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Rockwell acquires Chinese heavy-industry automation firm

Thursday 13 November 2008

ROCKWELL Automation will acquire a Chinese engineering firm, providing additional foothold into the automation market in China’s heavy process industries.


Long FireWire cables boost machine vision capabilities

Friday 17 October 2008

AVT has released two long FireWire cables which can give a combined maximum length of 35m for machine vision applications.


Strongest and largest robot in the world

Wednesday 17 September 2008

FANUC Robotics has released a heavy-duty robot said to be the world’s largest and strongest six-axis robot.


Information technology protects reefs, optimises shipping

Wednesday 23 July 2008

AUSTRALIAN technology is allowing ships to carry heavier and bigger tonnages of cargo without impacting the Great Barrier Reef or compromising safety.


New picking robot smaller and faster

Tuesday 29 April 2008

ABB Australia has slated a May release for the second generation of their picking and placement robot, featuring 50% higher payload.


Next version of PartMaker to be unveiled

Tuesday 01 April 2008

DELCAM is set to release more information on its PartMaker computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system on 20 May 2008.


Software simulates heavy oils

Monday 17 March 2008

INVENSYS Process Systems has released an enhanced version of its software solution which allows for precise processing and modelling of heavy oils.


Heavy duty compression test machines

Friday 29 February 2008

TECHNICAL and Scientific Equipment has released a range of heavy duty compression testing machines in Australia.


Manufacturer expands PLM use

Thursday 14 February 2008

HYUNDAI Heavy Industries (HHI) has expanded its use of Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software solutions in its Chinese divisions, in a bid to enhance product quality and cut its time to market.


High speed robotic arm

Tuesday 12 February 2008

EPSON Robots has released the next generation of its robots, said to have high speed and high precision performance results even with high payloads.


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