Robotics World articles from April 2004

Robotics World archives from April 2004

Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society.(People)
April 1, 2004... Robert Renner has been named executive director for the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society....

Adept Technology.(People)
April 1, 2004... Matt Murphy has been promoted to vice president of operations and product development for Adept Technology and has been appointed an officer of the corporation. Murphy will oversee operations and product development activities for all of...

ABB Ltd.(People)
April 1, 2004... Fred Kindle will join ABB Ltd. on Sept. 1 and assume the roles of president and CEO in January 2005, when the current CEO, Jurgen Dormann, will revert to a single role as chairman of ABB.

The two owners of Indianapolis-based Ritchie Automation, Jerry Ritchie and James Foster, have teamed up with Wade Hickam, a former executive with ITW's Automotive Finishing Group, to acquire C&C Industrial Sales.(Acquisitions)
April 1, 2004... The two owners of Indianapolis-based Ritchie Automation, Jerry Ritchie and James Foster, have teamed up with Wade Hickam, a former executive with ITW's Automotive Finishing Group, to acquire C&C Industrial Sales. The three partners have formed...

Robohand has three new channel partners in Mexico: Fludisa S.A. de C.V. in Monterrey, Total Automation Controls in Chihuahua and Centro de Servicio Hidraulico Cesehsa in Santa Ana Tlapaltitlan.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... Robohand has three new channel partners in Mexico: Fludisa S.A. de C.V. in Monterrey, Total Automation Controls in Chihuahua and Centro de Servicio Hidraulico Cesehsa in Santa Ana Tlapaltitlan. These companies have added Robohand-brand robotic...

RMT Robotics Ltd. has signed a system partner agreement with KUKA Robotics.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... RMT Robotics Ltd. has signed a system partner agreement with KUKA Robotics, making RMT a third-party integrator of articulated arm robots for palletizing applications....

ABB's Robotic, Automotive and Manufacturing Group has signed an agreement with Braintech Inc.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... ABB's Robotic, Automotive and Manufacturing Group has signed an agreement with Braintech Inc. to develop and market Vision Guided Robotic systems using Braintech's eVisionFactory to ABB's North American automotive customers....

Johann A. Krause Machinefabrik, a supplier of assembly and test systems for the automotive industry, has named Cognex as its worldwide preferred supplier for machine-vision systems.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... Johann A. Krause Machinefabrik, a supplier of assembly and test systems for the automotive industry, has named Cognex as its worldwide preferred supplier for machine-vision systems. Cognex also has achieved preferred supplier status with Ford...

Minarik Automation & Control is now the exclusive distributor of PPT Vision products.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... Minarik Automation & Control is now the exclusive distributor of PPT Vision products in the Western United States....

Schneider Electric has been awarded a multi-year contract.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... Schneider Electric has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply Square D resistance welding controls to all General Motors North American manufacturing facilities....

SEEGRID Corp. has formed a strategic partnership with DJ Products Inc.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... SEEGRID Corp. has formed a strategic partnership with DJ Products Inc., a provider of material-handling equipment, which will allow DJ Products to integrate SEEGRID's NavComplete automation system into its CartCaddy product line....

Dow Corning.(Agreements)
April 1, 2004... Dow Corning has launched the External Equipment Provider Alliance with nine companies from the electronics assembly and packaging industry. Dow Corning will work with member companies and customers to streamline the integration of materials and...

Flexicell Robotic Solutions.(Quick Takes)
April 1, 2004... Flexicell Robotic Solutions has moved its headquarters and manufacturing Facility to a new location in Ashland, Va. The new building gives the systems integrator 70,000 square feet of space to configure several concurrent projects....

Rockwell Automation and DVT have announced that DVT will become a major associate sponsor.(Quick Takes)
April 1, 2004... Rockwell Automation and DVT have announced that DVT will become a major associate sponsor for the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series season....

FANUC Ltd.(Quick Takes)
April 1, 2004... FANUC Ltd. announced that, since starting production in 1974, it has produced 120,869 FANUC robots. FANUC Robotics America has installed 59,581 robots in North and South America....

CSA International and Underwriters Laboratories have adopted an expanded Memorandum of Understanding and completed the first phase of a mutual acceptance program for electrical components.(Quick Takes)
April 1, 2004... CSA International and Underwriters Laboratories have adopted an expanded Memorandum of Understanding and completed the first phase of a mutual acceptance program for electrical components. The expanded MoU covers 50 additional corn portent and...

Emerson Motor Technologies.(Quick Takes)
April 1, 2004... Emerson Motor Technologies recently moved into a new facility near Memphis, Tenn. The 150,000-square-foot Southaven Customer Service Center in Southaven, Miss., consists of a warehouse, a modification center and a local customer service...

StockerYale Inc.(Quick Takes)
April 1, 2004... StockerYale Inc. has completed the placement of $6.6 million and has used the proceeds to refinance the mortgage on its Salem, N.H., headquarters, which is listed for sale.

Lights Out Factory Automation has standardized on Adept Technology's robots.(Orders)
April 1, 2004... Lights Out Factory Automation has standardized on Adept Technology's robots, vision systems and motion controls for automating a fuel cell assembly system developed for Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies....

DALSA Corp.(Orders)
April 1, 2004... DALSA Corp. has received a $1.3 million order for electronic cameras from an Asian supplier of flat panel display inspection equipment.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers.(Trade Shows)
April 1, 2004... The Society of Manufacturing Engineers recently announced the return of three manufacturing events for 2005. The Cleveland Advanced Productivity Exposition, the Twin Cities APEX and the HOUSTEX APEX event will take place in 2005 in Ohio,...

Robots 2004 Conference examines how robotics can strengthen manufacturing.(RIA Update)
April 1, 2004... Robots 2004, designed for manufacturing, engineering and management leaders at companies considering or using robotics technology, will take place June 910 in Ypsilanti, Mich. "One of our primary goals is to convince companies in every...

2004 Engelberger Robotics Awards presented to four industry leaders.(RIA Update)
April 1, 2004... The robotic industry's most prestigious honor, the Engelberger Robotics Awards, was presented to four top leaders at the 35th International Symposium on Robotics, March 24, in Paris. The awards honor significant achievements in the areas of...

Internet directory 2004.
April 1, 2004... MOTION CONTROL MANUFACTURERS/DISTRIBUTORS AGILE SYSTEMS INC. 575 Kumpf Drive Waterloo, ON N2V 1K3 519-886-2000 519-886-2075 sales@agile-systems.com www.agile-systems.com Online catalog or product page ...

Tired of searching the Web for compliance resources?
April 1, 2004... Compliance Magazine's Web site now offers an online one-stop resource for safety regulatory information and upcoming training events. The Regs & Resources Web site (compfianceregs.com) offers safety professionals a quick way to track government...

Venturi vacuum system with emergency stop conserves resources.(Motion Control)
April 1, 2004... An economical approach to material-handling applications is the use of vacuum venturi systems, which were thought in the past to be inefficient due to the high running cost of compressed air during normal operations and emergency-stop events....

Yamaha controller.(Robotics Products)
April 1, 2004... Yamaha Robotics' new PRCX four-axis robot controller uses the end user's PC to maximize flexibility. Using YRADS (Yamaha Robotics Application Developer Studio), the user can define and configure a robotic workcell with the ease of a...

Safety barrier.(Robotics Products)
April 1, 2004... Frommelt Safety Products' Verti-Guard Safety Guard is designed to protect personnel from weld flash and flying debris. Ideal for robotic welding cells, part assembly, conveyor openings or general protection from manufacturing processes, the...

Motion-control software.(Motion Control Products)
April 1, 2004... The newest version of National Instruments' Motion Assistant software offers configurable trigger outputs for high-speed integration with industrial I/O. Automation engineers and machine builders can use Motion Assistant 1.1 to configure...

Brushless motor controller.(Motion Control Products)
April 1, 2004... Performance Motion Devices' new single-axis MC73110 Motor Control IC for brushless DC motors is the first member of a new line of Motor Control ICs. The MC73110 operates in one of three modes: internal velocity profile mode, velocity mode with...

Vibration monitor.(Motion Control Products)
April 1, 2004... Ifm efector's vibration monitor, Octavis, detects rolling element bearing failures and shaft unbalance conditions on critical plant equipment, such as pumps, motors, compressors, fans and spindles. Octavis is permanently mounted on plant...

Stepper motor.(Motion Control Products)
April 1, 2004... EADmotors' new size 34 high-torque stepper motor delivers increased torque output in a smaller package size. High-grade steel lamination construction provides extremely low core loss, resulting in lower operating temperature when run at high...

The Fredricks Company.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... Affordable True Tilt MCL Series Tilt Sensors are available in two models and feature arc-second resolution, outstanding repeatability, a patented, field-proven metal design for durability and superior dimensional tolerances. The singe axis...

JR3 force-torque sensors & receiver/ processors.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... JR3 produces a wide range of six axis force-torque sensors for use with robots and industrial automation. DSP based Receiver/Processor boards are available for PCI bus, cPCI bus as well as the ISA bus and VMEbus versions. Analog output sensors...

DeltaPro[TM] single axis positioning system.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... DeltaPro is a compact, integrated positioning system that includes everything you need for a single axis motion control system: closed loop positioner/driver/ power supply, operator interface, cables and motors from 30 W to 14.3 kW. DeltaPro is...

Delta's new RMC70 Series motion controllers: offer more value for one- and two-axis applications.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... Targeting hydraulic, pneumatic and electric servo motion applications, the new RMC70 Series motion controllers from Delta Computer Systems, Inc. (Vancouver, WA) offer attractive price/performance for one- and two-axis systems. The initial...

>SAS< automation.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... Largest supplier of EOAT & gripper systems for all makes of robots. Modular systems reduce robot wear: get a grip!--components for heavyweight applications, GRIP IT!--EOAT for lightweight applications, nip it!--sprue nippers. Custom grippers,...

EPSON Robots.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... EPSON Robots EZ Modules are a line of high quality, easy to assemble modular axes that can be configured as one, two, three or four axis mechanisms. They run on either of EPSON's powerful PC-based controllers--the RC420 Controller or the RC520...

Robotic Rotary Joint.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... ATI Industrial Automation has just released a new product that allows unlimited rotation of end-of-arm tooling without tangling or twisting robot lines. By utilizing advanced slip-ring technology the Rotary Joint passes electrical and pneumatic...

Parker Pneumatics.(Robotics World Showcase)
April 1, 2004... Parker Pneumatics has just released the latest version of its vacuum cups, generators, pressure sensors and accessories catalog. This is a full line presentation that includes technical overviews and system concepts with complete product data...