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Epson Signs New Distributor for Kentucky and West Virginia

September 7, 2021

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—Epson Robots has signed Advanced Industrial Products (AIP), an award-winning factory automation and robotics supplier, as an official distributor Kentucky and West Virginia.

Epson Names New Service Center, Distributors

January 28, 2021

Epson Robots has named a new service center and two new distributors.

Robotics in the Age of Industry 4.0

Artificial intelligence and data analytics will make robots more productive

Austin Weber

May 15, 2020

Robots are an important piece of the Industry 4.0 puzzle. Tomorrow's smart factories will depend on new types of machines, such as collaborative and mobile devices that are interconnected. Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and data analytics will also make industrial robots more reliable than ever.

Five Things: Robotics

John Sprovieri

April 6, 2020

Ford Motor Co. has begun testing a human-like robot, called Digit, with two arms and two legs for loading and unloading delivery vans.

Sensor Optimizes Cutting-Edge Stone Processing System

Jim Camillo

January 13, 2020

Traditionally, multiple pieces of equipment have been required to process a stone slab. Separate machines that cut, drill or finish the slab surface have been used by stone-processing companies worldwide for centuries.

Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Big six-axis machines are an increasingly common sight on factory floors

Austin Weber

September 5, 2019

Robotics and wrestling have a lot in common. Flexibility and reach are important to both. Robots and wrestlers also have numerous categories that are based on different weight and payload capacities.

BIW welding line boosts Ford’s flexibility in China

Jim Camillo

August 7, 2019

Since 2016, China has been the world's largest industrial robot market. Reports from the International Federation of Robots show that foreign robot makers sold nearly 90,000 units to Chinese manufacturers that year and more than 103,000 robots in 2017

Automated Robot Cell Builds Robots with Zimmer Grippers

Zoe Leduc

March 18, 2019

At its factory in Augsburg, Germany, automation specialist KUKA is using its own robots to make more robots.

Robotic System Autonomously Assembles an IKEA Chair

May 2, 2018

SINGAPORE--Engineers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) here have developed a robotic system that can autonomously assemble an IKEA chair. The machines feature off-the-shelf components, such as 3D cameras and robotic arms equipped with parallel grippers.

Niagara Rises to Challenge of Welding Big Containers

Jim Camillo

November 15, 2017

When it comes to the oil and gas industry, bigger is always better. This statement applies not only to the equipment used for site preparation and production, and the amount of usable natural resources removed from the ground—but also to the metal containers that are required to store the radioactive waste material that naturally occurs during exploration and drilling.