RIA : 2013 Market Trends Webinar Series Robotic Industries Association A market trends education Available at no cost to audience Watch live or archived webinars anytime Learn about the latest innovations in robotics Sponsored by leading RIA member companies 1
2013 Calendar 2013 Robotic Industries Association Market Trends Webinar Series B : Basic IA : Intermediate to Advanced Month, Date Webinar Topic January 17 Basics of Robot End Effectors B February 28 Robot Design, Integrated Controls & Software Architectures IA March 21 New Market Trends Aerospace, Semiconductors & Mobile Robots B April 11 National Robotics Week Fundamentals of Robotics B April 25 Advanced Vision Guided Robotics IA May 16 Best Practices for Robotic Integrators B June 13 Human and Robot Collaboration IA July 25 Basic Vision Guided Robotics B August 22 Advanced Gripper and End Effector Designs IA September 12 Introduction to Robotic Welding B September 19 Advanced Trends : Palletizing & Depalletizing IA October 24 Advanced Welding Techniques IA November 21 Material Removal, Handling & Assembly Trends IA December 12 Cycle Time Optimization for Higher Productivity IA 2
2013 Sponsorship Benefits Overall Obtain direct automation leads Demonstrate leadership in the robotics industry Receive brand acknowledgement and point to point contact with target audience Receive promotion through Robotics Online, RIA E Newsletter, and email blasts Pre webinar Your logo and link on all RIA promotional emails before the webinar Your logo and link on Robotics Online pages building up to the webinar Your logo and link on one (1) Robotics E-Newsletter prior to the webinar date During the webinar Welcome message at the beginning of the webinar (slide with logo and website) Recognition during and at the end of the webinar Post webinar Pre-registration and attendee list for the live and archived webinar for one year Logo with tagline and link on Robotics Online archive page for the webinar Logo and link on post-webinar thank you email to attendees 3
The RIA Webinars Team Presented by: Adil Shafi adil@advenovation.com www.advenovation.com Tel +1 (734) 516 6761 ADVENOVATION Inc. Moderated by: Kathleen Straight kstraight@robotics.org www.robotics.org Tel +1 (734) 994 6088 Robotic Industries Association (RIA) 4
Basics of Robot End Effectors 2013 January 17, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe robot end effectors such as parallel jaw, vacuum and magnet based designs. Solution approaches such as two or three position grasps and servo based designs will be discussed. In addition, force and torque sensing techniques will be described. The webinar will also cover topics such as grip compliance, collision avoidance and breakaway options. Finally the webinar will illustrate these technologies with several application videos. Basic Parallel jaw, vacuum and magnet based end effector designs. Two or three position and servo based end effector designs. Six axis force and torque sensing techniques. Gripper compliance, collision avoidance and breakaway options. 5
Robot Design, Integrated Controls & Software Architectures 2013 February 28, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe the historic beginnings, evolution over several decades, and progress trends in industrial robot design, integrated controls and software architectures. Increasingly robots have become more capable and reliable. This trend has been combined with powerful integrated controls through enhancements in computer design, process speed, miniaturization and capability. Various software architectures have enabled new applications to become feasible. Intermediate to Advanced History, evolution and progress trends of industrial robot design. History, evolution and progress trends of integrated robot controllers. History, evolution and progress trends of robotic software architectures. New market trends that are enabling new robotic application solutions. 6
New Market Trends Aerospace, Semiconductors & Mobile Robots 2013 March 21, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe new opportunities for robots, vision and automation in the aerospace industry as it gathers commercial momentum. Trends and acceleration in the manufacture of semiconductor based products will be discussed including the benefit derived from past standards, and how they help to manufacture new innovations at a rapid pace. The webinar will also cover many new types of markets, applications and robots that are forming in the service arena with mobile robots. Basic New opportunities for robots, vision and automation in the aerospace industry. Trends and acceleration in the manufacture of semiconductor based products. New markets, applications and robots that are forming in the service arena with mobile robots. 7
National Robotics Week : Fundamentals of Robotics 2013 April 11, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe different kinds of robots, their suitability for various applications, integration methodologies and many proven solutions. These solutions will illustrate cell design with precise and fast real-time multitasking coordination of conveyors, racks, bins and peripheral equipment e.g., vision, force & torque sensing, and I/O control. See videos of impressive factory solutions in action (e.g., in automotive plants, packaging settings, and semiconductor manufacturing facilities.) Basic Different kinds of industrial robots. Factory applications, integration methodologies and proven solutions. Cell design with multitasking controls, product flow and peripheral equipment. Example applications showcased with fast and proven factory solutions. 8
Advanced Vision Guided Robotics 2013 April 25, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe concepts of 2.5D and various kinds of 3D (distinct, touching, overlapping, shape variant, feature absent) guidance. Several advanced calibration techniques suited for specific applications will be covered. The use of one or multiple cameras and the mathematical techniques behind them will also be presented. The evolution of 3D structured and random bin picking will be reviewed with new growth and acceptance trends. Finally some new application videos will be shown. Intermediate to Advanced 2.5D and various kinds of 3D vision guided robotics (VGR). Calibration techniques for specific applications. The use of one or multiple cameras & the mathematical techniques behind them. Structured and random bin picking along with new growth and acceptance trends. 9
Best Practices for Robotic Integrators 2013 May 16, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe successful practices for robot systems integration. The presentation will examine a typical sales cycle including initial information gathering, scope definition, risk mitigation, variation quantification, proposals work, project award, financial management, design, procurement, build, runoff, acceptance, installation, production startup, training, documentation and support. Finally the webinar will illustrate these technologies with application videos. Basic Successful practices for robot systems integration. An understanding of all the phases of a complete systems integration cycle. Technical and business management of systems integration. The RIA Certified Robotics Integrator program. 10
Human and Robot Collaboration 2013 June 13, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe new trends in how human beings and robots are working together both in industrial and service robotic sectors. Several case studies such as Robotnaut, Baxter and the PR2 shall be discussed. Their software structures, ease of use, and safety aspects will be explored. The use of robots, cobots and manual arms with enhanced new controls and sensors in factories will also be discussed. Intermediate to Advanced New trends in how human beings and robots are working together. Examples of collaboration in industrial and service robotic sectors. Case studies of new human robot collaboration solutions. The use of robots, cobots and manual arms with enhanced sensors & controls. 11
Basic Vision Guided Robotics 2013 July 25, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe basic techniques in Vision Guided Robotics (VGR). Concepts of X, Y centroids, part angles, and gripper offsets will be introduced. Robot and vision coordinate systems will be described as well as fixed and robot mounted camera calibration techniques. Application development steps will be shown along with examples of software components. The webinar will conclude with example videos. Basic The basics of 2D Vision Guided Robotics (VGR) : Centroid (X, Y), angle, grip offset. Robot (world, tool, user frame, joint) and Vision coordinate systems. Fixed mount and robot mount camera calibration. Application development steps and key software components in 2D VGR solutions. 12
Advanced Gripper and End Effector Designs 2013 August 22, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe advanced robot gripper and end effector designs. New vacuum based strategies in sensing, energy management and compliance with various kinds of materials will be presented. New mechanical gripper designs will be presented with their flexibility, precision and compliance features. The strength and practical switching usage of magnetic grippers will also be presented. Finally the webinar will illustrate these technologies with several application videos. Intermediate to Advanced New vacuum based strategies in sensing, energy management and compliance. New mechanical gripper designs with flexibility, precision and compliance. The strength and practical switching usage of magnetic grippers. Examples of practical applications. 13
Introduction to Robotic Welding 2013 September 12, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will introduce robotic welding which is the most prevalent application of industrial robots in the most prevalent automotive vertical market. Concepts of resistance spot welding and arc welding will be presented. A robot may weld a preprogrammed position, be guided by machine vision, or by a combination of the two methods. The topic of weld schedules with robots will be presented. Finally the webinar will illustrate these technologies with several application videos. Basic History & prevalence of robotic welding. The basics of resistance spot welding. The basics of arc welding. Weld schedules and robot controls. 14
Advanced Trends : Palletizing & Depalletizing 2013 September 19, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe advanced trends and various techniques in robotic palletizing and depalletizing applications. Topics such as packaging patterns, reach, SKUs, order flow, balanced fulfillment, throughput, homogeneous and mixed load handling will be covered. The design of end effectors to handle pallets, slip sheets, and products of various shapes and sizes will be shown. Finally the webinar will present application videos of various solutions in production. Intermediate to Advanced Advanced trends and various techniques in robotic palletizing and depalletizing applications. Packaging patterns, reach, SKUs, order flow, balanced fulfillment, throughput, homogeneous and mixed load handling. Design of end effectors to handle pallets, slip sheets, and products of various shapes and sizes. 15
Advanced Welding Techniques 2013 October 24, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will present advanced robotic welding techniques. Beyond the basic concepts of resistance spot welding and arc welding, trends such as laser, plasma and hybrid welding will be explored. The importance of fast and reliable welds will be presented along with a number of common weld defects and approaches to avoid them or to detect them in a robotic production setting. In addition the use of external axes to control robot as well as part motions simultaneously will be shown. Intermediate to Advanced Advanced robotic welding techniques. Laser, plasma and hybrid welding. Fast and reliable welding. Common welding defects and how to avoid or detect them in production. The use of external axes to control robot and part motions simultaneously. 16
Material Removal, Handling & Assembly Trends 2013 November 21, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time This webinar will describe material removal trends in waterjet cutting, grinding, laser cutting and trimming. Registering parts flexibly with vision and compensating material removal with constant force during dynamic path traversal will be covered. Constant speed motions, linear & arc interpolation, and smoothing filters will be discussed. Handling and assembly trends such as demand based processing, mixed order flexibility, combinatorial assembly, verification & traceability will be shown. Intermediate to Advanced Material removal in waterjet cutting, grinding, laser cutting and trimming. Registering parts flexibly with vision and compensating material removal with constant force during path traversal. Constant speed motions, linear & arc interpolation, and smoothing filters. Handling and assembly trends such as demand based processing, mixed order flexibility, verification and traceability. 17
Cycle Time Optimization for Higher Productivity 2013 December 12, Thursday, 12 1pm, Eastern USA Time The presentation will start with the design decision concepts of integrated controls, simulation, robot placement, envelope, reach, payload and moment of inertia. Motion tuning, trajectory profiles, speed, acceleration, settling opportunities, multiple pickups and Z height management topics will be covered. Design changes to meet previously unachievable goals will also be presented. Finally some high speed application videos will be shown. Intermediate to Advanced Design decision concepts of integrated controls, simulation, robot placement, envelope, reach, payload and moments. Motion tuning, trajectory profiles, speed, acceleration, settling opportunities, multiple pickups & Z height management. Drastic design changes to meet previously unachievable goals. Examples of high speed applications in practical and reliable manufacturing. 18