Automation
Parallel Robot Increases Workspace Capabilities
The Adept Quattro s800H parallel robot from Adept Technologies is designed for high speed packaging, manufacturing, assembly and material handling applications.
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Extended Reach Arc-Welding Robot
Motoman’s MA3100 “Master Arc” welding robot features an extended-reach arm that is said to reduce the need for tracks.
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Trade Show Highlights Italian Innovations
When the doors closed on the 27th edition of Bi-Mu, the biennial Italian machine tool, robot and automation exhibition, more than 60,047 attendees had passed through the halls of the Fiera Milano Exhibition Center in Milan to visit more than 1,223 exhibitors.
Read MoreMaterial Matters in Material Handling
A new marketing campaign from material-handling product manufacturer MFG Tray encourages end users to “think inside the box” and appreciate the performance benefits that composites can bring to their applications. “There are a number of instances in which composites are simply a better choice, and we’re encouraging end users to understand that the material really does matter in material handling,” says John Blicha, director of marketing. The company offers a variety of containers, totes and trays in stacking, nesting and nest-and-stack designs for an array of material handling, storage and processing applications in industrial, electronic, food service, pharmaceutical and confectionary applications.
Read MoreSiemens Supports Georgia Tech Research Projects
Siemens has made in-kind donations of automation and motion control technologies to the Georgia Institute of Technology Foundation for two research projects.
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Brush Hone Boosts Safety, Productivity, Finish Quality
This manufacturer recently employed the Flex-Hone ball-style honing brush from Brush Research Manufacturing to automate the finishing of die bores. In addition to providing quality and productivity improvements, the tool helped eliminate the potential for operator discomfort and injury.
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Advanced Grinding, Plain and Simple
Advanced grinding equipment gives this shop the flexibility and automation it needs to serve customers with either rapid-response or high-volume jobs.
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Rapid OD Gaging—via Robot
Autonetics of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is a manufacturing automation specialist, but chief technology officer Chris Wezyk says the specialty is more nuanced than that.
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Video: In-Process Scanning of a Turned Profile—via Robot
A robot reaching into a lathe measures along the entire part length in seconds, determining whether additional machining is needed.
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