Schaffner Group Makes Acquisition in USA and Introduces Divisional Organization
Schaffner strengthens its position as global partner in the international market for power electronics systems with the acquisition of dry-type transformer operations of American manufacturer MTC Transformers
Vinten Radamec to Introduce Future-Generation Robotic Controlled System at IBC2011
Vinten Radamec, a Vitec Group brand and world leader in robotic camera support systems, has revealed its next generation of robotic controlled device, incorporating Intelligent Control Engineering (ICE), at this year's IBC2011 event. The innovative company has integrated the new hardware and software platform into its latest pan and tilt head, the Fusion FHR-35, to deliver the highest performance head on the market
SwRI, Robot Manufacturer Sign Collaboration Agreement
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on integrating Motoman Robotics' line of industrial robots with the open-source ROS (Robot Operating System) software.
Epson Launches Image Processing Option for Industrial Robots
Vision Guide facilitates small-lot production and high-precision assembly
DENSO Increases Robot Service Capabilities
DENSO increased the number of its robot service engineers in its national service center in Maryville, Tenn., and its robotics headquarters facility in Long Beach, Calif. The company has also added a new robot field-service engineer in the Midwest region.
rChordata releases PowerBotix robot Power Supply
rChordata announced its PowerBotix line of power supply systems that allow robot batteries to be hot swappable, reducing or eliminating system downtime. The PowerBotix system also intelligently communicates with an onboard computer allowing for better mission planning.
Toyota Assigned Patent for Movable Robot
Toyota, Toyota-Shi, Aichi-Ken, Japan, has been assigned a patent (8,010,232) developed by Yuichiro Nakajima, Toyota, Japan, Haeyeon Lee, Toyota, South Korea, and Hideki Nomura, Nagoya, Japan, for a movable robot.
Launch of MotorSolve with Thermal Analysis Announced
Infolytica Corporation announced plans to include an extensive thermal analysis module in the next release of MotorSolve, which is due out by fall 2011. With this latest addition, it will be possible to evaluate the impact of temperature and different cooling methods on the performance of brushless, PMAC and induction machines.
Point Cloud Library (PCL) version 1.1.1 has been released
PCL 1.1.1 is a patch release, API compatible with 1.1
ROS Electric Emys is now officially available!
This amped up, current release of ROS features new, stable libraries for arm navigation and point cloud processing. There is also improved support for Android, Arduino, Windows, ARM, and Python 3. Please see the release page for some of the cool new tools and libraries in Electric, such as "interactive markers" for creating custom GUIs in RViz.
Hillcrest Labs Unveils Next-Generation Portfolio of Motion Control Software and Products
Hillcrest Labs today unveiled its second-generation family of user interface solutions that pave the way for a wide range of products to incorporate state of the art natural user interfaces (NUIs).
US Patent Issued to FANUC on Aug. 30 for "Image Processor for Robot System and Robot System Including the Same" (Japanese Inventors)
United States Patent no. 8,010,233, issued on Aug. 30, was assigned to FANUC Ltd. (Yamanashi, Japan). "Image Processor for Robot System and Robot System Including the Same" was invented by Yoshiki Hashimoto (Yamanashi, Japan), Takehisa Sera (Yamanashi, Japan) and Shougo Takahashi (Yamanashi, Japan).
Schneider RCCL/Spider for Complex Case Loading
LAS VEGAS, NV - Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. Inc., specializing in end-of-line solutions for cartoning, case packing and palletizing needs, demonstrates its newest Robotic Vertical Carton/Case Loader (RCCL) equipped with two FANUC Robotics Delta (spider) robots for specialty cartoning, case loading, and high-speed pick and place applications at Pack Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, September 26-29, 2011 in Booth 2018.
VISION wants to grow further
Promising start to registrations: An even better event is to follow the most successful VISION - Focus on system integration
Machine Vision Market in North America Posts Healthy Results in Second Quarter 20
Machine vision sales grew 16% in North America in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter one year earlier, according to the Quarterly Machine Vision Sales Tracking Report of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA).
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