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Secondary school wins 6th straight regional FIRST Robotics competition
Stoney Creek Secondary school in Orchard Park, Canada, won the ‘Motorola Quality,’ Delphi “Driving Tomorrow’s Technology,” and the General Motors ‘Industrial Design’ awards. -
HANNOVER MESSE receives 210,000 visitors
210,000 visitors came to Hannover to see 6,150 exhibitors from 61 countries. 70% of the visitors were from Europe, 25% came from abroad, but only 7% came from the Americas. -
ABB Q1 revenues steady despite economic challenges
ABB’s first-quarter 2009 revenues rose 3 percent to $7.2 billion while orders decreased by 3 percent to $9.2 billion. -
SERCOS lll software now available without license fees
SERCOS III will be the first high performance real-time protocol which makes driver software available as source code, without any license fees and without any usage limitations. -
ABB to supply BMW with 2,100 robots
ABB will supply BMW with 2,100 industrial robots over five years, beginning in 2010, to support the carmaker’s operations in Germany, the UK and the United States. -
ABB relocates North American headquarters to Cary, NC
Among the primary factors behind this move are significant cost savings and a favorable business climate in the Triangle, as well as closer proximity to growing customer and employee bases. -
Online Robotics Training Program
This self-paced, interactive Robotics Technician Certificate training program offers an easy-to-use home study format that requires a computer and internet connection to complete. The CD-ROM based multimedia program is divided into 13 modules, each consisting of about ten sections, or major topics. -
George Brown College offers Online Robotics Training
Robotics Technician Certificate is a computer-based home study program that enables students to study remotely, using CD-based curriculum, a robotic simulator and a traditional textbook to master robotics in manufacturing. -
Flying robots at HANNOVER MESSE
UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles) will be a special highlight. This will be backed up by live demonstrations of glass façade-cleaning robots - also decidedly "aboveground." -
ABB orders decrease in Q4, but 2008 income up
Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion. -
Consumers want safe, modern and sustainable U.S. manufacturing
Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories. -
Hannover Fair emphasizes vibration analysis
Improved availability and scheduled servicing are crucial for the cost-efficiency of machines and plants. "Condition Monitoring Systems" exhibit will reveal how companies can achieve both. -
Hannover Fair covers optimizing energy efficiency in industry
The INTERKAMA+ tradeshow at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 is gearing up to make a contribution of global significance in this area via its "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" display. -
Applied Robotics' Meat Gripper achieves USDA Certification
Meat Gripper is certified by the USDA and is manufactured from materials approved by both the FDA and USDA. -
Siemens automates Renault diesel engine line
Automation includes Siemens Sinumerik 840D powerline for the CNC control, 160 NC machines, 18 robots, Profibus, PLCs, HMIs and industrial PCs. -
Legal disputes among suppliers halts exiderdome U.S. tour
Legal disputes have prevented exiderdome from being transferred from a barge to land for the second half of its U.S. tour. -
Applied Robotics signs TÜNKERS as distributor in Europe and Asia
TÜNKERS will be responsible for Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and South Korea. -
Robotics students build robots to play Botball
For the 2009 competition, igus donated Energy Chain cable carriers and DryLin linear guide systems to 400 competing teams. -
Applied Robotics appoints Jim Crowder Applications Engineer
Crowder comes from Precision Valve & Automation, where he served as product manager.
