blog post about how welders began their welding careers. You wrote about your desire to begin yours and how no one would give you a chance. I wanted to find out and report on your experiences...
- From The Fabricator
ATI Industrial Automation breaks ground on expansion
- Oct 23, 2013
- News Release
ATI Industrial Automation, a producer of robot accessories and robot arm tooling, has begun an expansion of its corporate headquarters in Apex, N.C. The expansion will add 200 new jobs and more than double the robotics tool manufacturing operations to 129,000 sq. ft. The second phase of the...
- 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...
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