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| Averna Vision & Robotics
(AV&R) featured in cover story. |
FANUC Robotics and
its integrators are regularly featured in a variety of
publications and Websites. The following lists recent articles
in the news:
Vision
Systems Design – Robotic System
Mimics Human Inspection Tasks
(Cover)
Averna Vision
& Robotics (AV&R) in Montreal has developed a
system that mimics human inspection using a robot, a
combination of lighting, and multiple cameras. To simulate the
operator sitting at a workstation moving the part between
several inspection sections, a robot handles and moves parts
so that multiple images can be obtained at different
acquisition stations using off-the-shelf cameras, lighting,
and I/O controllers.
Modern
Machine Shop – Flexible
Automation Process Helps Shop Reduce
Costs
TMF Center, a Williamsport,
Indiana-based manufacturer of components for the construction
equipment and trucking industries, developed a long-term
strategy for using automation to develop and manufacture
tight-tolerance parts and achieve aggressive cost
targets.
Tooling
& Production – Articulated
robots win points for flexibility and dexterity
(Cover)
As a result of the
advancements of automation in general and robotics in
particular, the assembly process is faster, more efficient,
and more precise than ever before. Fortunately, as each new
generation of robot technology is introduced, speed and
performance improve and costs decrease.
Foundry
Management & Technology – Efficient Heat
Treatment for Aluminum-Intensive
Components
Today, faced with
higher quality and cost pressures, manufacturers are looking
for efficient, high-volume heat-treating methods for aluminum
components.
Production
Machining – Handling
Parts in a Robotic Cell
This article
reviews the workhandling challenges a shop faces as it moves a
part through a robotic cell, from serving up the blanks to the
transfer of the final workpiece to post processing and gaging.
Productivity, Inc. takes the reader through a few of their
cells that they've installed using FANUC robots and a variety
of other machine tool equipment.
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