Adept Technology Introduces AdeptSight 2.0 at Motek 2006 International Trade Show in Sinsheim Germany
New Color Tools & New Inspection System Expands Market for Adept Vision SINSHEIM, Germany, Sep 26, 2006 -- Adept Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADEP), the leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, today introduced AdeptSight(TM) 2.0, a powerful expansion of Adept's PC-based machine vision product portfolio. AdeptSight 2.0 takes Adept beyond Robot Vision...
Read More »FANUC Robotics Demonstrates Intelligent Bin Picking with the New R-2000iB Robot and iRVision at IMTS 2006
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Sept. 6, 2006 - FANUC Robotics America, Inc.'s new R-2000iB robot equipped with the new R-J3iC Controller and iRVision will demonstrate intelligent bin picking during IMTS 2006 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Sept. 6-13, booth #8418. At the show, the new R-2000iB/165F intelligent robot will locate and pick parts from a bin using the integrated iRVision 3D laser vision...
Read More »FANUC Robotics Demonstrates Intelligent Deburring at IMTS 2006
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Sept. 6, 2006 - FANUC Robotics America, Inc.'s M-16iB robot will perform intelligent deburring with vision during IMTS 2006 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Sept. 6-13, booth #8418. At the show, FANUC Robotics' ROBOGUIDEÃ-® simulation software will download a deburring program to an M-16iB robot using 3D CAD part data. The robot, equipped with a FANUC iRVision 3D laser...
Read More »FANUC Robotics Introduces iRVision(TM), an Intelligent, Easy-to-Use integrated Robot Vision Option
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., July 18, 2006 -- FANUC Robotics America, Inc. has introduced iRVision(TM), an easy to use, integrated robot vision option for the new FANUC R-J3iC Controller. The iRVision System is the company's first builtin vision package that is available on all R-J3iC Controllers, providing customers a single source for robot guidance or process feedback. The FANUC iRVision system is...
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Machine Vision for Factory Automation
Stating the benefits of using machine vision systems in factory automation, this paper provides guidelines that help factory automation implementers to select a cost-effective machine vision system based on application requirements. It lists the various requirements that need to be defined before selecting a machine vision system for factory automation, and details the fundamental attributes and behaviors of a machine vision system that need to be considered, including a diagram illustrating the essential elements of an inspection system. Parameters to be evaluated for selecting the machine vision software are detailed, emphasizing on the need to select the right third party system integrator for ensuring efficient integration of a vision system into factory automation. The paper also focuses on the importance of choosing the right camera and sensor technology to suit specific application requirements.
Read More »DigitalGlobe Announces Ball Aerospace is Building WorldView 2 Satellite
DigitalGlobe Leads Industry as the Only Company With Two Second Generation Digital Imagery Satellites Under Construction; WorldView 2 Adds Improved Capacity, Flexibility and Agility to DigitalGlobe Constellation LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 2 // -- DigitalGlobe(R), provider of the world's highest resolution commercial satellite imagery and geospatial information products, today announced that Ball...
Read More »Northrop Grumman Brings BACN to California Disaster-Recovery Exercise
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., July 19, 2006 -- A system developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is providing critical voice communications and real-time video surveillance and imagery to the U.S. Marine Corps and Los Angeles public safety agencies participating in a disaster-response exercise underway at Los Alamitos. The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node system (BACN, pronounced...
Read More »Northrop Grumman Brings BACN to California Disaster-Recovery Exercise
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., July 19, 2006 -- A system developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is providing critical voice communications and real-time video surveillance and imagery to the U.S. Marine Corps and Los Angeles public safety agencies participating in a disaster-response exercise underway at Los Alamitos. The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node system (BACN, pronounced...
Read More »L-3 Communications' Link Simulation and Training Division Delivers Initial F/A-18 Hornet Aircrew Training System Simulator
NEW YORK-Aug. 16, 2006-L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has delivered the first F/A-18 Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) in support of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornet Aircrew Training System (HACTS). The F/A-18 TOFT, installed at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia, was dedicated today...
Read More »L-3 Communications' Link Simulation and Training Division Delivers Initial F/A-18 Hornet Aircrew Training System Simulator
NEW YORK-Aug. 16, 2006-L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has delivered the first F/A-18 Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) in support of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornet Aircrew Training System (HACTS). The F/A-18 TOFT, installed at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia, was dedicated today...
Read More »Northrop Grumman Continues to Expand Airborne Communications System
Phase II, F-22 Datalink Contracts Awarded RESTON, Va., Oct. 18, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), under two recently awarded contracts, will continue to enhance and expand the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), a forward-deployed airborne communications relay and network-centric enterprise information server that allows real-time information exchanges among many...
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Triad WAU Wall Plug-In AC Power Supply May Be First To Meet Level VI Energy Efficiency Standard
Triad Magnetics, an industry leader and one of the most trusted names in transformer design and manufacturing, is proud to announce the release of the Triad WAU Wall Plug-In AC Power Supply. Engineered to provide robust performance and high reliability, it is setting the standard for 120V/60Hz power supplies. See our video to learn all about it.
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