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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

U.S. DHS Improves Border Patrol Operations with TCOM Aerostat Systems

TCOM, the global leader in airborne persistent surveillance solutions, is supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to improve U.S. Border Patrol operations in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

20 Nov 2013

Lincoln Electric Acquires Ownership Interest in Burlington Automation

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has acquired an ownership interest in Burlington Automation Corporation.

20 Nov 2013

Siemens Expands Comprehensive Industrial Wireless LAN Portfolio

Siemens is expanding the applications of wireless data transmission in cabinets and in equipment at the field level with two new product lines for industrial wireless LAN (WLAN). With the especially compact Scalance W761-1 RJ45 access point and the Scalance W721-1 RJ45 client module, users can implement wireless machine networking out of the cabinet, with cost and space savings, for example, in conjunction with the Simatic ET 200SP distributed I/Os.

From Siemens AG 20 Nov 2013

Bombardier's Challenger 605 Jet Selected as Platform for Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Program

Boeing has selected Bombardier's Challenger 605 business jet as the platform for its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) program, which offers the global market a capable, low-risk maritime surveillance system based on Boeing’s proven P-8A mission system technology.

From Boeing 20 Nov 2013

New AlphaLab Gear Accelerator for Robotics Startups Opens in Pittsburgh

AlphaLab Gear, a new class of accelerator, opens today combining Pittsburgh's deep expertise in manufacturing with its university research and prowess in robotics, software and other technologies. AlphaLab Gear is an accelerator for hardware, robotics and other physical products startups that provides investment, expert mentorship, manufacturing equipment and know-how in a collaborative work space that even includes artists-in-residence to fuel creativity.

20 Nov 2013

Robotic Arc Welding Systems Provider, Robolution, to be Acquired by Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Robolution GmbH, a leading European provider of robotic arc welding systems. Based outside of Frankfurt, Germany, the company serves a number of leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

20 Nov 2013

New Research Report on US DoD Unmanned Aerial Systems Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Analysis of the US DoD Unmanned Aerial Systems Market

19 Nov 2013

Researchers Work on Developing Intelligent Robotic System for Tunnel Inspection

Currently, maintenance and safety inspection of tunnels used for vehicular traffic is carried out by direct in situ observation. This process, which is slow and requires intensive labor, requires that traffic be stopped on entire streets or sections of the underground passageways, resulting in an inconvenience for users.

19 Nov 2013

Metso Dedicates New Automation Service Center in Lappeenranta, Finland

Metso has opened a new service center in the City of Lappeenranta, Finland. It was officially inaugurated on October 24, 2013, in connection with a customer seminar and in the presence of about 120 guests.

19 Nov 2013

Swisscube Continues Mission Even After 22,000 Trips Around the Planet

Four years after its launch, Swisscube, the small satellite developed by EPFL’s Space Center, is still in operation. Some of the technological choices made and considered audacious at the time have yielded valuable lessons for building future spacecraft.

19 Nov 2013

Northrop Grumman, HCT Sign MOU for Fourth Annual Unmanned Aircraft Innovation Challenge

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the United Arab Emirates' Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue their highly successful science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) partnership known as Innovation Challenge into 2014.

19 Nov 2013

KUKA Robotics Introduces Triple Lift Mobile Lift Platform at InterAirport Trade Fair

KUKA, the Augsburg-based robot manufacturer and automation specialist, introduced its “Triple Lift” mobile lift platform at the InterAirport trade fair in Munich. The vehicle is designed to accommodate four workers, including their service equipment, and can raise its infinitely adjustable platform to a maximum height of eight meters, which makes it ideal for performing maintenance work on wide-body aircraft.

From KUKA Robotics Corporation 19 Nov 2013

Aviation Week Presents Excellence Awards to Three Northrop Grumman Programs

Three Northrop Grumman Corporation programs have received Program Excellence awards from Aviation Week for being among the top-performers in the aerospace and defense industry.

18 Nov 2013