BARA presents its fourth quarterly newsletter, published 17th July 2008

 

For your information - please find attached our quarterly UK robot Sales Charts showing figures for quarter 2, 2008.

 

Please follow this link to our website for Statistics for New Robots 2007.

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Dr Richard Piggin, Conference Director and Chairman of BARAs Safety SIG (Special Interest Group), comments: ~ Safety conferences continue to be extremely popular ~ BARA will continue to educate the market and provide a forum for debate.~ For details on any of the upcoming Machine Safety Events ~ please look at the Events below.

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The Annual General Meeting was held here on Wednesday 2nd July 2008 – The minutes will be on the website before the end of this month.

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Mike Wilson, our President has provided the following downloads for your information:-

1. Please click this link for the FINAL DRAFT UPDATE OF ORGALIME REACH GUIDE

2. Orgalime Economic outlook 2007/2008 ~ European Engineering Industry continues to ride the wave. Employment up by 250,000. Click here for full report.

3. Please click here for the tool to uncover the new Machine Directive

4. For the EAMA practical guide book to help manufacturers make it in the UK, please use this link Download handbook.pdf

5. You can now download an electronic copy of the Statutory Instrument 2008/1597 'The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008' which come into force on 29 December 2009, from the OPSI website at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20081597_en.pdf If you would prefer a printed copy of the regulations please go to http://www.tsoshop.co.uk where you will be able to purchase a copy of them.

6. VDMA Robotics and Automation (formerly IFR) need  articles for their next newsletter which are related to robotics. All articles need to be word files with separate pictures in JPEG or TIF format.  Please send them direct to this e mail address secretariat@ifr.org before the end of July 08.

 

BARA

Hello again to all our members. I hope you are enjoying the Summer sunshine in between work. As a Summer special we have created a unique crossword to test your knowledge of robotic terminology! The first correctly completed crossword to be faxed to me will get a special mention in our next issue of Quatermation (Oct Issue).

I would appreciate any feedback from members regarding the design and content of Quartermation.

 

Liz Maxted-Bluck

Administrator/Editor

 

Events

CBM (Confederation of British Metalforming) ~ (24th Sept 2008)

CBM in association with a BARA will be holding an event at the NMC, West Bromwich to discuss the argument for and against investing in automation, aimed at the Sheet Metal Sector. To see more details and for booking form, please click here.

 

Machine safety conference ~ (30th Sept 2008)

BARA, the British Automation and Robotics Association, has announced the next conference on machine safety will be taking place in the Midlands on 30th September 2008. The conference is run in association with Drives & Controls and sponsored by the IET, HSE, IMechE and MachineBuilding.net

 

The conference is aimed at specifiers and designers of machinery and safety-related electrical control systems, as well as managers and engineers responsible for machinery safety. Speakers will include the HSE, Rockwell Automation, Pilz, Sick and system integrators.

 

PPMA Show-30th Sept - 2nd Oct 2008 at NEC, Birmingham

The PPMA Show covers the complete production line and attracts buyers from all industries including food, drink, pharmaceutical, household products, cosmetics & chemicals. New for this year will also be the FoodTec and EcoTec Zones as well as a free seminar programme addressing hot topics in the machinery sector including automation. The PPMA Show is co-located with Interplas ~ the UKs premier plastics & rubber exhibition.

A special rate is available to BARA members who wish to exhibit ~ please contact Graham Earl on tel. 020 8910 7890 or mailto:graham.earl@reedexpo.co.uk  for more information.

For more details on the event and to register to visit, please click here.

08 China Automotive Manufacturing Technology & Material Show-AMTS

Click here for more information

Shanghai New International Expo Centre

13th - 16th Aug, 2008

PLM Road Map 2008

 

Strategic conference focused on the critical trade-offs shaping product development.

Attendees will have their current thinking on product development challenged in a series of highly charged presentations.

For more details click here.

Detroit

23rd - 24th September, 2008

Automation 2008

4th International Exhibition & Conference

click here for more details

NSE, Mumbai, India

25th-28th September 2008

Strategic Manufacturing Awards Ceremony (as part of the European Manufactuing Summit)

 

The Strategic Manufacturing Awards form part of EMS 2008, taking place from the 6th-9th October 2008 and is event that will answer the key questions affecting all manufacturing industries across the globe.

For more information and to book tickets please click here.

Dusseldorf, Germany

8th October 2008

  

Quarterly Quote

~It is not a question of either or robotics or humans - The strategy we try to employ is not an either or but the best of both~

 

Sean O’Keefe (Former Administrator of NASA)

 

Press Releases

 

Pilz

(Another) life-saving organisation celebrates its 60th anniversary.

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Barr & Paatz

A Dozen Robot Do’s And Don’ts - provides tips for avoiding specifying mistakes.

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Scorpion Vision

Learn about robot vision and find out about the most accessible 3D Vision technology available.

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Motoman

Fabricator increases welding by 90 per cent. Automation to increase accuracy.

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ABB

Ferdar Automation Technology joins ABB to deliver improved automation.

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Pilz

An Introduction to press safety standards and related guidance.

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Pilz

Help is at hand with the Pilz safety design service.

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ABB

Astech Projects join ABB to deliver improved automation.

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EAMA

EAMA handbook is a practical guide book to help manufacturers make it in the UK.

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Pilz

Pilz unveils extensive range of new operator terminals.

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ABB

ABB demonstrates flexible robotic technology at MACH 2008.

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ABB

ABB provides Sysemt Integrators and Machine Builders a competitive edge with global partner programme in robotics.

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KUKA

KUKA robots to play role in next generation aircraft design.

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Motoman

Snake robot makes UK debut in machine tending role.

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TM Robotics

TM Robotics launches a new version of the smallest robot in the Toshiba Machine range which is set to find uses in manufacturing electronics and laboratory industries.

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Fanuc

Robot reduces skills issue at audience systems and drivs up component quality.

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Fanuc

New long-reach high-speed food robot offers five axes flexibility.

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Fanuc

Shimizu takes six axes route to total automation.

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Fanuc

Smurfit Kappa partnership creates increased opportunities for robotic corrugated packaging solutions.

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Rockwell

Rockwell Automation acquires Incuity Software, a supplier of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI)

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AC&E Ltd

First Dispensing Simulation Software for Desktop Robots

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For more information on any of the above, please visit our website at http://www.bara.org.uk/

 

Summer special Crossword

ACROSS

 

1. Non-Governmental spin (8)

3. Luggage under the microscope? (4,5)

5. The process of finding a happy medium (13)

7. Lies, damn lies and …….? (10)

8. Devised for detecting (6)

10. Movement without dynamics (10)

11. Underpaid, overworked and professional? (8)

12. Amphetamines heading North (8)

DOWN

 

1. Coined by Karel Capek (8)

2. An outer Hebridean Island (4)

4. Its voice is BARA (10)

5. Reciprocal (7)

6. Rotational, translational or illegal (5)

9. Motor used to move a robot arm (5)

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

Liz Maxted-Bluck

 

Administrator/Editor

 

BARA

IMC

University of Warwick

Coventry

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