December 18 , 2003
Welcome to the December, 2003 issue of Motoman Direct, containing news, product information, and updates from Motoman Inc.
Featured
Products
ArcWorld
IV 4000 Series
New, fully integrated solutions feature high-speed positioner and two
(AWIV-6200) or three (AWIV-6300) robots for HyperProductivity®...
- Video
of AWIV-4000 cell
SP100XF
“Freezer” Robot
Motoman's four-axis SP100XF robot palletizes frozen products
in extremely low temperatures with no need for a protective jacket...
ProcessWorld™
Solutions
ProcessWorld™ offers highly flexible robotic modules that can easily
be configured for virtually any process, including deburring, dispensing,
gluing, grinding, inspection, sanding, sealing, and others...
- ProcessWorld
Video
Low-Cost
SP80X Palletizing Robot
The economical SP80X robot features a slim wrist and compact,
5-axis design that satisfies most end-of-line palletizing requirements...
Corporate News
Motoman
named “Manufacturing Business of the Year” by Dayton Business
Journal
This award recognizes Motoman’s extraordinary performance in 2003
– including new records for orders in units and dollars –
and an overall increase of more than 40% over 2002...
"Robotic
Industry Gains During Challenging Economic Times"
Opening speech by Craig Jennings, RIA President, to the Robotic
Industries Association's 11th Annual Robotics Industry Forum - Nov. 5-7,
2003, in Orlando, Florida. Jennings shares insights on the impressive
2003 robotic industry results that are up 28% over the same period last
year,how the industry is tapping into new applications for robotics and
definitely tackling the upturn...
Yaskawa
Electric Corporation (YEC) Celebrates 100,000th Robot, No. 1 Industry
Leadership Position, and Record-Breaking Production in 2003
Motoman's president, Craig Jennings, lauded the many technological innovations
made by YEC, Motoman's parent company, which recently celebrated production
of its 100,000th robot at a ceremony in Kitakyushu, Japan...
Editorials & Articles
"Programming
Multiple Robots: Operating Two or More Robots from a Single Point of Control"
– the Fabricator - October 2003.
Multiple robot control of up to FOUR robots is now possible – find
out if your single- or multiple-process application could benefit from
increased productivity and safety, as well as simplified programming...
"Trends
in Robotic Welding" – Robotics Online – October 10,
2003.
This editorial by Motoman’s Marketing Segment Manager for Welding,
Chris Anderson, looks at why welding robot sales are up and what this
means to industry...
"Robots
Get a Grip on Meridian Instrument Panels" - Plant – August
18, 2003.
At their Strathroy, Ontario plant, Meridian Technologies Inc. uses three
Motoman UP20 robots to install nuts onto more than 1,000 assemblies used
in vehicle instrument panels for the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator
SUVs ...
"Robotic
Palletizing" – Robotics World - November 2003.
Baldwin Filters uses two Motoman four-axis SP100 robots to palletize 950
different product/case sizes onto 11 different sizes of wooden pallets...
"Safeguarding robotic cells with new Canadian standard" - MP&P September 2003. This article discusses the new “harmonized” CSA Z434-03 Industrial Robots and Robot Systems General Safety Requirements for Canadian factories, and how these safety requirements compare with the American National Standard for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems, ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999…
"Manufacturing
is Fun!: Robots Demonstrate Industrial Process in Museum Exhibit"
– Industrial Product Bulletin – November 2003.
Nearly two million visitors a year to the Chicago Museum of Science and
Industry will have the opportunity to see Motoman’s leading-edge
technology in action in the ToyMaker exhibit...
"Robots
Improve Pressroom Operations" – FabCanada – October
2003
(Article originally appeared in September 2003 Metalforming Magazine.)
Robotic press tending operations increase productivity, reliability, and
safety – and take operators out of applications that are dirty,
dull, and dangerous...
Customer Satisfaction & Training
Fall
4Ward Productivity Enhancement Program.
To help you save time and money, Motoman Customer Satisfaction is offering
special discounts off of robot rebuilds or core exchanges, teach pendant
rebuilds, HyperStart added during a PM visit, and training classes as
part of a Fall 4Ward promotion. These special offers must be purchased
by December 20, 2003...
Register
Online for Motoman Training Classes
Register for Motoman training classes online through Motoman's
website...