‘Robotics’

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Start with the news release NI devices suit extended-temperature operation from National Instruments, which we summarised at the time by saying "National Instruments (NI) has unveiled four extended-temperature versions of the NI Single-Board RIO devices, featuring a -40C to +85C operating temperature range.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Advanced Manufacturing announces Medtec 2010 from Advanced Manufacturing UK : "With focused display areas for high-tech manufacturing, packaging, materials, automation and design, Medtec UK will present all the latest technologies and tools for medical device manufacturing. ".
 
In October 2009, we covered the news from Fanuc Robotics (UK) - take a look at Fanuc robot handles special brick variants which says: "Wienerberger UK has engineered an automated system for handling special brick variants in partnership with Fanuc Robotics UK. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from National Instruments, NI drag-and-drop powers Lego robotics kit, as well as Posic sensor has differential output signal from Posic, and Fanuc partners expand plastics operations from Fanuc Robotics (UK).
 

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EO to exhibit compact telecentric lenses at Vision (October 2009)

Edmund Optics (EO) will exhibit its Techspec compact telecentric lenses at the Vision Show in Stuttgart, Germany.

TM Robotics announces UK launch of six-axis robot (October 2009)

The TV800 EZCell robot, launched in the UK by TM Robotics (Europe) this month, is the first six axis robot ever manufactured by Toshiba Machine.

Adept presents Quattro S650H robot (October 2009)

Adept Technology will be demonstrating the Adept Quattro S650H robot for solar manufacturing at the Taiwan International Photovoltaic Forum and Exhibition in Taipei, from 7-9 October.

Initial launches miniature navigation system (September 2009)

Inertial Aerosystems is introducing a low-cost miniature navigation system that is capable of positioning within 5m (SEP).

ABB robots improve Cadbury's palletising operation (September 2009)

Cadbury's Sheffield factory is benefiting from faster, more accurate palletising following the implementation of a GBP1.2m palletising system by CKF Systems, an ABB strategic industrial partner.

Fanuc supplies coded welding robot to WA Lewis (September 2009)

Precision engineer and sheet metal fabricator, William A Lewis Engineering of Shrewsbury, has illustrated how versatile a single robot can become once its full potential is realised.

M-1iA high-speed robot requires minimal workspace (September 2009)

Fanuc Robotics UK has brought out a lightweight and compact, parallel link design robot.

Posic develops linear inductive encoder kit (September 2009)

Posic has introduced a miniaturised incremental inductive encoder kit, IT3401, for linear applications.

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