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Adept, USA - IFR-Partner
Adept Technology Acquired Autonomous Mobile Robot Provider
Adept Technology, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held MobileRobots Inc., a provider of industry leading autonomous robot and automated guided vehicle (AGV) technologies. Equipping Adept's global sales channels with autonomous robots and associated technologies will enable the company to address the needs of the production logistics markets.
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BARA, UK - IFR-Industry Association
BARA announces a 55% growth in UK robot sales
A recent robot sales comparison report carried out by BARA, the British Automation and Robotics Association, shows that in the first two quarters of 2010 UK robot sales have substantially grown by 55% on 2009 figures. This growth is the first of its kind since 2006 and figures suggest that it will continue to accelerate throughout 2010.
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Valk Welding, Netherlands - IFR-Partner
Welding wire sensing method detects all weld deviations and shapes
If a work piece has tolerances, the robot programme has to be modified. The tolerance results in the welding robot failing to put the weld in the right position, which calls for subsequent processing and manual correction of the welding programme. But the welding robot can make that correction itself.
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GÜDEL, Switzerland - IFR-Partner
Two new Patented Systems for Production of Solar Modules
On the Automatica 2010, 3S Modultec and GÜDEL presented two brand-new machines for different stations in the production process of solar modules. The steps for marking, measuring and inspecting the edges of the single-pane safety glass of the modules form an important station.
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ABB, Sweden - IFR-Partner
ABB wins top food processing award for robotic pancake application
ABB's robotics business wins Food Processing magazine's Robotics and Automation award for the installation of two robotic lines at the Honeytop Speciality Food plant in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
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BlueBotics, Switzerland - IFR-Partner
BlueBotics ANT® - The smart, autonomous robots
BlueBotics provides your vehicle with high mobility for automation tasks in professional applications. Key part is the ANT® Autonomous Navigation Technology developed by BlueBotics for industrial automation and service robotics.
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KUKA, Germany - IFR-Partner
Heli Trainer sets new standards in pilot training
On the occasion of the ILA, the world's leading air trade show, Heli Aviation GmbH together with KUKA Roboter GmbH and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics presented a concept study for a new helicopter flight trainer. The aim of this joint project is to develop a realistic flight trainer that will enable pilot training to be effective, safe and cost-efficient.
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Valk Welding, Netherlands - IFR-Partner
Welding Data Management checks and records welding quality
In order to check and record the quality of welding work, Panasonic offers a Welding Data Management module for its Tawers arc-welding robots. The module records the welding parameters of Panasonic Tawers welding robots during the welding process. Besides analysing the welding data, the module also offers the option of generating a report of the welding values as proof of correctly completed welding work.
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Adept, Germany, IFR-Partner
Surgical Robotic Assistants
The Adept Viper s850 robot is one component of the surgical assistance system ModiCAS. It is the world's first robotic system to support the implantation of acetabular cups, a prosthesis often used in hip replacement, in humans.
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Adept, Germany - IFR-Partner
Achieve Packaging Sustainability with Flexible Automation
Packaging sustainability is the ultimate goal of packagers. The challenge is to balance economic prosperity with environmental and social responsibility. Preserving resources by minimizing their environmental impact, reducing energy consumption, and ...
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