- Robotics orders shot up 28% in first three quarters of 2003
Ann Arbor, MI—New orders for industrial robots received by North American manufacturers increased 28% to 10,382 orders in the first three quarters of 2003 (1-3Q03) from 8,101 orders during the same period in 2002, according to recent research by the Robotic Industries Association (RIA). Meanwhile, the value of these orders ......
- Robot manufacturers by robot type. (The 2003 Robotics
Worldwide Directory).
WELDING, MIG ABB INC. ANTENEN RESEARCH CLOOS ROBOTIC WELDING FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRIAL CONTROL REPAIR KAWASAKI ROBOTICS (USA) KC ROBOTICS MOTOMAN INC. NACHI ROBOTICS SYSTEMS PANASONIC FACTORY AUTOMATION ROBOTIC CONCEPTS INC. WELDING, TIG ABB INC. ANTENEN RESEARCH CLOOS ROBOTIC WELDING FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRIAL CONTROL REPAIR KAWASAKI ROBOTICS ......
- Parts handling equipment: robots: product lines
reviewed.
Parts Handling Equipment ROBOTS AKR ROBOTICS, INC. The AKR 3000 robotic manipulator is a jointed-arm robot designed for spray finishing and FRP spray-up applications. Modular design offers a number of arm lenghts, rotation options, stand height, and number of movement axes (up to seven). Direct lead-through teaching or CNC-type programming ......
- Robot Suppliers Are Branching Out
The cyclical auto industry is in yet another slump, so it's once again time for the robotics industry to dust off a recurring strategy: expanding into areas other than automotive. This time, robot suppliers feel they've got a good chance of reducing their dependence on vehicle production. There's no question ......
- Robotic welding material handling improve quality in
auto industry.
To day's car buyers expect quality, not only in performance and reliability but also in the aesthetics of their vehicles. "Customers look for reliability and a good-looking product," said Wilfried Eberhardt, vice president of sales and marketing for KUKA Robotics Corp. "Consumers want to know how reliable is the product, ......
- What is a robotic end-effector?
According to ATI Industrial Automation," A robotic end-effector is any object attached to the robot flange (wrist) that serves a function. This would include robotic grippers, robotic tool changers, robotic collision sensors, robotic rotary joint, robotic press tooling, compliance device, robotic paint gun, robotic &burring tool, robotic arc welding gun, ......
- Robots & Vision Show Offers Something for
Everyone.
Whether you're an experienced robotics user, a newcomer to flexible automation or a manufacturer considering a shift from fixed automation or manual labor to robotics, the place to be June 5-7 is the International Robots & Vision Show in Rosemont, Ill., outside of Chicago. Since the late 1970s, this biennial ......