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Shop Floor Automations Celebrates Milestone
The manufacturing integrator marks two decades in business with a redesigned website and new logo.
Demand for Cobots Increases
Universal Robots hits $170 million in revenue as demand increases for their collaborative robot (cobot) arms.
Easy Load System for Fast Tool Changes in Robotic Operations
The receiver and adapter combination in the Easy Load manual tool changer from Norgren requires only one person to load or unload tooling and makes tool changeover easier than ever for Tri-Axis, Tandem and other robotic processes.
Turnkey, Custom Engineered Workholding Services for Prismatic & Turning Machining
Kitagawa North-Tech provides turnkey systems for machine shops that face productivity challenges or specific machining problems in their vertical, horizontal, multi-axis prismatic milling and turning, forging and casting operations.
Changing the Approach to Robotic Automation
The TaskMate system from READY Robotics is a fully integrated turnkey system for flexible and dynamic interactive machine tending that incorporates the UR robots from Universal Robots.
Yaskawa Motoman Names New Vice President
David Troeter joins their executive team as their new vice president of customer satisfaction.
Mobile Tool Data Communication Application for the Industry 4.0 Smart Factory
The i.com smartphone and tablet application from Benz Inc. scans, saves, processes and uses tool data to monitor the condition of sophisticated CNC tooling for metal and composites machining applications via NFC and Bluetooth, either in real time or after specific events.
SICK Appoints New General Counsel
Elise Furlan has been promoted to General Counsel, North America.
ABCO Enters VPP Agreement with ABB
They are now an authorized systems integrator of ABB robots.
Futura Automation Adds Regional Manager
George Wilken handles sales and support of aerospace, automotive, medical and general manufacturing customers in Southern California.
Mazak Names New General Manager for Northeast Region
Jim Rutan now oversees sales, service and applications support in New England and the eastern halves of New York and Pennsylvania.
GF Machining Solutions Announces New Distributors
Peak EDM now handles sales in Michigan’s lower peninsula, and Midwest Machinery Solutions serves northern Illinois.