Members press release

BARA, UK - IFR-Industry Association

The FP Awards; clash of the titans!

The 25th Food Processing Awards, held by Food Processing (FP) Magazine on the 9 February 2009, honoured ten companies working in the food industry with awards befitting their manufacturing, engineering, design and innovation achievements.

BARA, UK - IFR-Industry Association

Robotics get major boost as BARA joins the PPMA

The growing importance of robotics and automation systems to the global packaging supply chain has led to the amalgamation of the British Automation & Robotics Association with the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association.

Kawasaki Robotics, Germany - IFR-Partner

Four novelties by Kawasaki Robotics

The newly designed R series is going to gradually replace the Kawasaki F series. The first robot of this series - the RS20N - offers a reach of 1,725 mm and a payload capacity of 20 kg.  

FANUC Robotics, USA - IFR-Partner

FANUC Robotics Introduced M-1iA Intelligent, High-Speed Assembly Robot

FANUC Robotics America Inc. introduced the new M-1iA intelligent assembly robot at the 2009 International Robots & Vision Motion Control Show held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago), IL.

ROBOAT, Taiwan - IFR-Industry Association

TIROS 2009 Show

TIROS 2009 is the major international robotics exhibition in Taiwan. It offers an outstanding platform for worldwide robotics-related firms to demonstrate their new products and technologies. Via TIROS'09, robotics-related companies or who are interested in robotics can get up-to-date information from the exhibition. Y

OTC Daihen, Japan - IFR-Partner

New arc welding robot models "AII-B4L" and "AII-V6L"

Daihen Corporation has remodeled its popular arc welding robot line AX Series to release new arc welding robot models "AII-B4L" and "AII-V6L" and the welding peripheral equipment to use in combination with the robots. Daihen develops a complete range of products including welding peripheral equipment as well as robots to offer total solutions to welding applications.

Fanuc Robotics, USA - IFR-Partner

New Paint Mate 200iA Compact - Painting Robot

North American Robot Orders

North American Robot Orders Fall 21% in 2008

Robotics industry statistics released by RIA report that North American based robotics companies saw new orders sold to North American manufacturing companies fall by 21% in units and 16% in dollars in 2008 compared to 2007.

Denmark: Danish Technological Institute - IFR R&D Institute

The Innovation Consortium - DeliGrip

Last week the Danish Technological Institute, the Centre for Robot Technology, submitted an application regarding funding of a new and exciting innovation consortium: DeliGrip.

RIA - Joseph Engelberger Robotics Award presented

2009 Engelberger Robotics Awards Honor Industry Pioneers from US and Japan in Barcelona

The 2009 Engelberger Robotics Award, the industry's highest honor, was presented to two industry pioneers at the 40^th International Symposium on Robotics in Barcelona, Spain on March 11, 2009.