RELIABILITY, SAFETY, AND STRENGTH REALIZED IN ATI'S NEW PATENT
Innovative Robotic Tool Changer Design

ATI Industrial Automation has been awarded patent #8,005,570 for an improved Robotic Tool Changer Locking Mechanism. This innovation builds on the unmatched reliability, safety and strength of ATI’s Robotic Tool Changer product line. In industrial use for over twenty years, ATI Tool Changers feature a spring-less Fail-Safe Locking Mechanism that prevents inadvertent unlocking, further increasing reliability. Read More >

ATI TOOL CHANGER ENABLES QUICK AND AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF PRESS TRANSFER TOOLING
Wayne Trail Technologies has been providing “through-the-window” style, servo-based, transfer automation to the metal stamping and forming industry for over a decade. Their design has been proven through millions of cycles in factories around the world. Wayne Trail transfers provide maximum visibility in the die area and enable a variety of coil, blank, and finished part handling options for stations that can extend within, or even beyond, the confines of the press window area. Read More >

NEW ATI PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS AT THE UPCOMING FABTECH 2011 SHOW
ATI Industrial Automation will be exhibiting at the upcoming Fabtech 2011 show on November 14-17, 2011, in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place, North Hall, Booth #5039. Fabtech is North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event with over 1,200 exhibiting companies covering 410,000 square feet of floor space.
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ATI DEVELOPS CUSTOM TOOL CHANGER FOR BLADE CHANGING SYSTEM
Cornerstone Automation Systems and Robotica Inc. created the ABOT™, Automated Box Opening Technology™, a fully programmable carton-opening system capable of removing the top from cartons automatically. ABOT mechanically aligns boxes into position, measures and accurately controls cut location and depth so as not to damage contents while safely cutting boxes at high speeds three to eight times faster than manual operators. A solution was needed to automatically change ABOT cutting blades to maximize productivity and throughput while providing a safer blade-changing method that would greatly reduce the possibility of injury. Read More >

ATI'S 5TH ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FAIR A HUGE SUCCESS
ATI Industrial Automation recently hosted its 5th Annual Open House and Technology Training Fair at its Detroit, Michigan office on August 18th. The event was a huge success, with a large turnout of guests representing a wide variety of industries and markets. Guests from as far away as Auburn, WA traveled to hear a variety of presentation topics and see all of the latest products and solutions from ATI. Feedback from the presentations has been very positive, with comments such as: "The Solutions presentation was very informative and showed different designs that incorporated ATI products, all presenting companies had something different to offer." Read More >

ATI SENSORS UTILIZED IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED HAIR RESTORATION
Restoration Robotics is dedicated to revolutionizing the field of hair transplantation. They developed the ARTAS™ System, the first and only FDA cleared, physician-controlled, interactive, computer-assisted technology that allows safe and effective follicular unit extraction. The ARTAS System was developed in close collaboration with leading hair restoration physicians to enable minimally-invasive harvesting of follicular units. This computer-assisted medical device uses an image-guided robotic arm to identify and harvest individual follicular units. Read More >

ATI EXPANDS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS AGAIN

ATI Industrial Automation has announced plans to increase the size of its operations facility at its corporate headquarters in Apex, NC, more than doubling manufacturing and inventory capacity. High demand for ATI's robotic end-effector products and Force/Torque Sensors continues to fuel the company's growth. Read More >

Featured Products

Utility Couplers
ATI Industrial Automation has developed a series of Utility Couplers for applications where there is a need to quickly connect utilities such as air, fluid, power, and electrical signals in docking and fixturing applications. The modular, multi-coupling design can attach any of ATI’s standard add-on utility modules and will improve cycle-time and flexibility in any production cell.
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PROFINET Tool Changer Control Modules
ATI Industrial Automation has developed a new series of Tool Changer Modules that are controlled by and communicate with ATI's Heavy Automation Robotic Tool Changers using PROFINET. Control of the Tool Changer is realized through the Master Node along with the reporting of various Tool Changer I/O, such as Lock/Unlock, and Ready-to-Lock signals. The Tool-side module supports tool-ID reported through the Master-side and functions as a pass-through for PROFINET network and power to downstream equipment.
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Force/Torque Sensors for High-Radiation Environments
ATI Industrial Automation has developed, in collaboration with COGEMA and CEA, a series of Six-Axis Force/Torque Sensors that allow users to measure forces and torques in highly-radioactive environments. Featuring radiation hardness better than 10kGy and 13 mm through-holes, the DeltaRad and ThetaRad Sensors can be used in radiation-hardened robotic systems to safely carry out high-precision tasks.
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Food-Handling Robotic Tool Changer
ATI Industrial Automation has developed a Robotic Tool Changer that meets the stringent requirements of the food industry. The QC-77 Tool Changer includes an FDA-approved coating and stainless-steel design that resists attack by organic and inorganic compounds while withstanding aggressive washdown cleaning methods used in the food industry.
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Featured Videos

Force/Torque Sensor and Tool Changers Utilized in Appliance Testing
An ATI Gamma Model Sensor is used to verify that control buttons and knobs meet product specifications. ATI QC-11 Tool Changers enable the robot to handle multiple testing end-effectors. View >

Tool Changers Utilized in Robotic Welding
ATI QC-5 Tool Changers enable the robot to automatically exchange welding torches, ATI Locking Tool Stands ensure safe and secure tool storage. View >

UPCOMING 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 (subject to availability) to any upcoming shows.