MTS Systems Corporation in Minneapolis has developed a Laser Articulating Robotic System for work on the application of sensors to real‐time control.

Marthill Engineering of Lancashire installed a £150,000 robotic welding cell two years ago which has resulted in productivity improvements of 300–400%.

Applications for the high‐torque motors developed for direct‐drive robots have widened, despite the robots' slow take‐up.

A novel laser‐cutting robot is being used to customise Renault cars at the company's Sandouville plant. Anna Kochan reports from France.

Precision Robotics of Woburn, Massachusetts, adopted a dedicated‐concept, flexible‐application policy from the start. Brian Rooks profiles the company and talks to its co‐founder, Mord Wiesler.

The ‘cut‐spray’ stage in glass‐reinforced plastic processing has been automated by using the robot as a peripheral of a PLC.

An automated sheet‐metal manufacturing systems for low‐volume production utilises an industrial robot to move blanks from a store to a press brake.

The very precision of robots restricts their flexibility. Now a Canadian company is breaching these boundaries.

Careful integration of robot, end‐effectors, peripheral hardware and software are crucial to successful robot applications.

Planning robot cells, and proving and generating robot programs, can be swiftly and efficiently achieved with graphical simulation.