August 25, 2009

Welcome to the August 2009 issue of Motoman Direct, containing news, product information and updates from Motoman Inc.

Featured Products

NEW! MS80 “Master Spot” Welding Robot >>
The 6-axis MS80 welding robot features an 80-kg (176.4-lb) payload and moves more than 43 percent faster than a traditional heavy-payload robot. Ideal for high-density layouts.

<< NEW! MPK50 Handling Robot
This 4-axis model offers superior performance and reliability in a wide variety of heavier picking, high-speed case packing and short load palletizing applications. A slim manipulator design enables it to reach into confined spaces, reducing cycle time and
improving system productivity.

NEW! Integrated Dispensing System
Motoman’s robotic Integrated Dispensing System applies uniform beads and precision shots of single component adhesives or sealants. Its Servo-Flo™ servo-driven metering pump from Sealant Engineering & Equipment (SEE) provides precise metering at the point of dispense.

NEW! 3D Vision Solutions >>
Powerful 3D vision solutions solve difficult automation
applications and fill the need in the marketplace for reliable
vision products.

If you would like to request more information about one of our featured products, please click here.

Corporate News

Motoman Partners with New Robotics Software Company - Motoman is pleased to announce their partnership with Agile Planet, Inc., developers of advanced robotics software. The partnership will provide commercial users with a leading-edge hardware and software solution for dual-arm robots.

Click on the links below to access information relating to key focus areas for Motoman’s Advanced Systems Group (ASG):

Click on the links below to see Motoman’s latest ads:
Economic Recovery
Need to Move It?

Articles, Editorial Opportunities & Case Studies

“Advances in Robotic Finishing” – Industrial Product News Online – June 2009 –
Manufacturers looking to improve painting operations are turning to robotic technology to increase quality and consistency while decreasing operating costs and wasted materials.

Are you looking for additional exposure for your business? If your company has a Motoman robot application success story that you’d like to see featured in an article for publication or used as a case study, please contact Motoman’s Marketing Communications Specialist at jennifer.kann@motoman.com or call 937.847.3384.

Do you read Practical Welding Today? FMA Communications is looking for quotes from our customers about the magazine for use in their 2010 media kit and throughout the year. There is also the possibility of quotes being used in “The Fabricator”. If you are interested, please send an email to the above address.

New Motoman application case study summaries - are posted to our web site regularly. To locate case studies on our redesigned web site, select an industry or application from the homepage. Once you make your selection, you may view related case studies, products and videos.

Customer Satisfaction & Training

NEW SPECIAL! Reduced Service Prices - Motoman’s Service Operations Team understands that due to the economic down turn, many of our customers have put off some preventative maintenance, let down systems sit idle, or contracted non-Motoman 3rd party service providers. To support our customers during this period, the Service Operations Team is offering reduced service prices!

Motoman’s Customer Care Center is a web-based information and service center providing customers useful information, chat room functionality with technical support and web-based tutorials that provide step-by-step instructions. Need a tour? Call Dave at 937.847.3361 or click here to complete your registration and begin using the site!

New Classes! The following are new classes that MTEC (Motoman Technical Education Center) now offers:

- DX100 Basic Programming
- DX100 Advanced Programming
- DX100 Maintenance with Programming Overview

Updated Training Schedules - At the beginning of each month, MTEC sends out updated training schedules specific to a controller. If you would like to be added to the distribution list or if you have questions concerning training, please contact the Training Coordinator at 937.847.3307 or send a request to training@motoman.com.

Register Online for Motoman Training Classes
You can register for all Motoman training classes in the U.S. and Canada on-line through Motoman's web site.

Helpful Hints

Problem:
Is there a way to setup a reserved display on the NX100 teach pendent?

Solution:
Yes. The reserved display can be set up by displaying the screen you want to be reserved. Press and hold the shift key. Press the short cut soft key (on the pendent not the touch screen). A message will be displayed on the bottom of the touch screen (reserved display registered). Now you will be able to access that screen any time you press the short cut key.

Trade Shows

Motoman products and services will be exhibited at the following trade shows and expositions in 2009. If you plan to attend these shows, please visit our booth:

Robotics Rodeo - Aug. 31-Sept. 4 - Fort Hood, TX
ATE – Sept. 22-24 – Rosemont, IL – Booth# 621
Pack Expo – October 5-7 – Las Vegas, NV – Booth# C3643
FabTech – November 15-18 – Chicago, IL – Booth# 35065

Attending ATExpo or Pack Expo? Click the corresponding logo below for free admission registration.

If you’d like to see Motoman exhibit highlights and videos for trade shows you might have missed this year, click here.

MOTOQUOTE CRYPTOGRAM

Decipher the following "MotoQuote" cryptogram (a puzzle in which one letter has been substituted for another) and e-mail the answer, along with your name, title, company name, company address and work phone number to jennifer.kann@motoman.com. On August 28 we will draw a winner from eligible respondents who correctly solve the MotoQuote cryptogram. The lucky winner will be sent his or her choice of a scale model of an EA1400N “Expert Arc” welding robot or ES165N “Expert Spot” welding robot OR an embroidered Motoman baseball cap.

The winner of the June 2009 MotoQuote drawing was Krys Stramski, Maintenance Electrician at DBG Woodstock in Woodstock, Ontario Canada. He chose the scale-model of the ES165 robot. Congratulations Krys!

Clues: Our company’s name and some form of the word for one of our featured products appear somewhere in the encrypted puzzle phrase. If you need more help, B = C in the puzzle.

Encrypted MotoQuote Phrase:

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FDBDFKP’W 3R WDTLBSDPW, HESIE KUJ IKYKCTJ DN WDTZSPO GDLU

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