 Welcome to RAD's first eNewsletter! We appreciate your interest in our products and company and would like to use this brief quarterly newsletter to share information that may be of interest to you.
This issue's focus is Robotic Collision Sensors. Collision Sensors are designed to protect your investment by preventing costly damage to your robot and tooling.
Please Contact Us with any comments or suggestions you would like to share – we appreciate your input!
Sincerely,
The RAD Sales Team
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Collision Sensor Helps Distech Systems Protect Robot and Parts
Distech Systems, Inc. of Rochester, NY faced a challenge – simple mistakes in their customers' use of the new Distech Machine Tool Loader could cause major problems – broken parts or even broken robots! Fortunately the engineers at Distech "Googled" for a solution and found the RAD Ultimatic™ Collision Sensor. The Ultimatic™ provided both the compliance and durability they needed in case of impact . . . read more
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Ultimatic™ Collision Sensor Helps Ensure Smooth Finish
A RAD customer in Northern Ohio reduced production costs by using the compliance and sensor signal of the Ultimatic™ Collision Sensor in a rather unique way – to ensure a consistent part finish as the robot-driven grinding wheel wore down . . . read more |
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Robotic Collision Sensors
RAD offers you a selection of durable, reliable Collision Sensors that mechanically detect when your robot arm encounters an obstruction. The Collision Sensor absorbs the crash energy and quickly stops the robot to prevent costly damage to your robot arm and tooling.
The RAD family of Collision Sensors, including pneumatic models like the Ultimatic™, and the High-Angle Ultimatic™, offers you important benefits like:
- Quick Shutdowns – within 2 to 10ms!
- Automatic, Precise Reset
- Built-In Robot Protection - even when the robot is not moving
- Superior Repeatability
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Terrasa Warfield Promoted to
Business Unit Manager
Congratulations to Terrasa Warfield on her recent promotion to RAD Business Unit Manager! Many of you already know Terrasa from her 8+ years experience with RAD as Sales Manager. Now, as Business Unit Manager, Terrasa is responsible for the overall management of RAD including production, sales, engineering, and marketing.
Congratulations Terrasa! |
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After School Program Sparks Engineering Interest in Kids
Growing future engineers and getting kids excited about math – that is what Beth van Haaren had in mind when she went to 3DVision Technologies and asked them to help her start a local school program to do just that!
Beth van Haaren, Design Engineer at RAD, The Robotic Accessories Leader, believes that kids should learn not only the concepts of math but also how mathematical concepts apply to so many everyday things . . . read more |
For more information, please call us at 937.667.5705, Contact Us via e-mail or visit www.rad-ra.com.
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