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Robotic Inspection of Weld Defects
Easily interfaced to any robot system or welding machine, the i-FACT intelligent robotic inspection system from Servo-Robot automatically digitizes joint and bead surfaces to provide geometric data and detect weld defects.
How to Give Robotic Grinding and Polishing Processes a Sense of Touch
Ideal for robotic assembly, grinding, and polishing operations, the Axia80 F/T sensor from ATI obtains feedback from force and torque loads as a process is occurring to make robotic and automated processes more acute and responsive.
Robot Performance Measurement and Calibration
To increase robot positional accuracy up to 12X in machining, drilling, grinding, welding, cutting, inspection, deburring and 3D printing operations, the Robot Measurement Solution from API verifies and calibrates robot accuracy to the ISO 9283 standard in a completely automated run-time.
Robot Inspection: The Future of Flexible Manufacturing
For automated inspection of manufactured parts in shorter cycle times, the Robot Inspection System from ABB / NUB3D raises quality and reduces the risk of errors by rapidly recording and comparing highly detailed geometric and surface data with digital CAD models.
HMI Expands into Western Canada
Their new Calgary office will support diverse manufacturing industries from Manitoba through British Columbia.
Hoffmann Wins German Design Awards
Their GARANT ToolCar roller cabinet, GARANT magnet measuring stand, and GARANT cross-cut saw win awards.
How Automated Tool Management Increases Shop Productivity
In high speed, tight tolerance machining operations, eliminating the potential for human error can be a competitive advantage in an increasingly rigid marketplace.
Universal Robots Celebrates Milestone
December marks their ten-year anniversary of selling the world’s first commercially viable collaborative robot.
In-Line Measurement of Mid-To-Large Sized Parts
The versatile 360 deg FMC-Tracker flexible measurement cell from Hexagon delivers a new level of automated measurement productivity that can easily scale to the appropriate size for any workpiece and measure multiple parts in production.
Marposs Acquires Elettrosystem
This deal expands their footprint in automation, assembly and industrial testing for medical and automotive applications.
IPG Photonics Acquires Genesis Systems Group
This $115 million deal should accelerate laser processing applications in transportation, aerospace and other industrial markets.
Universal Robots Marks Industry Milestone
They sell their 25,000th cobot and maintain 60 percent share of the global cobot market.
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