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Waterjet, Robot Manufacturers Announce Partnership
Flow International (Kent, Washington) and Kuka Robot Group (Clinton Township, Michigan) say a new alliance between the companies will benefit customers by combining Flow’s abrasive waterjet machining expertise with Kuka’s expertise in precise robotic manipulation. “The alliance helps ensure that we address the important production and advanced segments of our marketplace,” says Charley Brown, president and CEO of Flow. “This expands our process and robotic applications.”
Read MoreLincoln Launches Regulation Awareness Campaign
Lincoln Electric (Cleveland, Ohio) has introduced phase 2 of its “Are You Ready?” initiative, an awareness campaign to educate employers and the general welding community about new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.Specifically, the campaign and supporting materials are designed to aid fabricators in understanding the effects and requirements associated with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of Metal Fabrication Hazardous Air Pollutants (MFHAP) and National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). Resources available at lincolnelectric.com provide background on the new regulations, access to Lincoln Electric team members that can discuss the campaign or the regulations, and various educational tools to inform the welding community about the upcoming NESHAP regulations.
Read MoreExact Opens Milwaukee Office
As part of an expansion of its contract metrology services business, Exact Metrology (Cincinnati, Ohio) has opened a new office in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Read MoreAmada Opens North American Tech Center
Amada Machine Tools America recently hosted a grand opening ceremony for its North American Technical Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, furthering efforts to build long-term partnerships with customers through consultation and technology demonstrations.
Read MoreMazak Promotes—and Practices—Lean Philosophy
Like many machine tool builders, Mazak touts the flexibility and efficiency of its equipment as aids to adopting “lean” manufacturing processes. However, in this case, this isn’t just a sales pitch.
Read MoreFanuc CNC Represented as Single Entity at IMTS
For the first time in more than three decades, Fanuc CNC America (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) will exhibit as a single entity at IMTS 2010, alongside Fanuc Robotics America.
Read MoreSME Programs Target Skilled Worker Shortage
As employers across the country continue to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, many manufacturers face an ironic dilemma.
Read MoreNew Robot Safety Standards Debut at RIA Event
A draft of the new R15.06 (2011) Robot Safety Standard will be publicly unveiled at the 22nd annual National Robotic Safety Conference, which is scheduled for September 27-19 at the Indianapolis Marriot East in Indianapolis, Indiana.Hosted by the Robotic Industries Association and a group of other sponsors, the conference will feature sessions including an introduction to the standard; using robots to improve safety; and market position and contextual risk assessment.
Read MoreOkuma, York Technical College Offer Online Training
Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) and York Technical College (Rock Hill, South Carolina) have expanded their training curriculum to include online courses for specific Okuma machine tools.The comprehensive courses cover some of the machine tool builder’s latest technology, including the LB-EX series of CNC lathes and the MB-V series of VMCs.
Read MoreZeiss, Koepfer Partner in U.S. and Canada
Metrology supplier Carl Zeiss IMT (Maple Grove, Minnesota) and gear manufacturing equipment builder Koepfer America (South Elgin, Illinois) have joined with a new business partner agreement for the United States and Canada.
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