TERADYNE AGREES TO
ACQUIRE UNIVERSAL ROBOTS Teradyne and the shareholders of Universal Robots have signed a definitive agreement under which Teradyne will acquire privately held Universal Robots, the Danish pioneer of collaborative robots, for $285 million net of cash acquired plus $65 million if certain performance targets are met extending through 2018. The acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015 subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. “Universal Robots is the technology and sales leader in the fast growing
collaborative robot market and we are excited to have them join Teradyne,” said Mark Jagiela, president and CEO of Teradyne. “This acquisition complements our System and Wireless Test businesses while adding a powerful, additional growth platform to Teradyne.” “The combination will boost our ability to innovate and recruit even more and
thus will extend our lead within collaborative robotics and be of benefit to all our end-users and partners. At the same time, we are proud to add a brand new line of business to Teradyne,” said Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO of Universal Robots.
www.teradyne.com /
www.universal-robots.com
B&R PRODUCT OF THE MONTH Commission robots quickly and easily with mapp
B&R is expanding its mapp technology portfolio to include components for all the most commonly used robot kinematic systems. Not only does this allow users to commission robots much more quickly, it also makes maintenance and diagnostics substantially easier. The new robotic functions in mapp
include both serial and parallel robot kinematics, such as SCARA and delta robots. The user interface is based on familiar IEC 61131 programming methods. The robotic functions integrate seamlessly into the overall system, so there is no need for a dedicated robotics controller. The robot kinematics themselves are configured graphically in a
INNOMECH TO DEVELOP LENS EQUIPMENT
convenient web interface. Programming in the conventional sense is not necessary. The mapp components can even handle manual operations such as jogging and point-to-point movement of the tool center point. Technicians can run diagnostics on the robot via the easy-to-use web interface. mapp technology consists of individually encapsulated blocks that streamline development of new software. B&R Industrial Automation
www.br-automation.com T: 01733 371320
“Innomech is the ideal partner for Rayner because of its experience in precision cutting, working with rotating parts and in developing equipment for regulated manufacturing environments. Rayner’s new production facilities will see us bring in a new generation of high precision lens processing equipment to improve process efficiencies, more than doubling manufacturing capacity, and to have the first new production line fully functioning and validated before the end of 2015,” said Mike Collins, project director for the new Rayner site. The new equipment to be supplied falls into two types:
A
utomation consultancy, GB Innomech (Innomech) has been appointed by Rayner Intraocular Lenses to
design and develop automated manufacturing equipment for the company’s new state-of-the-art production plant that is due to open in Worthing in July. Innomech is developing several units for use in key stages of the lens manufacturing process, all of which are designed to meet the latest EU and global regulations for medical device manufacturing systems.
the first being high precision bench-top units for materials cutting, designed to operate seven days a week and deliver an improvement on the already low rejection rates for the company’s existing units. The second category of equipment will be used at an intermediate and critical manufacturing stage for lens polishing before the implantable lenses are further processed, optically measured and packaged for sterilisation.
www.rayner.com
International consultancy, Columbus has boosted its offering to the UK manufacturing sector after acquiring Denmark-based Microsoft Dynamics AX specialist, MW data.
www.columbusglobal.com
In last month’s issue of Automation the wrong contact details were published for a story about Yokogawa’s DLM4000 oscilloscope. The correct details are: Yokogawa Europe,
www.tmi.yokogawa.com, T: +31 (0)88 464 1429
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SOFTWARE & SERVICES
www.rittal.co.uk
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