January 11 , 2005
Welcome to the January, 2005 issue of Motoman Direct, containing news, product information, and updates from Motoman Inc.
Featured Products
MotoSoft® Software
Suite
Motoman offers the most comprehensive suite of productivity
enhancing software tools in the industry, including simulation and
off-line programming with MotoSim®, calibration with MotoCal,
expert robot maintenance with RobotPro®, etc. ...
ArcWorld
V-6300
Provides HyperProductivity® using three overhead-mounted
EA1400 application-specific welding robots with integrated cabling --
in a footprint that uses 44% less floorspace than a similar welding system
with floor-mounted robots...
MotoSweep
The MotoSweep 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 ...
Corporate News
Motoman's
President, Craig S. Jennings, named "Executive of the
Year" by Dayton Business Journal.
Motoman's Advanced System Group (ASG)
Motoman ASG now has expanded coverage on
Motoman's website. ASG is responsible for concept, design, and execution
of all of Motoman's custom robotic systems. Read more about ASG Engineering,
Tooling, and Applications ...
Editorials, Case Studies, & Articles
"Press-Line
Robotics Choosing and Using"
Metalforming
Magazine - January 2005. Article discusses robotic press line automation ...
"In
a Tight Spot"
Fabricating
and Metalworking - December 2004.
AZ Automotive Corp. in London, Ontario,
Canada, uses more than 30 Motoman robots in the processing of approximately
150 different automotive stampings and assemblies, primarily automotive
body reinforcements and some trim parts...
"Acushnet
Uses Robot to Handle Golf Balls"
Robotics World - November/December
2004.
A four-axis Motoman HM-10-850-200 SCARA type robot with custom
multi-function gripper transfers up to three freshly painted golf balls
at a time from a moving conveyor onto drying trays ...
Motoman's
15-Year Anniversary
Articles in Automation World (December 2004)
and
Canadian Machinery and Metalworking (November 2004)also look
at robotics industry growth and future applications...
"The
Case in Point"
Canadian
Packaging - December 2004.
Sico Inc. uses Motoman UP130 robots to palletize
cases of caulking material at their St-Hubert plant in Quebec, Canada
...
Customer Satisfaction & Training
Web-Based
Training
XRC
Encoder Replacement, XRC
Internal Shock Sensor,
XRC
MARIO; MRC
MARIO, and XRC Macro Jobs (call).
These self-paced learning modules are economically priced at only $300
each. Students receive access to the web-based training module for 15
days or 30 accesses, whichever comes first ...
Refresher
Courses Available for Most Motoman Classes
"Refresher" courses
are designed for students who have taken a course previously, but feel
they now need a quick run-through with a skilled professional, covering
all the same course material again, but at a faster pace.
Operator
Upgrade Courses Available for All Motoman Controllers
"Operator
Upgrade" courses are designed for students who have taken an Operator's
Module of a certain controller type and now need to upgrade their skills
to those of a Basic Programmer on that same controller.
Register
Online for Motoman Training Classes
Register for Motoman training classes online through Motoman's
website...