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RoboticsTomorrow Industry Newsletter - Nov 2012

11 Ways to Increase OEE and Productivity --- Industrial Automation 2013 - the entire spectrum of automation technology at HANNOVER MESSE --- Palm Sized Robot Dragonfly Up On Kickstarter-like Indiegogo

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11 Ways to Increase OEE and Productivity
11/15/12, Kim Norris, ESS Technologies
By robotically automating one or more elements of the assembly or packaging line, manufacturers can increase productivity and OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) while enjoying a low total cost of operation (TCO) and quick return on investment (ROI).
 
 

Robots in Architecture
11/15/12, Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Johannes Braumann, Association for Robots in Architecture
There are various factors that make industrial robots such suitable tools for architects, and designers. Especially since architectural projects often require the fabrication of large, complex, three dimensional elements.

Precise Brushless Torque Control With Only 1 Shunt Resistor
11/15/12, Contributed by, Ingenia Motion Control
The circuitry to sense precisely the current of three windings of a motor adds a significant space and cost to an electronic board. For that reason, new control algorithms are being developed to work with only one shunt.

Device Design - The Art of Compromise
11/15/12, Roy Schofield, Phaedrus Ltd
It is important to know the requirements of your target customer base. For a general purpose product this can be quite difficult. Some users will only be interested in monitoring inputs, be they digital or analogue. Others may be interested only in controlling outputs. Others again may have requirements for both input monitoring and output control.

Eldercare Robots
11/15/12, Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report
Games, sensors and robots are among the tools beginning to come to market to help aging people live in their homes as long as possible.

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Palm Sized Robot Dragonfly Up On Kickstarter-like Indiegogo

TechJect, a company formed from Georgia Tech's Robotics & Intelligent Machines Lab is looking for crowd funding of their robot dragon fly. They are looking for $110,000 and are currently at $73,000 with 54 days left so there is a good chance they will reach their goal. They are offering several different models of the dragonfly. The most basic $100 dollar model is sold out but you Delta Dragonfly for a $179 dollar donation or for $250 you can get one with WiFi and a camera. Check out their video and their Indiegogo page for all the donation and models available.

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Schunk - Powerball Lightweight Arm LWA 4.6

Powerball Lightweight Arm LWA 4.6, 6-Axes-Lightweight Roboter for mobile Handling. Maneuverable, powerful and high-precision The Powerball concept from SCHUNK, the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems, takes another step forward: With the Powerball-Lightweightarm LWA 4.6, the pioneer of modular robotics presents an especially compact and flexible aid for stationary and mobile applications in service robotics and industrial handling. The powerful lightweight module from the innovative family-owned company features a weight/payload ratio of 2:1 and is one of the most high-power lightweight arms in the world. At a dead weight of 12 kg, it can dynamically handle loads of up to 6 kg, and has a gripping radius of more than 700 mm.

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Festo

With its Future Concepts, Festo is constantly in search of new approaches in the field of drive, control and gripping technology. Natural principles, artistic input and mathematical processes provide new impulses for industrial application.
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News

Industrial Automation 2013 - the entire spectrum of automation technology at HANNOVER MESSE


Impressive solutions for manufacturers from ROBOTMASTER and its partners


Galil's New RIO-47142 Pocket PLC with Two Ethernet Ports


KUKA Robotics Corporation Debuts New Technologies at FABTECH 2012


Robotics Alley Unveils World's First Crowdsourced, Interactive Map of the Global Robotics Industry

Events

AUTOMATE 2013
Jan 21 - 24 2013, Chicago, IL


20TH ANNUAL ROBOTICS INDUSTRY FORUM
Feb 20 - 22 2013, Orlando, FL


MICRO MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE & EXHIBITS
Apr 16 - 17 2013, Minneapolis, MN


2013 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRACTICAL ROBOT APPLICATIONS
Apr 22 - 23 2013, Boston, MA


EASTEC
May 14 - 16 2013, W. Springfield, MA

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