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3D Pick or Place & Part Identification with AI
Visual Guidance at FPE Automation With visual guidance, random parts and images can be identified so that the part can be targeted. The applications are nearly infinite. It’s not an overstatement to say visual guidance the most eagerly-awaited technology since the invention of the collaborative robot, or cobot. Here’s what we have to offer. The introduction of two new partnerships:
PHD to Showcase FPE Automation’s UR Cobot at PackExpo and Assembly Shows
FPE Automation’s Traveling Cobot from UR to be on Display at PHD Inc.’s Booth At the PackExpo and Assembly Shows, PHD Inc. will be demonstrating new products, like their innovative Pneu-ConnectTM gripper for Universal Robots collaborative robots. FPE Automation has been PHD‘s local Illinois distributor for many years. The two companies have had a close, working relationship for decades. So, when PHD Inc. approached
FPE Automation’s New Training and Technology Center
FPE Automation will be opening an all-new training and technology center. FPE Automation is pleased to announce plans for a new, state-of-the-art facility. Located just two doors down from FPE’s corporate HQ, the new, cutting edge training and technology center will feature six collaborative robot training stations from Universal Robots, 10 Cognex training modules, and the latest pneumatic components.
Breakfast with the Bots
Announcing Breakfast with the Bots: Collaborative Robotics in Manufacturing In Schaumburg on October 3 Is your company faced with a workforce shortage? Are you having difficulties finding qualified people to work in your factory? Come learn how collaborative robotics can help solve your workforce challenges. In this show-and-tell workshop, you will learn how collaborative robots (also referred to as
Cobots In Motion Happy Hour in Perryville, MO
Perryville, we’re in your area… Have a cold one with a cobot! Cobots In Motion: Updated to include the NEW Universal eSeries and MiR500 See the latest technology in action, learn how it works, and how it pays off… FPE’s traveling collaborative robots will be on site. You’ve heard about this cutting-edge technology. You know it is transforming industry
Introducing the MAC Valves MI/O-67 Fieldbus Platform
An Exciting Product Announcement from MAC Valves The All-New MI/O-67 Fieldbus Platform We are pleased to announce the release and availability of the MAC MI/O-67® Fieldbus™ family of products. The initial release includes several different protocol options and several modules, a complete system package! • EtherNet/IP® • EtherCAT® • POWERLINK® • PROFINET® • Modbus/TCP® • MI/O-67® will utilize existing MAConnect®
Vision Smart Stop + Cobots in Motion Bolingbrook
FPE Automation has announced another stop on it’s popular automation tour! Vision Smart Stop + Cobots in Motion is headed to Bolingbrook Golf Club Vision Smart Stop Morning Seminar: Join a team of automation experts from 9:00 am to noon. Learn how Cognex advanced machine vision & industrial barcode reader systems deliver instant improvements to any manufacturing process, enabling your
Smart Vision Lights Introduces a New Light Module for the Cognex DataMan Series of Cameras
More Light for DataMan Readers, Laser Aimers Smart Vision Lights introduces the ODDM3X-T, their newest light module for the Cognex DataMan series of cameras. Designed specifically for bar coding systems, the ODDM3X-T can mount to multiple Cognex cameras to provide support to the laser aimer and laser profiler accessories for quick, uniform alignment. MORE INFO. Source: FPE Automation
Tolomatic adds capacity to RSX High-force Electric Actuator Family
Tolomatic adds capacity to their RSX extreme-force electric actuator family The NEW RSX080 (max force of 18,000 lbf, 80 kN) is a smaller version of the RSX096 (max force of 30,000 lbf, 133 kN), offering the same features, benefits and applications, but at a lower force and reduced cost to meet specification needs. Hydraulic-class, high-force, electric actuators. No air.
QC Industries is now QC Conveyors
QC has a new name! Here’s the official announcement: We’re excited to announce an important evolution in our company’s branding. We’re now known as QC Conveyors! This was a very natural change for us for a number of reasons: Many of our customers already refer to us this way The new name does a better job of conveying exactly what
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