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RIA, USA - IFR Industry Association

North American Robotics Companies Post Strongest Opening Quarter Ever

North American robotics companies shattered previous opening quarter records for robots ordered and shipped in the first quarter of 2013.  A total of 5,833 robots valued at $341.2 million were ordered from North American robotics companies through March, an increase of 14.5% in units over the same period in 2012 and 10% above the previous first quarter record set in 2005.

OTC Daihen, Japan - IFR-Partner

Friendly Series - Highly efficient arc welding robot for thick plates

DAIHEN Corporation has proudly announced "a highly efficient arc welding robot for thick plates" that realizes highly efficient thick plate welding by easy operation. This robot was developed for thick-plate welding such as construction machines, construction steels, vehicles, bridges, and more, due to easy-to-use functions.

RIA, USA - IFR Industry Association Member

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RIA, USA - IFR Industry Association

Automate 2013 Reaches a Record Number of Attendees

Automate 2013, North America's leading automation event, was attended by a record 10,975 attendees from across the United States and 55 countries. The event took place January 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Fanuc Robotics Europe - IFR Partner

New FANUC Genkotsu series robot provides fast, mid-range, line builder solution

FANUC has added a new 3kg payload parallel link robot to its high-speed Genkotsu Series. The FANUC M-2iA fills a gap between the existing 1kg and 6kg arms providing a large work envelope, with high throughput performance for mid-range assembly and handling tasks.

RIA, USA - IFR Industry Association

2013 RIA Board of Directors Announced

The 2013 RIA Board of Directors was announced today during the Robotics Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida. The following robotic industry leaders join the board for their first two-year terms.

Schunk, USA - IFR-Partner

Efficient Gripping of Large Strokes

The PHL from SCHUNK comes in two versions: The pneumatic PHL and the electric EGA.

Adept, USA - IFR-Partner

Adept Technology Introduces Simplified Robotic Parts Feeding Solution

Adept Technology announced the introduction of the Adept FlexiBowl®, an innovative vision-based robotic parts feeding solution available as an option on all Adept robot systems.

Fanuc Robotics Europe - IFR Partner

Latest FANUC LRMate robot slims down and speeds up for ideal machine-build solution

FANUC has introduced the latest version of its successful LR Mate 200 robot.  Ideally suited for integration into special purpose machinery the LR Mate 200iD is now more compact, faster, has increased payload and a larger work envelope.

Reis Robotics, Germany - IFR-Partner

Laser welding and laser hybrid welding with new laser robot RV60-26-FT from Reis Robotics

Reis Robotics presents the newly developed laser robot RV60-26-FT for laser welding and laser hybrid welding.