Welcome to ATI Industrial Automation's Spring 2008 eNewsletter. Here you will find
all of the latest in news, events and featured products.

Visit our web site at www.ati-ia.com for the most current product
specifications, 2-D drawings and 3-D CAD models.

News  Big changes at ATI payoff with improved quality and faster delivery ATI Industrial Automation's recent expansion and process improvements are already seeing positive results including shorter leads times, improved quality and on-time delivery. More... ATI Announces Date for its 2nd Annual Open House and Training Seminar ATI Industrial Automation has announced the date for its 2nd Annual Open House and Training Seminar at its Detroit, Michigan office. On Thursday, August 21st, ATI will discuss in detail its many new end-effector products that have been developed over the last year. More... ATI's Catherine Morris selected as Second Vice President of the Robotics Industry Association Catherine Morris, a Senior Account Manager with ATI Industrial Automation for over 13 years, was recently selected by the Robotics Industry Association (RIA) Board of Directors to serve as Second Vice President on the Executive Committee. Morris, who has served on the Board of Directors since 2004, is the first female in RIA's history to hold an officer's position. More... ATI's Robotic Tool Changers enable packaging flexibility As more and more companies look to improve their packaging efficiency with the use of robots, ATI Industrial Automation's end-effector products are helping customers achieve their goals. Kaufman Engineered Systems, an end-of-the-line automation integrator, has had great success with ATI's Robotic Tool Changers and Robotic Collision Sensors for their packaging systems. More... Versafinish™ featured on the cover of Tooling and Production Magazine ATI Industrial Automation's Robotic Finishing Tool, VersaFinish is displayed on the cover of the December issue of Tooling and Production Magazine. The magazine also features two articles on ATI's Robotic Deburring Tools - "Successful robotic deburring is really a matter of choices" and "Aluminum caster in NY finds flexibility in deburring solution". More...    For more news, visit the news page on our web    site.

Featured Products  Axially-Compliant Finishing Tools – VersaFinish™ Our Axially-Compliant Finishing Tool, also known as VersaFinish, is a robust, low-speed, high-torque air tool with an axially-floating spindle, suitable for a multitude of robotic and non-robotic material finishing operations on aluminum, plastic, steel, etc. Some of the many applications include: Polishing, Texturing, Brushing and Deburring. More... ATI Develops Through-Hole Robotic Tool Changers ATI Industrial Automation has developed a series of Robotic Tool Changers that has a large center opening in the Master- and Tool-side Tool Changer bodies. The large center opening can be customized to allow a variety of solutions to be realized, such as laser, rotating spindle, pressurized shielding gas, and other non-traditional applications. More... New product literature available for ATI's Robotic Collision Sensors ATI Industrial Automation has new product literature available for their Robotic Collision Sensors, including the newest model, the SR-61. ATI's Robotic Collision Sensor is designed to prevent costly damage to robotic end-effectors resulting from robot crashes. ATI’s patented design includes an automatic reset feature that benefits workplace safety. More... Featured Videos Force/Torque Sensor used in a 5-degree-of-freedom telepresence system An ATI Six-Axis Force/Torque Sensor relays robot forces to the haptic wand, which enable the user to feel the forces exerted by the robot. View the video Packaging Robot with Robotic Tool Changer and Robotic Collision Sensor A QC-110 Robotic Tool Changer maximizes the robots capability by enabling it to handle multiple end-effectors. An SR-221 Robotic Collision Sensor protects the valuable robotic tooling. View the video    For more videos, visit the video page on our web    site.

Events 

ATI exhibits at a variety of industry shows and conferences. Our schedule is listed below. Contact
Charles Haines at 919-772-0115, ext. 137 if you would like a FREE ticket to any upcoming shows.

ATI Industrial Automation, 1031 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC 27539 USA
Tel: +1.919.772.0115 Fax: +1.919.772.8259
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