June 9 , 2003

Welcome to the June, 2003 issue of Motoman Direct, containing news, product information, and updates from Motoman Inc.

Featured Products

EA1400 Expert Arc Welding Robot Features Patent-Pending Integrated Design
Motoman's new welding robot features a patented internal cable and patent-pending design that provide high flexibility and also streamline the robot profile, allowing access into confined spaces. The new design improves cable life by reducing wear due to cable 'flip" and eliminating interference, and also reduces cycle time by minimizing the motion required for torch reorientation -- for example, on circumferential welds.

ES165 Expert Spot Welding Robot Offers Integrated Spot Welding Features
Motoman's new, six-axis ES165 and ES200 "Expert Spot" robots are specifically designed to maximize performance and durability in spot welding applications with integrated software and a revolutionary design that routes servo gun cables and utilities through the robot's upper arm. The design of these robots optimizes spot welding performance and offers many benefits, including an expanded work envelope, the highest speed in their class, industry-leading cable durability, additional range of motion, and integrated software for spot welding guns with servo-motor drives.

New DX1350 Material Removal Robot is Fast, Rugged, and Powerful
The six-axis DX1350 is specifically designed to optimize performance in part finishing applications like grinding and sanding that require high-quality processing under difficult conditions. The DX1350 offers an IP67 rated wrist that can tolerate temporary immersion, and delivers the highest wrist torque rating and fastest speed in its class.

Corporate News

Motoman Wins Awards for Innovation and New Process-Specific Robots at Robot/Vision Show 2003 - June 3-5 - Rosemont, IL - Booth #324.
Motoman's exhibit won two awards from Robotics World magazine. Motoman won the Platinum Award for the Most Innovative New Product (4 Robot Control). Motoman is the first robot manufacturer to offer control of FOUR robots from a single programming pendant.

Motoman also won the Platinum Award for Best in Show for New Process-Specific Robot Models, including the EA1400 "Expert Arc" welding robot, the ES165 and ES200 "Expert Spot" welding robots, and the high-rigidity DX1350 robot for material removal robot. Also shown were a low-cost, modular Pallet WorldLite™ palletizing solution, and a small parts handling system including a six-axis SV3J robot and four-axis SCARA robot, and integrated vision with conveyor tracking.

Additionally, Motoman displayed an automated inspection system created by MERILab that uses a six-axis UP20-6 robot. Video

For more information, please visit http://www.merilab.com

2003 MSP Forum

Motoman's three-day Technical Forum for Strategic Partners, April 30-May 2, gave 58 representatives from 29 different Motoman Solution Providers and OEMs the opportunity for hands-on technical training on new Motoman products including the EA1400 (arc welding), ES165 (spot welding), MotoRail, MotoSweep, and others.

In light of the yearlong celebration of 100 years of flight in Dayton, the forum and awards had an aviation theme. McKesson APS received the 2002 "Top Gun" award. McKesson APS uses 3 kg and 6 kg payload Motoman robots in their automated prescription handling systems (Autoscript) used at large hospitals, HMOs, and pharmacies.
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For more information, please visit http://www.McKessonAPS.com

Further, Flow Robotic Systems received the Ace Pilot Award for outstanding sales performance in FY2002. Flow Robotics provides integrated water-jet cutting and material removal systems for a variety of applications from automotive to consumer goods and recreational vehicles. For more information, please visit http://www.flowrobotics.net.

Articles

Robotic Assembly Boosts IP Quality - Manufacturing Engineering,
May 2003
Meridian Technologies, Inc. uses 69 Motoman robots to load/unload die casting machines, spray molds, and assemble small components onto castings in three plants. Three Motoman UP20 robots and a Cognex vision system are part of an automated line that produces up to 1000 instrument panels (IP) assemblies a day for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.

Grinding/Routing Case Study. Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
March 2003 issue of Robotics World
As part of their Lean Manufacturing program, Harley-Davidson's Tomahawk Operations uses Motoman UP50 robots to perform precision grinding and routing operations on motorcycle saddlebags.

Loading Up on Quality, Productivity, Safety: Skid Steer Manufacturer Uses Welding Robots to Meet Customer Requirements - Practical Welding Today, May/June 2003
At Case New Holland's facility in Wichita, Kansas, 16 Motoman robot work cells weld skid steer loaders on two welding lines. In the OP80 cell where all frame parts come together and fit-up is critical, two Motoman robots inverted from servo-controlled swing arms provide extended reach capability and consistent weld quality.

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