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Attend a Collaborative Robotics Automation Conference on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL
Explore Cobot MIG and TIG welding and ActiNAV Bin Picking Live Automate Your Business for a better future. Collaborative Robotics Automation Conference Special one-day event. Breakfast provided (am) and lunch provided (pm). Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Morning session: 8:00-11:00 am Afternoon session: noon-3:00 pm Automation Within Reach Discover how to leverage collaborative robots (cobots) to maximize ROI. During this
PHD Releases New GRM0 Series Workholding Clamps
Introducing GMR0 workholding clamps. These compact and lightweight clamps provide the highest force in the industry for a clamp this size. The new GMR0 series workholding clamps are an addition to the industry standard GRM family of sheet metal handling clamps from PHD. The larger PHD Series GRM Clamps have a proven reputation for delivering best-in-class performance. GMR0 workholding clamps were designed utilizing similar principles, so
New Date Added for Authorized UR Core Training
Learn to program and operate a Universal Robot collaborative robot in a relaxed, hands-on setting. FPE Automation hosts authorized training for the world’s #1 cobot at their state-of-the-art training and technology centers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois and Sunset Hills, Missouri. We’ve just added an additional date to our training schedule. Hurry, classes fill up quickly. Register today. www.fpeautomation.com/urcore
FPE Hosts Robotics and Automation Night for Boy Scout Troop
FPE Automation Hosts Cub Scout Troop at their Elk Grove Village Technology and Training Center for an Evening Interacting with Robots and Other Automation On Thursday, March 18, FPE Automation welcomed a local Elk Grove Village Cub Scout troop to their Technology and Training Center for a fun and educational early evening automation demo. The Scouts were shown collaborative robots, autonomous
Joe Judge is Selected as #1 PHD Top Performer for March 2021
Congratulations to FPE Automation’s Joe Judge: #1 PHD Top Performer We are very happy to announce that FPE Automation‘s Joe Judge is PHD‘s #1 top performer for March 2021. Joe was selected by PHD‘s Scott Peters for this honor for a few reasons; Joe has helped to implement innovative PHD solutions at numerous companies, large and small. Slides, actuators, and even custom products. Those
UVC and Dry Mist Disinfection Robots Will be a Big Part of Post-COVID Strategy for Manufacturing Facilities
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) takes a look at our world, after COVID-19 COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation for the manufacturing sector globally. Supply chains are disrupted, stopping the flow of materials and finished goods. Assembly lines are forced to change operations because of a lack of workforce and parts and changed consumer behavior. Employee health has become a serious
FPE Automation and IMEC to Co-host Vision Guided Robotics Webinar on March 11
Vision Guided Robotics: Set Up Machine Vision for Robot Position Offsets Webinar March 11, 2021 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Presented by IMEC, in partnership with FPE Automation Most robot applications include some form of pick and place where part presentation is just as important as the robot programming itself. There are many well proven feeding methods that pair well
FPE Automation Wins Prestigious PHD Distributor of the Year Award
Today, FPE Automation had the unexpected honor of accepting the 2020 Distributor of the Year award from PHD on behalf of all of our employees. 2020 was a strange, and at times challenging year. However, as FPE Automation CEO David Bardos put it, “A smooth sea never made for a skillful sailor”. Smarter automation played a key role in companies
Research Confirms: Safe Space Rover UV Mobile Disinfection Robot Kills Covid
Safe Space Tech Lamps Kill Covid – Research Confirms CDC, EPA and other official research reports that products from Safe Space Technologies provide “rapid and efficient inactivation of surface dried SARS-CoV-2 by UV-C 2 irradiation”. The Rover/UV mobile disinfection robot combines a disinfecting light source with an autonomous mobile robot from Mobile Industrial Robots A/S (MiR). More effective. Proven.
FPE Automation’s Steve Moore Wins PHD Top Performer Award for Custom Medical Solution
FPE Automation would like to congratulate Steve Moore for another Top Performer accolade from PHD Inc. Steve was asked to help set up pick and place operations at a manufacturer of products for the medical industry. Accuracy was key. The challenge? A gripper that was exactly the right size and material didn’t exist. The ultimate solution would be a custom
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