NEWS DESK LaserCoil Aligns with Bradbury L
aserCoil Technologies LLC (Napoleon, OH) has entered into an alliance with Bradbury Group (Moundridge, KS),
a maker of roll forming and coil processing equipment. Through this agreement both companies will promote turnkey coil-fed laser blanking solutions to Bradbury’s traditional customer base.
“The strength of Bradbury’s sales team, the breadth of its product offering and the precision of its leveler technology makes this relationship an excellent way to expand LaserCoil’s blanking solution into new markets,” Jay Finn, LaserCoil Technologies general manager and chief technical officer, said in a statement. “Adding laser blanking to our capa- bility is a great extension of our product offering,” Bradbury Vice President of Sales and Marketing Ryan Durst said in the statement.
Robot Market Sets Record in 2016
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he Robotic Industries Association (RIA; Ann Arbor, MI) said the North
American robotics market set records for orders and shipments in 2016. During the year, 34,606 robots val- ued at about $1.9 billion were ordered in North America, representing growth of 10% in units over 2015. Orders in the automotive industry increased 17%, according to the group.
Units shipped to North American cus- tomers also rose by 10%, with 30,875 robots valued at $1.8 billion shipped in 2016. Shipments into the automotive market surged 25% relative to 2015. Orders for robots spiked 61% in as- sembly applications and increased 24% in spot welding. The food and con- sumer goods industry increased orders for robots by 32%.
The RIA is a member organiza- tion of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
“Automation played a vital role in spurring economic growth in North
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