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Basic Vision Guided Robotics

July 25, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EDT
This webinar will describe basic techniques in Vision Guided Robotics (VGR). Concepts of X, Y centroids, part angles, and gripper offsets will be introduced. Robot and vision coordinate systems will be described as well as fixed and robot mounted camera calibration techniques. Application development steps will be shown along with examples of software components. The webinar will conclude with example videos.

From this webinar, you can expect to learn:

The basics of 2D Vision Guided Robotics (VGR) : Centroid (X, Y), angle, grip offset.
Robot (world, tool, user frame, joint) and Vision coordinate systems.
Fixed mount and robot mount camera calibration.
Application development steps and key software components in 2D VGR solutions.

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Advanced Gripper & End Effector Designs

August 22, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EDT
This webinar will describe advanced robot gripper and end effector designs. New vacuum based strategies in sensing, energy management and compliance with various kinds of materials will be presented. New mechanical gripper designs will be presented with their flexibility, precision and compliance features. The strength and practical switching usage of magnetic grippers will also be presented. Finally the webinar will illustrate these technologies with several application videos.

From this webinar, you can expect to learn:

New vacuum based strategies in sensing, energy management and compliance.
New mechanical gripper designs with flexibility, precision and compliance.
The strength and practical switching usage of magnetic grippers.
Examples of practical applications.

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Introduction to Robotic Welding

September 12, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EDT
This webinar will introduce robotic welding which is the most prevalent application of industrial robots in the most prevalent automotive vertical market. Concepts of resistance spot welding and arc welding will be presented. A robot may weld a pre-programmed position, be guided by machine vision, or by a combination of the two methods. The topic of weld schedules with robots will be presented. Finally the webinar will illustrate these technologies with several application videos.

From this webinar, you can expect to learn:

History & prevalence of robotic welding.
The basics of resistance spot welding.
The basics of arc welding.
Weld schedules and robot controls.

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Advanced Trends: Palletizing & Depalletizing

September 19, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EDT
This webinar will describe advanced trends and various techniques in robotic palletizing and depalletizing applications. Topics such as packaging patterns, reach, SKUs, order flow, balanced fulfillment, throughput, homogeneous and mixed load handling will be covered. The design of end effectors to handle pallets, slip sheets, and products of various shapes and sizes will be shown. Finally the webinar will present application videos of various solutions in production.

From this webinar, you can expect to learn:

Advanced trends and various techniques in robotic palletizing and depalletizing applications..
Packaging patterns, reach, SKUs, order flow, balanced fulfillment, throughput, homogeneous and mixed load handling.
Design of end effectors to handle pallets, slip sheets, and products of various shapes and sizes.

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Advanced Welding Techniques

October 24, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EDT

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

This webinar will present advanced robotic welding techniques. Beyond the basic concepts of resistance spot welding and arc welding, trends such as laser, plasma and hybrid welding will be explored. The importance of fast and reliable welds will be presented along with a number of common weld defects and approaches to avoid them or to detect them in a robotic production setting. In addition the use of external axes to control robot as well as part motions simultaneously will be shown.

Learning Outcomes

Advanced robotic welding techniques.
Laser, plasma and hybrid welding.
Fast and reliable welding.
Common welding defects and how to avoid or detect them in production.
The use of external axes to control robot and part motions simultaneously.

Register for this webinar to watch it live or recorded anytime after October 24.

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Material Removal, Handling & Assembly Trends

November 21, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EST

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

This webinar will describe material removal trends in waterjet cutting, grinding, laser cutting and trimming. Registering parts flexibly with vision and compensating material removal with constant force during dynamic path traversal will be covered. Constant speed motions, linear & arc interpolation, and smoothing filters will be discussed. Handling and assembly trends such as demand based processing, mixed order flexibility, combinatorial assembly, verification & traceability will be shown.

Learning Outcomes

Material removal in waterjet cutting, grinding, laser cutting and trimming.
Registering parts flexibly with vision and compensating material removal with constant force during path traversal.
Constant speed motions, linear & arc interpolation, and smoothing filters.
Handling and assembly trends such as demand based processing, mixed order flexibility, verification and traceability.

Register for this webinar to watch it live or recorded anytime after November 21.

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Cycle Time Optimization for Higher Productivity

December 12, 2013 - Noon to 1 PM EST

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

The presentation will start with the design decision concepts of integrated controls, simulation, robot placement, envelope, reach, payload and moment of inertia. Motion tuning, trajectory profiles, speed, acceleration, settling opportunities, multiple pickups and Z height management topics will be covered. Design changes to meet previously unachievable goals will also be presented. Finally some high speed application videos will be shown.

Learning Outcomes

Design decision concepts of integrated controls, simulation, robot placement, envelope, reach, payload and moments.
Motion tuning, trajectory profiles, speed, acceleration, settling opportunities, multiple pickups & Z height management.
Drastic design changes to meet previously unachievable goals.
Examples of high speed applications in practical and reliable manufacturing.

Register for this webinar to watch it live or recorded anytime after December 12.