Robotics World articles from May 1999

Robotics World archives from May 1999

Hypertherm Appoints Arturo Barreiro District Sales Manager for Mexico.
May 1, 1999... Hanover, N.H. -- Hypertherm, Inc., has strengthened support of Mexican customers with the appointment of Arturo Barreiro as district sales manager for Mexico. Barreiro comes to Hypertherm from the Fisher-Rosemount division of Emerson Electric,...

Zymark Selects Dechamps for Top Sales Position, and Bernal Tapped as V.P.
May 1, 1999... Hopkinton, Mass. -- Zymark announced the appointment of Guy Dechamps to the position of Vice President of Sales. Dechamps will head up the company's North American Biopharmaceutical sales effort, and will also be responsible for specialty...

Kentak Appoints New Customer Service and Inside Sales Representative.
May 1, 1999... Wellsville, Ohio--Kentak Products Company, a leading manufacturer of plastic tubing and hosing, announces the advancement of Nikki D'Atri to Customer Service Representative, and Wade Edwards to Inside Sales Representative. D'Atri has been with...

TR Encoder Solutions Appoints Two New Sales Managers.
May 1, 1999... Troy, Mich., -- TR Encoder Solutions has appointed Ronald J. Pollet as Sales Manager for the Central Region of its U.S.- based operation. Pollet joins TR from Autocon Technologies, where he was director of East Coast Operations for two...

RIA update.(Robotic Industries Association)
May 1, 1999... Material Handling Market Study Coming Soon RIA's industry statistics show that material handling applications are on the rise. To help suppliers and integrators tap into the opportunities surrounding this growing market, RIA has...

Adept Technology.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Joe Campbell 150 Rose Orchard Way San Jose, CA 95134 Phone: 408-434-5014 Fax: 408-434-5119 Adept Technology, Inc., designs flexible automation systems for use in electronics, telecommunications, appliances,...

Applied Robotics, Inc.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Angel Fura 648 Saratoga Road Glenville, NY 12302 Phone: 518-384-1000 Fax: 518-384-1200 We offer tool changes that can handle up to 12,000 in-lbs; collision sensors with dynamically variable trip points; single...

ATI Industrial Automation.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Catherine Morris 503-D Highway 70 East Garner, NC 27529 Phone: 919-772-0115 Fax: 919-772-8259 E-mail: catherine@ati-ia.com Website: www.ati-ia.com * Robotic Tool Changers * Robotic Deburring Tools...

CRS Robotics Corporation.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Zoltan Tampa Application Sales Engineer 5344 John Lucas Drive Burlington, Ontario L7L 6A6 Phone: 800-365-7587 Canada Fax: 905-332-1114 Website: www.crsrobotics.com Founded in 1981, CRS Automation...

Data Instruments.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Cheryl McAnespie 75 Discovery Way Acton, MA 01720 Phone: 978-264-9550 Fax: 978-263-2491 Honeywell's Data Instruments division operates within the company's Sensing and Control business unit, which is part of the...

Denso Robotics.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Brian Jones 3900 Viaoro Avenue Long Beach, CA 90810 Phone: 310-513-8550 Fax: 818-513-7379 Precision assembly robotics for light manufacturing applications.

DVT Corporation.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Michael Valverde 1670 Oakbrook Drive Norcross, GA 30093 Suite 330 Phone: 770-449-4960 Fax: 770-449-3073 DVT SmartImage Sensors low-cost high-performance vision systems provide position, orientation and...

Elocab Tailor-Made Cables.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Irene Barber 258 McBrine Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2R 1H8 Phone: 519-893-1155 Canada Fax: 519-893-2766 E-Mail: elocab@istar.ca Elocab's product line begins where standard cables end. The company has no...

EQA Systems, Inc.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Keith Crawford 15054 Beltway Drive Dallas, TX 75244 Phone: 972-458-9886 Fax: 972-404-9338 EOA supplies robot tool changers, safety mounts and other robot tooling products. EOA sells the Intelliflow II Water Saver...

Flow Software Technologies.
May 1, 1999... (Formerly Robot Simulations Ltd.) Rita Baljeu 2892 Kew Drive Windsor, OntarioN8T 3C6 Phone: 519-948-6840 Fax: 519-974-0509 Flow Software Technologies: Developers of Workspace, which is a PC-based robotic simulation...

Intercon 1.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Bud Brown P.O. Box 1C One Crystal Lake Road Merrifield, MN 56465-0084 Phone: 800-237-9576 Fax: 218-765-2300 Website: www.nortechsys.com/intercon Intercon 1 is the largest producer of after-market CCD...

JR3.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Wayne Johnson 22 Harter Avenue, Suite 1 Woodland, CA 95776 Phone: 530-661-3677 Fax: 530-661-3701 Website: www.jr3.com Standard 6-axis force-torque sensors offer load capacities from three to 1,350 lbs. force...

Lasiris, Inc., A Stocker & Yale Company.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Luc Many 3549 Ashby St. Laurent, PQ H4R 2K3 Phone: 800-814-9552 or 514-335-1005 Fax: 514-335-4576 Lasiris offers a complete line of Structured Light Laser projectors for machine vision, inspection and alignment....

Motoman.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Nicholas Trick 805 Liberty Lane West Carrollton, OH 45449 Phone: 937-847-3240 Fax: 937-847-3288 Motoman provides robotic solutions for a variety of applications. These include arc welding, assembly, coating,...

Nachi Robotic Systems Inc.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Amy L. Gohl 22285 Roethel Drive Novi, MI 48375 Phone: 248-305-6545 Fax: 248-305-6542 Website: www.nachirobotics.com Through Nachi's key asset of teamwork and our commitment to quality, Nachi is dedicated to...

NIMAC America, Inc.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Rick Rice 5555 Oakbrook Parkway, Suite 440 Norcross, GA 30093 Phone: 770-248-8860 Fax: 770-248-8865 Website: www.nimac.com NIMAC America, Inc., specializes in Teijin Seiki brand Precision Gear Reducers for...

Rixan Associates/Mitsubishi.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Doris Schroer 7560 Paragon Road Dayton, OH 45459 Phone: 937-222-0011 Fax: 937-278-1233 E-Mail: robots@rixan.com Website: www.rixan.com Rixan Associates, Inc., is the authorized North American...

Robotic Accessories.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Jenny Gardner 6555 S. State Route 202 Tipp City, OH 45371 Phone: 937-667-5705 Fax: 937-667-7602 New Collision Sensor features automatic reset; return accuracy of +0.0005 inches and rotational, angular and axial...

Sankyo Robotics.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Steve Glor 1001 D Broken Sound Parkway NW Boca Raton, FL 33487 Phone: 800-933-7626 561-998-9775 Fax: 561-998-9778 Sankyo Robotics is an experienced, quality provider of robot systems for small parts assembly,...

Schunk, Inc.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Vic Mogilnicki 211 Kitty Hawk Drive Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 919-572-2705 Fax: 919-572-2818 A comprehensive gripper program with forces ranging from 12.5 oz. to 11, 250 lbs. Compact, rugged swivel units with...

SICK Optic-Electronic, Inc.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Michael Hudson 6900 W. 110th Street Bloomington, MN 55438 Phone: 800-325-7425 612-941-6780 Fax: 612-941-9287 The originator of the safety light curtain, SICK Optic-Electronic leads the world in opto-electronic...

Staubi.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Antonella Revol B.P. 70 Place Robert Staubli 74210 Faverges France Phone: 334-506-5606 Fax: 334-506-5630

Tapeswitch Corporation.
May 1, 1999... Contact: Alice McKeown 100 Schmitt Boulevard Farmingdale, NY 11735 Phone: 516-630-0442 Fax: 516-630-0454 Tapeswitch Corporation designs and manufactures innovative sensing switching signaling control and safety products...

Robotic Simulations Ltd. Changes Name.
May 1, 1999... Flow International Corp. has changed its robotic simulation unit to Flow Software Technologies. "By changing our name, we further reinforce our commitment to maximize the strengths of our worldwide divisions as we continue to offer total system...

Fieldbus Foundation Increases European Activities.
May 1, 1999... The Fieldbus [Foundation.sup.TM] has planned several activities to take place in Europe in the next year. A seminar program and training course schedule will offer opportunities for control and instrumentation developers, as well as end users,...

LMI Selcom Expands Services.
May 1, 1999... LMI Selcom has expanded its services into the area of custom designing and manufacturing sensors for large OEMs desiring a fast, accurate and low-cost solution to meet their measurement needs. David Allen, manager of LMI Selcom's industrial...

Galil Expands Motion Control Seminar Series.(Galil Motion Control Inc.)
May 1, 1999... Galil Motion Control Inc. has expanded its series of seminars with the addition of three levels of instruction. The first class, "Motion Control Made Easy," is a basic introduction for engineers. The "Advanced Motion Control" class teaches...

Phoenix Contact Inc. Implements New Business System for 2000.
May 1, 1999... Phoenix Contact Inc. has put into place a new business plan designed to eliminate potential operational and product problems that may occur in the year 2000. This action plan involves inventorying equipment, testing systems, and upgrading...

Toshiba Machine Co. Brings SCARA Robots to North America.
May 1, 1999... Toshiba Machine's Control System division has introduced its line of SCARA robots to North America. The SR-HSP series has been distributed in Europe and Asia for more than a decade. The robots are engineered to achieve a traversing rate of 300...

Genesis Systems Group Offers New Software.
May 1, 1999... The [AutoReport.sup.TM] software from Genesis Systems Group is a program for monitoring and analyzing robotic welding workcells. The PC-based software resides on both the user's office PC and the PC-based robot controller. This design is...

Dimension Technologies Inc. Announces Website.
May 1, 1999... Dimension Technologies Inc. (DTI) has activated a website. The new site, www.dti3d.com, features a variety of material about 3D imaging and DTI products. Complete information is available about DTI's Virtual [Window.sup.TM] line of 3D LCD...

Flexible automation solutions for today's bakeries.
May 1, 1999... Richard B. Tallian is Director of Engineering, TechniStar Corporation, Longmont, Co., USA, and can be contacted at: TechniStar Corporation, 1198 Boston Avenue, Longmont, Co., USA, 80501-5856 Tel: +1 303 651 0188, Fax: +1 303 651 5600, E-mail:...

Robotics Targets Consumer Goods.
May 1, 1999... In just a few years, there have been big changes in consumer products. Personal electronics have exploded on the scene, so that an ever growing number of people own a cellular phone, personal digital assistant, pager, camcorder, video cassette...

Seiko watch line demonstrates robot potential.
May 1, 1999... Many people think robots are new on the consumer products manufacturing scene. In fact, Seiko installed the first totally automated watch production line in 1964. It's been upgraded periodically ever since, with the last modification completed...

What They're All About.(computer software industry)
May 1, 1999... About the Author Joseph Biondo is the Controls Product Manager for Bosch Automation Technology. Joseph has been involved in motion and automation for over 13 years, applying and marketing complete machine control systems. Since the...

Taking Advantage of the PC Platform.
May 1, 1999... Walter Weisel is President & CEO, Robotic Workspace Technologies, Inc., 17105 San Carlos Blvd., Suite A-6151, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931. Introduction The decade of the 1990s has seen an explosion of PC-based technology. This...

Grippers and End Effectors.
May 1, 1999... Robotics World asked six industry leaders important questions about where grippers and end effectors have been, where they're going, and most significantly, where they should go. Our survey created a "virtual round table" that groups responses...

Welding Software Package.
May 1, 1999... The Lincoln Electric Co. has released WaveDesigner(R), a software package used to modify welding output wave shapes. The software is used with Lincoln's waveform control programmable machine, the Power Wave(R) 455. The software is available in...

EMC Multi Pole Hoods.
May 1, 1999... Wieland Electric Inc. has introduced a complete line of EMC multi pole hoods, housings and wire entry glands. The products maintain compliance with the low-voltage directive of the EMC directive, which requires the use of EMC products to...

Analog Output.
May 1, 1999... The SUPERPROX(R) Model SM906 analog output series from Hyde Park Electronics Inc. has a variety of sensing applications. The series is engineered to monitor and control levels of liquids and solid materials in bins and filler bowls, control...

Specifier's Guide to Photoelectrics.
May 1, 1999... Banner Engineering Corp. announces the new Specifier's Guide to Photoelectrics, a resource for specifiers of photoelectric and ultrasonic sensors. The 20-page guide includes photos and descriptions of 12 new photoelectric sensors, along with...

Backlash Reducer.
May 1, 1999... The CorBac correctable backlash reducer from Andantex USA Inc. is engineered to make it possible to correct or reset mechanical backlash without removing the reducer from the machine. This is in order that minimum backlash is maintained for the...

Lock Unit.
May 1, 1999... Castell Interlocks Inc. offers the Internal Release Unit, a lock unit designed for keeping personnel out of guarded areas while hazardous machinery is in motion while keeping an operator from being locked inside. The Internal Release Unit,...

Energy Systems Brochure.
May 1, 1999... Lambda Electronics has produced a series of brochures on the company's new energy systems, a family of rack-mounted, high-density, hot-swappable switchmode power supplies and related equipment for telecom provides product descriptions,...

Automated Welding Power Clamp.
May 1, 1999... GenusTech introduced a new type of power clamp for automated welding systems. It features a patented "ramp" mechanism that minimizes downtime by maintaining precise clamping performance over a wider range of metal thicknesses without frequent...

Grinder.
May 1, 1999... Diamond Ground Products, Inc., offers the Piranha II Tungsten Grinder, which allows operators to properly grind tungsten longitudinally on high-quality diamond wheels and improve most aspects of their weld applications including arc starting,...

Pneumatic Power Clamps.
May 1, 1999... De-Sta-Co offers a line of productivity-enhancing workholding products. Models 820-2 and 8825-1 mini-pneumatic power clamps offer durability in a compact design. Factory-floor tough, their clamp linkage is shielded between body halves, and a...

Stanchions.
May 1, 1999... 80/20 Inc. offers a new horizontal quick clamp stanchion which allows the user to retain the modularity that comes with T-slotted extrusions. By using tubes or solid rounds you can create precise positioning with 80/20's stanchions. Camera...

Vision Engines.
May 1, 1999... Imaging Technology Inc. announced a new family of cost-effective high-performance embedded vision systems subsystems designed to integrate proven, robust, machine vision tools with on-board MMX-accelerated processing, remote networking,...

Hose Insertion Gauge.
May 1, 1999... Parker Hose Insertion Depth Gauges are featured in a new accessories bulletin. Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Hose Products Division created the value-added tool to ensure accuracy and simplify the first step toward a leak-free assembly. Featuring a...

CSK Motion Subsystem.
May 1, 1999... Oriental Motor USA Corp. introduces the miniature five-phase CSK motion subsystem, consisting of a size 17 five-phase hybrid step motor, a low backlash gearhead, and a compact 24 vdc board level driver. Three miniature five-phase step motors...

Collision Sensor.
May 1, 1999... Robotic Accessories will be introducing its new Robotic Collision Sensor at the upcoming Robots & Vision Show. Visit Booth #442 to witness this product's unprecedented return accuracy of +0.0005 and its ability to automatically reset following...

Tough Mats.
May 1, 1999... The LarcoMat EuroSystem safety floor mat system, from Safety Controls Corp., features an SSG-EFS Controller, which integrates large safety floor mat surface areas with safeguarded machinery. The system is compact and weighs less than a pound,...

Easy Application Development.
May 1, 1999... Motoman is offering a new version of ROTSY (Robot Off-Line Teaching System of Yaskawa) programming software, which makes robotic application development simple and reduces costs by implementing robotic simulation on a PC. Version 4.2 includes...

Flex-Palletizing From ABB.
May 1, 1999... ABB Flexible Automation has launched a turnkey palletizing package that allows tailored solutions to palletizing needs. The system, built around ABB's new IRB 640 robot, which boasts a load capacity of 160 kg., can stack different-sized...

Plastic Gripper.
May 1, 1999... A new lightweight gripper has been developed by Zaytran Inc. The Magnum gripper is made of PET-P, a plastic which resists the effects of deionized water used in the cleaning operations when manufacturing electronic products. Its patented design...

Integration Manual.
May 1, 1999... A comprehensive systems integration manual offered by Anorad Corp. contains information to assist engineers, designers and technicians in understanding, installing and operating direct-drive linear motor systems. The manual provides theory of...

Spot Welding Tool Changer.
May 1, 1999... A robotic tool changer for transgun spot welding, the SW-150A has been announced by ATI Industrial Automation, Garner, N. C. The changer consists of a master section mounted on a robot, and a tool section mounted to a spot welding transgun on a...