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FANUC’s New Robot Designed to Handle Heavy Products
With a 1,000 kg payload, a 3,253 mm horizontal reach, and a 4,297 mm vertical reach, the M-1000iA is capable of handling automotive components, construction materials and battery packs for EVs. Shipping of the product will begin this quarter.
RoboDK Releases Intuitive Palletizing Plugin for Any Robot Brand
Robot software company RoboDK has released a new palletizing plugin for intuitive programming of palletizing applications, compatible with almost any robot brand. It accelerates this normally tedious programming task and improves deployment efficiency.
Orbital Wrapper Manufacturer Adds Automated Air Recycling System
TAB Wrapper Tornado Reuses Exhaust Air to Keep Cutting Area Clear
Toyota Material Handling Introduces 22 New Electric Models
The company’s historic product introduction includes a range of new warehousing solutions, including four electric pneumatic forklift models and 12 new reach truck models.
Transform Ordinary Pipe into a Powerful Conveyer for Abrasive & Heavy Materials
EXAIR’s new 3 NPT Heavy Duty Threaded Line Vac™ is a powerful in-line conveyor that transports high volumes of material through ordinary pipe.
Robotic Programming Made Easy with Yaskawa’s Smart Pattern Extension
Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc., a leading robotics company in the Americas is launching a robotic programming made easy with Yaskawa’s Smart Pattern Extension.
Automation is Simple With Kurt’s New Robotic Gripper and VersatileLock Pneumatic Vise
Kurt Workholding and Absolute Machine Tools have teamed up to create an easy and smart way to introduce turnkey automation in your shop. The exclusive package features a Mitsubishi LoadMate Plus, Kurt 3600A Pneumatic Vise and Kurt RV36 Robotic Gripper working in tandem with a Tongtai VP-10 mass-production high-speed vertical machining center.
More and More Magnets: Industrial Magnetics Inc. Expands its Reach
IMI has expanded through the years by increasing the variety of its products, by entering additional industries, and by acquiring other companies, including Walker Magnetics.
Safe and Secure: Magnets Carry the Loads
Magnetic lifting systems and control valves allow operators to make efficient use of their time when handling steel, which typically can be difficult and time consuming to job shops.
Q3 Robot Orders Put 2021 on Track for Biggest Year Yet, Says Automation Association
According to data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), robot sales totaled $1.48 billion at the end of Q3 2021, surpassing the previous nine-month record, which was set in 2017.
FANUC Introduces New Robot for Use in Machine Tending, Warehouses, Logistics
FANUC America Corp. (Rochester Hills, MI) has introduced the LR-10iA/10, a new robot designed for machine tending and for picking applications in the warehousing and logistics sectors.
Machine Vision for Flexible Robotic Automation
The synergies vision guided robotics (VGR) bring to the shop floor are numerous. Learn about the types of VGR systems and the trending uses for robotic automation.