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Wayne Trail becomes RIA Certified Robot Integrator
Having grown from a local tool and die business established in 1962, company becomes 20th certified robot integrator.

North American robotics market posts best quarter ever, sets new record for first half of 2014
Robot sales rise as unemployment rate continues to fall.

Dust Control Technology co-sponsors FIRST robotics team
Mentor-based program aims to help students develop STEM skills and foster innovation, self-confidence, communication and leadership.

RIA launches redesigned website and logo
New image and online features celebrate organization's 40th anniversary.

Motion Controls Robotics announces strategic partnership
New solutions helps to automate packaging that was previously manual.

Global robotics sales set new record
Study shows double-digit growth in numerous markets; one of five robots sold went to China.

Agile Planet changes name to Yaskawa Innovation
Name change follow's Yaskawa's acquisition in June 2013.

RIA to host International Collaborative Robots Workshop
Event in Silicon Valley, September 30, 2014, to feature prominent guest speakers from academics, suppliers and industry leaders.

Yaskawa Motoman announces new facility in Queretaro, Mexico
Facility becomes company's third in Mexico.

Global motion control shipments grow 3.3% in first quarter 2014
Motion controllers category orders increased 29%.

Intelligrated appoints Mario Rodriguez as general director of Mexican operations
Rodriguez brings 17 years of automation experience, including engineering and management roles for ABB.

Machine vision sales in North America grow 10% in Q1 2014
Components, cameras, lighting and software each up by 25% or more.

North American robotic orders record second-highest quarter ever in Q1 2014
Orders just shy of the all-time record of 6,235 robots valued at $385 million in Q4 2012.

Universal Robots to significantly expand production capacity
Opening of new headquarters marks a sevenfold increase of company premises.

National Robotics Week provides opportunity to encourage interest in STEM subjects
Events mark the fifth year since Congress instituted NRW as the second week of April.

Exhibit sales open for Pack Expo Las Vegas 2015 and Pharma EXPO’s Las Vegas debut
Co-located shows expected to draw 30,000 attendees with more than 800,000 square feet of exhibit space.

European machine vision company opens North American office
Framos operations on Ottowa will join those in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia and Taiwan.

Perfect Pick Automated Goods-to-Person System
“Perfect Pick is an automated goods-to-person delivery solution that utilizes intelligent iBOTs. It enables pickers to be much more efficient because product is delivered directly to them." -- Jeff Hedges,...

Axium’s load palletizer uses two synchronized robot arms to build mixed pallet loads
To build mixed pallet loads from an unlimited number of stock keeping units (SKUs), Axium's (Booth 4823) load palletizer uses an exclusive algorithm, a vision-assisted product orientor, two synchronized robot arms...

ARPAC acquires Lambert Material Handling
Acquisition to enhance capabilities in complete end-of-line OEM integration.



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