August 31 , 2004

Welcome to the August, 2004 issue of Motoman Direct, containing news, product information, and updates from Motoman Inc.

Corporate News

Please visit us at IMTS September 8-15, Motoman's booth (#B-6400) will showcase new the NX100 controller, application-specific robots and high performance products for machine tending including MotoRail™ 7 Series linear and MotoSweep™ radial solutions.

Please also visit our display to see the following presentations:

One Mission. 15 Satisfying Years.
Motoman celebrates 15 years of innovation, success and growth.
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Yaskawa Motoman Canada will host a Technical Forum on October 7 at the YMC Mississauga facility to introduce the NX100 controller and many other new Motoman products. Contact Carolyn Boyd at 905.813.5903 for details.

Featured Products

RoboBar™
Designed with the growing service sector in mind, Motoman's new RoboBar features a UPJ dual-arm robot with 11 axes of movement that serves a variety of beverages, including beer, mixed drinks, soft drinks and juices, along with ice, if desired...

ArcWorld II-200 Series
The ArcWorld II-200 features the EA1400N robot and two independent work stations to eliminate positioner indexing time between cycles. A total safety environment is included. The AWII-200 provides affordable, wire-to-weld solutions for medium- to high-volume welding applications ...

MotoSweep O
The MotoSweep O 7-axis extended-reach solutions allow a 20- or 50-kg payload 6-axis robot (wall- or ceiling-mounted from a robot transport) to service multiple workstations located in linear, cluster/star configurations, eliminating expensive alignment, reducing cycle times by 20%, and maximizing utilization of capital equipment ...

Editorials, Case Studies, & Articles

• "Robots Go Hollywood" - Gases & Welding Distribution - July/August 2004

• "PLC or No PLC? Robot Controller Takes on More"
  Robotics Online - July 02, 2004. Robot controllers have expanded capabilities that allow them to take on functions formerly performed by PLCs...

• "Motoman Robots and NX100 Controller Change Paradigms"
  Front cover and article -- FabCanada - August 2004. This feature article discusses how Motoman's new NX100 controller and innovative application-specific robots such as the ES165 "Expert Spot Welding Robot" and EA-Series "Expert Arc Welding Robots" are changing the industry ...

Customer Satisfaction & Training

The first session of NX100 Programming training started the week of August 23 ...
Schedule...

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