Moog Industrial Group has supplied a motion control system and engineering services to James Fisher Nuclear Ltd (JFN) for the ModuMan 100 Manipulator Arm which will be used for nuclear decommissioning. A manipulator is used to grasp and move materials without direct human contact. Typically a manipulator is an arm-like device with a number of […]
Robotics
New Precision Ring Drive from Nexen
Vadnais Heights, Minn. – Nexen’s new Precision Ring Drive (PRD) provides precision motion control for indexing and rotary positioning systems. Offering a unique combination of design and performance capabilities, the PRD meets positioning demands for next-generation machine designs. By merging Nexen’s innovative Roller Pinion System technology with a precision-grade bearing and gearhead, the PRD provides […]
CGI Sponsors Youth Robotics Competition
CGI, Inc announce their pledge towards becoming the main event sponsor for the Northern Nevada FTC® Championship Tournament February 24-25 at Carson City High School, Carson City, NV. Founded by Dean Kamen in 1992, FIRST’s mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build […]
Mitsubishi offers Ethernet/IP connectivity in SD series robots
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. (www.meau.com) made a headline when it unveiled its SD series robots with five degrees to six degrees of freedom. A handy group of machines, the RV-2A and RV-2AJ have been especially designed to help in moving as well as in placing components during production. Featuring various uses, the SD series robots […]
Roboteq’s HBL2350 drives two brushless DC motors
Roboteq (www.roboteq.com) has unveiled an all-new smart controller that can simultaneously drive two brushless DC motors each about 50V and 75A — the HBL2350. The first in the group of high current, dual channel brushless motor controllers, HBL2350 can be utilized to control automatic guided vehicles, two-wheel driven small electric vehicles, balancing scooters and other […]
Endoline to unveil the “spider” in UK
Endoline Machinery (www.endoline.co.uk) has announced the launch of the “Spider” palletizing robot at the upcoming PPMA (Processing and Packaging Machinery Association) show. A servo driven gantry robot, this new machine is designed with three or four axes. It offers a compact footprint and can palletize crates, boxes, bags, buckets and other packed products from one […]
RMT Robotics introduces new case and crate picking solutions
RMT Robotics (www.rmtrobotics.com), one of the world’s leading innovators in the manufacturing, engineering and installation of robotic materials handling systems, introduces a case and crate picking solution that reduces the footprint of pick modules, offer complete traceability of products while picking in exact customer sequence. “RMT Robotics is pleased to introduce our newest case and […]
Unison Breeze-Revolution fabricates complex tubular shapes
Unison (www.unisonltd.com) has introduced a machine that features a rotating tool head that enables left and right-hand bending in one fast and continuous automatic cycle. Known as the Unison Breeze-Revolution, the new machine optimizes both the ability to increase production throughput as well as to fabricate extremely difficult tubular shapes. The new electric tube bender […]
THP550 SCARA competes with delta-style robots
TM Robotics (www.tmrobotics.co.uk) has introduced Toshiba Machine’s THP550 SCARA robot in Europe. Coming from a new range of machines, the THP550 will be the first SCARA robot to compete with flexipicker-style devices offered in the market. Designed with fast Ethernet connectivity, the THP550 can be used to synchronize robots in a production line. This allows […]
EPSON RS4 Robots provide 450-degree axis rotation
Epson Robots (www.robots.epson.com) has introduced the latest addition to its RS-Series SCARA portfolio — a zero footprint, long reach robot that offers more than the typical SCARA — the EPSON RS4 Robots. “Unique to the EPSON RS4 arm is our new workspace design which maximizes work envelope usage” said Michael Ferrara, EPSON Robots’ Director. “The […]
