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FANUC Officially Merges its Operations in the Americas

FANUC has officially merged all of its operations in the Americas into a single company named FANUC America Corporation. The new company, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan will have combined annual sales in excess of $1B and 22 locations.

12 Dec 2013

Automation.com Features Seegrid and Linde Material Handling 2014 Automation Trends

The current issue of Automation.com featured manufacturing journalist, TR Cutler talked about the past-paced, ever-changing elements of automation impacting manufacturing, material handling, and logistics. Industrial Truck Association President, Jeff Rufener, predicted that by 2025 fully automated and guided vehicles will account for 50% of industrial truck sales.

From Seegrid Corporation 5 Dec 2013

PaR Systems Acquires Key Assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion and CAMotion Cranes

PaR Systems, Inc., a world leader in material handling, aerospace manufacturing, automation, and robotic solutions since 1961, announced today that it has acquired the major assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion, Inc. (www.camotion.com), and CAMotion Cranes, Inc., companies recognized as innovators in material handling utilizing Cartesian robotic technology for pick-and-place systems, palletizing and depalletizing machines, and advanced crane motion controls.

From PaR Systems, Inc. 5 Dec 2013

DE-STA-CO Introduces Accelerate Collection of Lightweight Tooling for Improved Automated Stamping

Responding to customer needs for faster and more efficient automated pressroom stamping lines, DE-STA-CO introduces the Accelerate Collection of lightweight tooling. Accelerate is the world's lightest standard line of end effectors.

4 Dec 2013

Adept Technology Obtains Order from Cornerstone Automation Systems for its Lynx Mobile Robots

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced that Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC (CASI), a producer of innovative material handling, packaging and manufacturing automation, has placed an order for a fleet of Adept "Lynx" mobile robots.

4 Dec 2013

Automated Guided Vehicles Producer, Seegrid, Discusses Trend Towards Automated Material Handling

Material Handling has gone through many changes in the last four decades. Seegrid, maker of flexible automated guided vehicles (AGVs) is revolutionizing the change with product availability, customization, and the growth of sources to supply products.

From Seegrid Corporation 30 Nov 2013

Miniature Factory Connects the Real with the Virtual World

Industrial processes have been mechanized, electrified and digitized. In the next step they become intelligent. However, the lines between virtual and real worlds become only slowly blurred. At EuroMold in Frankfurt researchers will demonstrate leadoff Industry 4.0 applications with a miniature factory from 3 to 6 December (Hall 11.0, Booth C68a).

29 Nov 2013

Prevas-DTU Industrial Ph.D. Project Enables Robot Technology to Run on Embedded Systems

A recently completed Industrial Ph.D. project done in cooperation between Prevas (STO:PREVB) and DTU, the Technical University of Denmark, enables advanced robot technology to run on embedded systems.

29 Nov 2013

Plant Expansions Will Lead to Increased Use of AGVs for Food and Beverage Operations

Seegrid, maker of flexible automated guided vehicles (AGVs), welcomed guest blog contributor and food manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler. Cutler explained that AGVs in food and beverage operations will see dramatic increases in 2014 due to plant expansion.

From Seegrid Corporation 21 Nov 2013

Global Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at 5.73% CAGR Over the Period 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Global Welding Robots Market 2013 Report to their offering.

21 Nov 2013

Industrial Robotics News

FANUC Officially Merges its Operations in the Americas

Automation.com Features Seegrid and Linde Material Handling 2014 Automation Trends

PaR Systems Acquires Key Assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion and CAMotion Cranes

DE-STA-CO Introduces Accelerate Collection of Lightweight Tooling for Improved Automated Stamping

Adept Technology Obtains Order from Cornerstone Automation Systems for its Lynx Mobile Robots

Automated Guided Vehicles Producer, Seegrid, Discusses Trend Towards Automated Material Handling

Miniature Factory Connects the Real with the Virtual World

Prevas-DTU Industrial Ph.D. Project Enables Robot Technology to Run on Embedded Systems

Plant Expansions Will Lead to Increased Use of AGVs for Food and Beverage Operations

Global Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at 5.73% CAGR Over the Period 2012-2016

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