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Automate 2015: Harry Major Machine to Highlight Cableless Gantry and Automated Part Handling Technologies

Harry Major Machine (HMM), a leader in the design, manufacture, installation and support of custom automated systems and machines for more than half a century, will be introducing a new cableless gantry technology – the first of its kind in North America – and displaying innovative automated part handling technologies at its booth (#1024) during Automate 2015, held from March 23 to 26 at Chicago's McCormick Place North.

16 Mar 2015

Global Welding Robotics Market Estimated to Reach $3.38 Billion in 2020

Modernisation needs in the competitive global market and the rising emphasis on energy efficiency are steering industries towards automation. This trend is driving the uptake of welding robots over manual welding methods. Robotic welding offers consistency and repeatability, which is vital in user industries. While demand from the automotive and transportation industry will be robust, the electronics, heavy machinery and construction industries are also contributing to market growth.

16 Mar 2015

Major Medical Device Manufacturer Acquires Evana Automation’s Robotic Material Handling System

Evana Automation Specialists, a leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recently shipped a robotic material handling system to a prominent medical device manufacturer. The Evana solution will transport wire shaping fixtures to one of several heat treat furnaces, a cooling quench, and the final assembly line.

13 Mar 2015

INTERPHEX 2015: Rockwell Automation Center for The Connected Enterprise to Offer Educational Sessions

International Pharmaceutical Expo (INTERPHEX), the premier pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing event, today announced the Rockwell Automation Center for The Connected Enterprise will be offering educational sessions during INTERPHEX 2015, April 21-23.

6 Mar 2015

KUKA Lightweight Robot Serves as Steering Column for Autonomously Driven Car

At the Geneva Motor Show from 5 to 15 March, the Swiss car manufacturer Rinspeed is showcasing Budii, its vehicle concept study. The steering wheel is mounted on a KUKA LBR iiwa.

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 6 Mar 2015

New Market Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Speed Reducer Industry

Speed reducer is one of three core parts of industrial robot, along with two others (drive and control device, servomotor), accounting for about 36% of the industrial robot's total cost.

5 Mar 2015

New Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Industry

With increasing demand for industrial automation and intelligentization, global industrial robot industry flourishes, hitting a record high in 2013 with annual sales and ownership arriving at 178,000 units and 1.332 million units, up 12.0% and 7.9% year on year, respectively.

3 Mar 2015

Toshiba Wins iF Design Award 2015 for Hydraulic Double-Arm Robot

Toshiba Group took two awards at iF Design Award 2015, the prestigious international competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in design. The Silmee™ Bar type paste-on wearable biological sensor received the Product Design Award, and the Hydraulic Double-Arm Robot won the Professional Concept Award.

2 Mar 2015

SFU Team Wins First Place for Designing Innovative Robot at 2015 Western Engineering Competition

A team of Simon Fraser University engineering science students has won first place, senior design category, at the 2015 Western Engineering Competition.

27 Feb 2015

KUKA Robots Assist in Construction and Restoration of Historic Sculptures

They provide valuable support with their precision, flexibility and speed: KUKA robots are helping to restore historic sculptures at the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa, as well as building the sixth Messner Mountain Museum on the summit of the Kronplatz (Plan de Corones) in South Tyrol.

18 Feb 2015