Robotics World articles from October 2001

Robotics World archives from October 2001

"Coopetition": The Marriage of Cooperation and Competition.
October 1, 2001... Hey, how's business? Not so hot? Same here." I don't know about you, but I sure have heard plenty of conversations like that lately. After years of economic growth we have, depending upon your business, hit a slowdown or a heavy-duty recession....

KUKA Exhibit Included at Detroit Science Center.
October 1, 2001... Detroit--KUKA Robotics' hands-on exhibit made its debut at the New Detroit Science Center's grand-opening celebration July 28. The display teaches children about robots through an interactive presentation and fun activities. The main...

People.
October 1, 2001... Christopher Bailey has been promoted to general manager of Lincoln Electric's Automation Division, which manufactures robotic welding and cutting systems. Bailey is now responsible for all aspects of the business, including system design,...

AutoAmbulator Tested at Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis.
October 1, 2001... Birmingham, Ala.--HealthSouth Corp. has selected The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis for initial feasibility studies on the AutoAmbulator, a therapeutic robotic machine being developed by HealthSouth to rehabilitate individuals recovering...

New Shiloh System Produces Body Side Frames for GM SUV.
October 1, 2001... Valley City, Ohio -- Shiloh Industries has developed an advanced laser engineered-welded blanking operation to produce body-side frames for General Motors' 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer/GMC Envoy/Oldsmobile Bravada. The new operation is also...

Assembly West Features Boeing Plant Tour.
October 1, 2001... Norwalk, Conn. -- Visitors to the Assembly West Exhibition and Conference, Nov. 14-15, at the LongBeach (Calif.) Convention Center will have the opportunity to take a tour of Boeing's final assembly factory of the Air Force's newest Airlifter....

Braintech Collaborates With the NRC-IC Of Canada.
October 1, 2001... North Vancouver -- Braintech Inc. has begun work on a jointly funded project with the National Research Council of Canada-Innovation Centre to develop vision science and technology specific to Geometric Stereo Vision. The research project is...

The Lincoln Electric Automation Division, Lincoln Electric Brazil.
October 1, 2001... The Lincoln Electric Automation Division, Lincoln Electric Brazil and the Consumables Division of Lincoln Electric Canada have been certified to the ISO 9001 Quality System requirements.

NVE Corp.
October 1, 2001... NVE Corp. has received PROFIBUS International recognition for its new IsoLoop galvanic isolator and transceiver family.

Braintech Inc.
October 1, 2001... Braintech Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation with Marubeni Corp. of Japan in which Braintech will grant an exclusive license for its eVisionFactory system to Marubeni, for all of Japan and extend non-exclusive rights...

The U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center.
October 1, 2001... The U.S. Army Robert MorrisAcquisitionCenter, on behalf of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, has awarded General Dynamics Robotic Systems two agreements for robotics research and development The first agreement creates an alliance, led by...

Integral Vision Inc.
October 1, 2001... Integral Vision Inc.'s stock (INVI) has moved to the Over the Counter Bulletin Board.

SAP AG and Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd.
October 1, 2001... SAP AG and Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. have entered into an agreement to integrate Tecnomatix eMPower Manufacturing Process Management solutions with mySAP Product Life Cycle Management.

Integral Vision Inc.
October 1, 2001... Integral Vision Inc. has sold certain of its packaging applications software and most of the fixed assets of its subsidiary, Integral Vision Ltd., to DIMACO for $500,000 in cash. Included was the sale of the worldwide exclusive rights to...

North American Robotics Industry Down 28 Percent in First Half.
October 1, 2001... Ann Arbor, Mich. -- After falling sharply in the first half of 2001, the robotics industry sees some indications that the worst may be over. "Helped by large spot-welding orders, the industry posted higher new order figures in the second...

RIA Introduces Ask the Experts Online.
October 1, 2001... Robotics Online, at http:// www.roboticsonline.com, now features an interactive "Ask the Experts" module where visitors can post and follow the thread of questions on a variety of application topics. Questions are posted by users, and...

RIA Releases Updated Robotics Video.
October 1, 2001... The Robotic Industries Association now offers an updated version of its free video, "Introduction to Successful Robotic Solutions." The nine-minute video provides potential users of robotics a quick overview of the key benefits of...

Cartesian, SCARA or Articulated Arm.
October 1, 2001... Choose the Riqht Robot for the Job No matter what kind of job you're doing, you want to have the right tools for that job. And that adage applies to robots and robotic systems. Consider the three types of robots: cartesians, SCARAs and...

Coating Robots Migrate.
October 1, 2001... From Auto Industry Into General Industry Robotic painting and coating systems, like robotic welding and material-handling systems, have become a mainstay in the automotive industry. "Mostly where we and our competition have been active...

Robotics Case Studies.
October 1, 2001... DISPENSING CASE STUDY Lacks Industries Inc. in Kentwood, Mich., a major Tier 1 supplier of chrome-plated plastic parts to the automotive industry, has more than 30 Motoman robots performing a variety of sealant dispensing, material...

ABB FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION.
October 1, 2001... RobotStudio enables offline programming and simulation using a Windows PC. ProgramMaker assists in creating, editing and modifying robot programs and various data files on a PC. ScreenMaker allows users to customize the ABB teach pendant...

ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC.
October 1, 2001... AdeptWindows integrates the PC with an Adept robot or AdeptVision system and leverages the power of standard tools on the PC. V+ 13.0 for the AdeptWindows controller board manages all real-time and programming aspects of the system, and...

CIMETRIX INC.
October 1, 2001... The Cimetrix Open Development Environment (CODE) is an offline/online machine modeling, development and control package for use with motion-intensive applications such as robotics, high-speed chip placement machines, assembly cells and...

COLUMBIA/OKURA.
October 1, 2001... OXPA-DIY is a Windows-based GUI for creating, editing and downloading custom robotic palletizing pattern programs. OXPA-DIY displays possible stacking configurations and calculates the stacking coordinates based on your product weight,...

CRS ROBOTICS.
October 1, 2001... POLARA laboratory automation software features open-architecture design and an extensive list of features. RAPL3 is a flexible programming language for integrating robotics and laboratory systems peripherals. ActiveRobot lets users develop...

DAIHEN INC.
October 1, 2001... Daihen's software offering includes Multi-Synchromotion, PM95 PC Program Storage, ED95 Program Editing and OT95 Offline Programming.

DELMIA.
October 1, 2001... IGRIP, UltraSpot and UltraArc are robotic simulation tools for design, evaluation and offline programming of robotic workcells. PLC Verification is an add-on solution to IGRIP that validates PLC programs by simulating PLC actions using a...

DENSO ROBOTICS.
October 1, 2001... Wincaps II offline programming software helps users develop and troubleshoot programs on a PC. It offers 3-D simulation tools to lay out automation workcells, with peripherals that let the user determine obstacle clearances and verify reach.

DYNALOG.
October 1, 2001... The DynaCal Robot Cell Calibration System is a proprietary robot measurement system that provides maximum performance with a minimum of setup time. The AutoCal Calibration System automatically maintains the accuracy of the robotic cell to...

EPSON AMERICA FACTORY AUTOMATION.
October 1, 2001... SPEL for Windows is used to program Epson XM3000 Series (cartesian), E-Series or BN/BL (SCARA), and RT3300 (cylindrical) robots. Features include a debugger, jog-and-teach window, I/O monitor window, robotic control panel and context-sensitive...

FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA.
October 1, 2001... ArcTool standardizes setup and operation of FANUC robotic arc-welding applications. ARCworks PRO provides cell-level monitoring, diagnostics and reporting. Diagnostic Resource Center is an e-library of diagnostic information, photos and circuit...

FLOW SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES.
October 1, 2001... Workspace5 is robotic simulation and offline programming software that offers accuracy, compatibility and customizability regardless of the major manufacturers' robot being used. Features include a user-friendly graphical environment, native...

GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP.
October 1, 2001... Robot Systems Manager manages present and future Genesis software modules. AutoReport generates reports on production, errors and utility on a single or multiple robotic system. Production Screen provides parts selection, graphical diagnostic...

KUKA ROBOTICS.
October 1, 2001... Remote Service enables services such as software maintenance, diagnostics and supervision to be performed remotely. SoftPLC enables the KUKA PC-based robotic controller to control entire cells and systems and adds scalable PLC functionality to...

MOTOMAN INC.
October 1, 2001... MotoCal calibrates the robotic arm and end-of-arm tool to ensure Motoman robots have the highest accuracy available, improving the robot performance and path accuracy needed for improved offline programming, simplified robot cloning and...

NACHI ROBOTICS.
October 1, 2001... SLIM allows a programmer to develop robotic task programs at a PC that has a simple text editor. Technomatix's Rob-Cad can create a robotic program that can be directly loaded into the Nachi robot. Nachi Robotics Advanced Technology America...

PANASONIC FACTORY AUTOMATION.
October 1, 2001... PanaPRO is a software suite that encompasses the manufacturing process from CAD import to automatic process control and management. It maximizes equipment use, improves process throughput and reduces defects, scrap and rework of boards. The...

REIS ROBOTICS.
October 1, 2001... RobOffice for the PC combines several functions in one interface for generating and testing robotic programs. It can predetermine cycle times, optimize motion parameters and test programs for runtime errors without robot or production system...

RIXAN ASSOCIATES.
October 1, 2001... (Mitsubishi and Samsung distributor) Rixan develops custom robotic programs to meet customers' specific robotic integration needs. In addition, Rixan offers RoboWare programming/control software, which allows the user to create and edit...

SANKYO ROBOTICS.
October 1, 2001... Buzz is PC-based software for developing robotic applications for Sankyo robotic systems. Buzz includes an editor with color-coded syntax, error diagnostics screen, real-time debugger and teach file editor. BuzzX is a set of ActiveX controls...

STAUBLI.
October 1, 2001... V+ Language is real-time multitasking software designed to organize efficiently all processes through one language and interface. V_YPR translates trajectories or points from CAD/CAM systems into coordinates that can be interpreted by the...

SHELF-MOUNTED ROBOTS.
October 1, 2001... KUKA Robotics now offers two new shelf-mounted robots, with payload capacities 150 and 210 kg and maximum reaches of up to 3,500 mm, that can carry out their tasks from above. These six-axis machines can be used to implement integrated...

NATURAL LANGUAGE OS.
October 1, 2001... Brainhat Corp. has introduced a natural language operating system that can be programmed in English, serve as a clearinghouse for English-based events, intelligently interact with users in automated question-and-answer environments and direct...

VISION CD-ROM.
October 1, 2001... DVT Corp. has introduced the DVT VirtualTour, a free CD-ROM featuring an interactive version of the company's award-winning training program with video, 3-D virtual reality and stereo sound. DVT VirtualTour features in-depth product knowledge,...

ROBOTICS CONNECTOR.
October 1, 2001... The new Compact Robotic Connector system from Molex Inc. provides a standardized power and signal interface for factory automation applications such as small robots and other motor-driven equipment. At 1/15th the size of traditional heavy-duty...

MULTI-ROBOT WELDING CELL.
October 1, 2001... Motoman Inc. recently updated its ArcWorld 6000 series of welding cells with the ArcWorld II-6000, with reduced floor space, improved ergonomics and easier installation. Standard components include a Motoman robot and XRC controller,...

FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION CELLS.
October 1, 2001... OMNITECH Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. offers standard cell platforms with a basic configuration that includes various styles of robotic and "pick-and-place" devices. The cells, which can be incorporated in manufacturing, assembly, process...

GRIPPER SENSOR.
October 1, 2001... Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced GRIPDICATOR, a new line of inductive sensors. These grip indicators mount externally on industry standard power clamps and grippers and monitor the full extension and retraction of jaws and arms. GRIPDICATOR is...

WELD POWER SOURCES.
October 1, 2001... The new HM-II 350 and 500 Dip Pulse power sources from Panasonic Factory Automation offer a new level of artificial intelligence control of the welding process. The HM-II machines offer three welder-friendly selectable modes of Panasonic's...