Goon Squad takes 1st place in this past weekend’s district FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) The FRC district competition at Woodhaven High School featured 40 teams competing for a spot at the State of Michigan Championship in Grand Rapids, April 13-16, 2016. The Goon Squad started the district competition ranked 75th in the state, but shot…Read more
ICR’s repairs Yaskawa and Motoman parts Extensive knowledge and use of the Motoman NX100 controller allows ICR to repair and test critical associated components, and parts. ICR engineers designed and built two test fixtures pairing the smaller size, arc welding robot with 3kg payload capacity Motoman SSA2000 and the larger, full sized HP165R robot with…Read more
In-house, engineer built PLC testing equipment ICR industrial engineers designed and built our Allen-Bradley GuardLogix testing evaluation stand. Once we receive parts from customers or prospective customer sites, ICR’s repair process begins with a thorough cleaning. If an evaluation is needed, technicians will comb over the part and determine the issues at play. Parts found…Read more
Restoring Allen-Bradley Micro800 Control Systems ICR’s testing system allows for verifying all repairs performed on the Micro800 series PLC controllers. The system was developed, designed and cutom-built in-house by our industrial engineering group. Our repair process includes a thorough cleaning to ensure operability after the procedure concludes. Technicians then replace any failed components featured within…Read more
RIA reports new records set in 2015 for North American Robotic market After setting new marks for the first half of 2015, the successful year of industrial North American robotic sales closed the year setting a new yearly record for North America. North American companies set the record ordering 31,464 robots valued at $1.8 billion….Read more
How does End of Arm Tooling fit within robotic integration When engineers integrate industrial robots into a manufacturing facility, the benefits are vast, and the increased productivity is widespread. Gains in production time, usage of labor efficiently and downtime becomes deterred. It’s important to note that while industrial robots would be considered for integration their…Read more
