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Motoman Receives U.S. Patent for MotoMount Flexible Tooling Interface for Headstock/Tailstock Positioner

Dayton, Ohio — Motoman Inc. has been awarded... Click to read more.

IndraDrive Cs Compact Servo Drive from Bosch Rexroth Offers Flexibility, Value in Low Power Range

The IndraDrive Cs is a compact servo drive featuring multi-Ethernet communication and universal multi-encoder interfaces to provide flexibility and value... Click to read more.

ROSS CONTROLS® Expands its Pneumatic Control Reliable Valve Lines

(TROY, MI, USA) – The new DM2®E Series expands ROSS CONTROLS® family of double valves with dynamic monitoring and memory... Click to read more.

New Inline I/O Modules Add Functionality, Save Engineering Time for Rexroth Scalable PLCs and PACs

New Inline I/O modules for encoder feedback, step and direction control, and pulse width modulation are compatible with any Rexroth... Click to read more.

Four Motor Starter Functions in One 22.5 mm Device

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - The new CONTACTRON 4-in-1 solid state reversing contactor from Phoenix Contact combines four functions in one narrow... Click to read more.

Type A Cordsets: First of Their Kind to Meet Fieldbus Foundation Specifications

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Phoenix Contact's 7/8-inch MINI SAC cordsets are the first connectorized cables to receive official compliance registration in... Click to read more.

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Feature Articles

High-Density Robotic Painting: Latest Trend Lowers Costs

by Randy Schuetz, Tech. Leader, Painting & Dispensing, and Mary Kay Morel, Staff Writer/Editor
One of the primary reasons paint spray booths are expensive to operate is the high energy cost of providing temperature-controlled... Click to read more.

SOLUTIONS FOR LEAN MANUFACTURING: INTEGRATING ROBOTIC AUTOMATION WITH BUSINESS SYSTEMS

by Brette Christe, Technical Writer
If lean manufacturing is a goal, it may be a good idea to investigate automation solutions... Click to read more.

Robotic Paint Automation for Smaller Industrial Operations

by Mark Freels, Paint Business Development Manager, Robotics Division
Recent advancements have made paint and coating robots highly affordable and useable Painting robots and industrial robots in general have... Click to read more.

What’s Next for Robotics

by Brian Huse, Director, Marketing & PR
One day you will turn on your computer, punch up an online world where your avatar can assemble different objects... Click to read more.

Twisting and Bending: A User’s Guide to Robotic Cables

by Bennett Brumson, Contributing Editor
When designing a robotic work cell, integrators and end-users must take into account many variables and components to ensure its... Click to read more.

Forging New Relationships for the Robotics Industry

by Jeff Burnstein, Executive Vice President
One of our main goals at RIA is to educate our members and others interested in robotics about new opportunities... Click to read more.

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Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensors

Our Sensors give robots a tactile sense of touch by sending force & torque feedback to control the robot's positioning. Click to read more.

New M-2000iA Super Heavy-Duty Robot

FANUC Robotics’ new M-2000iA is the world’s largest and strongest six-axis robot. Click to read more.

YAMAHA 500mm SCARA Robot

Yamaha SCARA robots are available in 13 different arm lengths from 120mm to 1200mm. Click to read more.

EPSON G-Series Gives You More

G-Series SCARA robots give you more Power of Choice than ever before. Click to read more.

Robotic Collision Sensors

Prevent costly damage to robotic end-effectors resulting from robot crashes. Click to read more.

Endurance™ Vision Cable Assemblies

Northwire's Endurance™ vision cable assemblies are engineered with advanced, industrial-grade connectors and cables. Click to read more.

OptoShield OS3101 Laser Scanner

Intrusion indicators, intelligent diagnostics, easy-to-use configurations tool, robust and self contained, USA built! Click to read more.

DENSO 4-5- and 6-Axis Robots

DENSO offers a wide range of compact 4-, 5- and 6-axis robots, for payloads up to 20 kg and reaches from 350 to 1300 mm. Click to read more.

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