YPSILANTI, Mich. -- North America's largest robot safety Trade Fair will be at the Ypsilanti Marriott on October 25 as part of National Robot Safety Conference XVII, a four day Conference from October 24 through October 27. Sponsored by Ann Arbor based Robotic Industries Association, Trade Fair only passes are available for $25 in advance, $40 on-site.
"This is the robotics industry's biggest trade fair for robot and safety suppliers," said Donald A. Vincent, RIA's Executive Vice President. "It includes top vendors for machine tool safeguarding. There will be about 45 displays and a catered reception at 4:30 (p.m.). Every year we hear about great business connections getting made at the Conference, and the Trade Fair is a big part of that." Several Workshops are held on Monday before the Conference, and Thursday after the Conference. Tuesday and Wednesday (October 25-26) make up the general sessions which draw connections between OSHA, North American safety standards, international standards and technical issues like circuit design and risk assessment.
Session leaders include speakers from OSHA and case studies from actual users. Discussions cover experiences from those who have implemented safety programs compliant with the ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 Robot Safety Standard, the B11 series for Machine Tool Safety, ISO standards and Canadian standards. On Thursday, a panel of standards authors act as special consultants in a Question and Answer forum.
Official sponsors include (alpha order): ABB Inc., Business Wire, FANUC Robotics America, Inc., Motoman, Inc., Nachi Robotic Systems, Inc., Pilz Automation Safety, Scientific Technologies Inc., SICK, Inc.
Founded in 1974, RIA is North America's leading robotics trade group, representing some 240 robotics manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, research groups, and consulting firms. RIA is the official secretariat for the ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 Robot Safety Standard and offers in-house training on safety and robotic applications.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Machine Automation System works with graders and dozers
GradeStar v5.0 software provides 3D grader and dozer automation system for construction industry. Built on ruggedized hardware platform, it is based on CAN interface and utilizes WinXP OS. Consolidated sensor module, GSM5, acts as central communications point between positioning sensors and GradeStar interface. Site Manager software, together with GradeStar system simulator, lets user view, check, and analyze jobsite before starting grading operation.
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Leica Geosystems today announced the introduction of GradeStar V5.0, a fifth-generation 3D grader and dozer automation system for the construction industry.
GradeStar V5.0 incorporates advances in hardware and software, providing a versatile easy-to-use machine automation system on a reliable ruggedized hardware platform.
The new GradeStar V5.0 software is based on the industry standard Controller Area Network (CAN) interface and utilizes the WinXP operating system. It features a new consolidated sensor module, the GSM5, which is designed to be a central communications point between positioning sensors and the GradeStar interface. The GSM5 can be configured with an internal GPS module for space savings and ease of installation. The component design facilitates removal for exchange between machines.
GradeStar V5.0 can work with Leica's total stations and GPS positioning sensors, for maximum flexibility and unmatched grade accuracy. The system has full forward and backward compatibility with Leica's existing 2D and 3D machine automation products, including the GS496, ProControl, SonicMaster and MC1200, offering an easy upgrade path to the new state-of-the-art technology.
"The GradeStar V5.0 3D control provides more cost-effective machine use and savings in costs and time with higher grading accuracy on different terrain for all work sites, from bulk earth moving to fine grading," said Bob Flynn, machine automation product marketing manager at Leica Geosystems. "It is an easy-to-use system that allows operators to be more aware of their surroundings due to the real-time blade control, allowing grading to be on line at the correct elevation."
GradeStar is designed as a simple tool for machine operators and site managers. Leica's Site Manager software, together with GradeStar's system simulator streamlines projects by allowing the user to view, check and analyze the jobsite before starting the grading operation. System indicators can be activated and sensors switched with one touch of a button, while a live moving map guides cutting and filling operations. A universal control panel reduces operator training when moving from machine to machine.
"It has been shown that systems pay for themselves often on the first project," Flynn said.
GradeStar V5.0 retains all of the popular user features from earlier versions of GradeStar, including a mast tilt compensator which allows the operator to tilt the blade forward and backward on the grader. Automatic side shift is also a feature that controls the blade in and out automatically to maintain a break line edge.
"The new version of GradeStar builds on Leica Geosystems' 30 years experience in developing, testing and fielding advanced machine control and automation products for a wide range of jobsite applications," said Flynn.
About Leica Geosystems
With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize and present spatial information in 3D. Those who use Leica products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver, and the superior customer support. Based in Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by more than 2,300 employees in 21 countries and hundreds of partners located in more than 120 countries around the world. Leica Geosystems is a publicly listed company, registered with the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX).
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Leica Geosystems today announced the introduction of GradeStar V5.0, a fifth-generation 3D grader and dozer automation system for the construction industry.
GradeStar V5.0 incorporates advances in hardware and software, providing a versatile easy-to-use machine automation system on a reliable ruggedized hardware platform.
The new GradeStar V5.0 software is based on the industry standard Controller Area Network (CAN) interface and utilizes the WinXP operating system. It features a new consolidated sensor module, the GSM5, which is designed to be a central communications point between positioning sensors and the GradeStar interface. The GSM5 can be configured with an internal GPS module for space savings and ease of installation. The component design facilitates removal for exchange between machines.
GradeStar V5.0 can work with Leica's total stations and GPS positioning sensors, for maximum flexibility and unmatched grade accuracy. The system has full forward and backward compatibility with Leica's existing 2D and 3D machine automation products, including the GS496, ProControl, SonicMaster and MC1200, offering an easy upgrade path to the new state-of-the-art technology.
"The GradeStar V5.0 3D control provides more cost-effective machine use and savings in costs and time with higher grading accuracy on different terrain for all work sites, from bulk earth moving to fine grading," said Bob Flynn, machine automation product marketing manager at Leica Geosystems. "It is an easy-to-use system that allows operators to be more aware of their surroundings due to the real-time blade control, allowing grading to be on line at the correct elevation."
GradeStar is designed as a simple tool for machine operators and site managers. Leica's Site Manager software, together with GradeStar's system simulator streamlines projects by allowing the user to view, check and analyze the jobsite before starting the grading operation. System indicators can be activated and sensors switched with one touch of a button, while a live moving map guides cutting and filling operations. A universal control panel reduces operator training when moving from machine to machine.
"It has been shown that systems pay for themselves often on the first project," Flynn said.
GradeStar V5.0 retains all of the popular user features from earlier versions of GradeStar, including a mast tilt compensator which allows the operator to tilt the blade forward and backward on the grader. Automatic side shift is also a feature that controls the blade in and out automatically to maintain a break line edge.
"The new version of GradeStar builds on Leica Geosystems' 30 years experience in developing, testing and fielding advanced machine control and automation products for a wide range of jobsite applications," said Flynn.
About Leica Geosystems
With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize and present spatial information in 3D. Those who use Leica products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver, and the superior customer support. Based in Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by more than 2,300 employees in 21 countries and hundreds of partners located in more than 120 countries around the world. Leica Geosystems is a publicly listed company, registered with the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX).
Sales Demo Tool hosts web demos and presentations
Featuring 24-bit color and 1-button menu, Glance v2.0 enables sales staff to provide prospects with enhanced communication experience by combining phone call with ability to present sales pitch or demo an application from any PC, Mac, or Linux computer. Prospects enter demos instantly from their own website, without having to download web conferencing software. Presentations can include any application, PowerPoint illustration, graphic art design, or 3D rendering.
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- Latest Release Adds Full Color and Even Faster Speeds to its Dependable
One-Button Sales Demo Tool
Arlington, Mass. - September 20, 2005 - Glance Networks, creators of the
"one-button simple" GlanceT screen sharing service, today announced version
2.0, which adds full 24-bit color, faster screen update speeds and easy
customer website integration. Used primarily as a sales tool for hosting
instant web demos and presentations, Glance provides a quick and dependable
web demo service. It includes "Guests Connect for FreeT" flat-rate pricing
and the ability to connect instantly to nearly any PC, Mac or Linux computer
without downloading software.
"Simplicity and ease of use have been two challenges inhibiting mass
adoption of web conferencing," observes Mike Gotta, principal analyst,
Burton Group. "There's an underserved audience within this market that
simply wants to deliver a richer communication experience by combining a
phone call with the sharing of a screen. The ability to present a sales
pitch or demo an application should be a natural part of the conversation."
Sales professionals know they need to make every call count. A single
botched demo or presentation can cost them a sale. Whether showing a
software application, pitching a presentation, filling out a form or walking
through a website, sales people need a demo service that is as reliable as
their phone. Their ideal service would be:
oDependable - Their 9:00 a.m. demos need to start at 9:00 a.m., not 9:15
a.m. The service needs to connect the first time, every time.
oFast - Their prospects should enter demos instantly from their own website,
without wasting time downloading complicated web conferencing software.
oSimple - Their guests should be able to focus on the demo, without
distractions from unnecessary web conferencing buttons and menus.
"When we needed a simple, reliable sales tool to walk clients through a
demonstration of our software applications, we turned to Glance," commented
Steven Green, president at PollStream Inc., a direct response software
solution that makes it easy to engage customers in a two-way conversation.
"We tried other conferencing services with frustrating results, experiencing
technical problems with downloads and such. All we wanted was reliability
and ease of use at a reasonable price. Glance 2.0 fits the bill for quick
web demos and sales presentations."
Over 2,000 companies worldwide use Glance for demonstrating their products
online and giving sales presentations. Glance recently interviewed users
from over 100 of these companies. The most common reasons they cited for
having selected Glance are that the service is:
oReliable - Their prospects can connect instantly from nearly any PC, Mac or
Linux computer, even highly secured machines that cannot download software.
oFast - They nearly always connect without installing any software.
oCustomer-centric - Prospects can join their demos from the sales person's
own web page or company website. The demos start and end on web pages
customized with their company's look and call-to-action.
oColorful - Their sales staff can show any application, PowerPoint
illustration, graphic art design or 3D rendering to prospects, now in full
24-bit color, directly from their PC screen.
oEasy - Customers report that even people uncomfortable with technology find
Glance easy to use. Their sales staffs often master its one-button menu in
their very first demo.
"Nearly every salesperson who has used a traditional web conferencing
service to host sales demos can tell some gut-wrenching story about a hot
deal that went cold when their web demo didn't connect," says Dr. Rich
Baker, CEO of Glance Networks. "We increasingly find that sales prospects
are not allowed to download the software needed to join a web conference or
they are on a traditionally unsupported machine, like a Mac or UNIX box. And
often, they get confused or frustrated by a bunch of unfamiliar buttons or
windows. Companies need a web service designed specifically for sales demos.
Glance 2.0's simple design makes it possible for prospects to connect
instantly from nearly any computer, without the risk or confusion of
downloading unfamiliar software. And the better their demo experience, the
more likely the sale."
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- Latest Release Adds Full Color and Even Faster Speeds to its Dependable
One-Button Sales Demo Tool
Arlington, Mass. - September 20, 2005 - Glance Networks, creators of the
"one-button simple" GlanceT screen sharing service, today announced version
2.0, which adds full 24-bit color, faster screen update speeds and easy
customer website integration. Used primarily as a sales tool for hosting
instant web demos and presentations, Glance provides a quick and dependable
web demo service. It includes "Guests Connect for FreeT" flat-rate pricing
and the ability to connect instantly to nearly any PC, Mac or Linux computer
without downloading software.
"Simplicity and ease of use have been two challenges inhibiting mass
adoption of web conferencing," observes Mike Gotta, principal analyst,
Burton Group. "There's an underserved audience within this market that
simply wants to deliver a richer communication experience by combining a
phone call with the sharing of a screen. The ability to present a sales
pitch or demo an application should be a natural part of the conversation."
Sales professionals know they need to make every call count. A single
botched demo or presentation can cost them a sale. Whether showing a
software application, pitching a presentation, filling out a form or walking
through a website, sales people need a demo service that is as reliable as
their phone. Their ideal service would be:
oDependable - Their 9:00 a.m. demos need to start at 9:00 a.m., not 9:15
a.m. The service needs to connect the first time, every time.
oFast - Their prospects should enter demos instantly from their own website,
without wasting time downloading complicated web conferencing software.
oSimple - Their guests should be able to focus on the demo, without
distractions from unnecessary web conferencing buttons and menus.
"When we needed a simple, reliable sales tool to walk clients through a
demonstration of our software applications, we turned to Glance," commented
Steven Green, president at PollStream Inc., a direct response software
solution that makes it easy to engage customers in a two-way conversation.
"We tried other conferencing services with frustrating results, experiencing
technical problems with downloads and such. All we wanted was reliability
and ease of use at a reasonable price. Glance 2.0 fits the bill for quick
web demos and sales presentations."
Over 2,000 companies worldwide use Glance for demonstrating their products
online and giving sales presentations. Glance recently interviewed users
from over 100 of these companies. The most common reasons they cited for
having selected Glance are that the service is:
oReliable - Their prospects can connect instantly from nearly any PC, Mac or
Linux computer, even highly secured machines that cannot download software.
oFast - They nearly always connect without installing any software.
oCustomer-centric - Prospects can join their demos from the sales person's
own web page or company website. The demos start and end on web pages
customized with their company's look and call-to-action.
oColorful - Their sales staff can show any application, PowerPoint
illustration, graphic art design or 3D rendering to prospects, now in full
24-bit color, directly from their PC screen.
oEasy - Customers report that even people uncomfortable with technology find
Glance easy to use. Their sales staffs often master its one-button menu in
their very first demo.
"Nearly every salesperson who has used a traditional web conferencing
service to host sales demos can tell some gut-wrenching story about a hot
deal that went cold when their web demo didn't connect," says Dr. Rich
Baker, CEO of Glance Networks. "We increasingly find that sales prospects
are not allowed to download the software needed to join a web conference or
they are on a traditionally unsupported machine, like a Mac or UNIX box. And
often, they get confused or frustrated by a bunch of unfamiliar buttons or
windows. Companies need a web service designed specifically for sales demos.
Glance 2.0's simple design makes it possible for prospects to connect
instantly from nearly any computer, without the risk or confusion of
downloading unfamiliar software. And the better their demo experience, the
more likely the sale."
Manager's Workshop - machine shop management - Brief Article
When conflicts arise over goals, there is a need to spell out and clarify the ownership of the decision (who will be held accountable for its end result) and whether there is a basic concurrence on essential objectives (shoulds, musts and oughts) as opposed to nonessential objectives (needs, wants and desires). Wrangling about objectives is usually strategic squabbling: for example, a difference of opinion over whether to pursue an increase in market share or an increase in productivity and profitability. Conflict about goals requires both an objective and subjective exchange of ideas and an ongoing evaluation among the interested parties. All of this, of course, is based on the fundamental recognition that it's the end result that's truly important.
Conflict about ways to achieve goals, however, is usually tactical and operational, as you would expect, and can occur even when there is consensus and agreement about the goals. To pursue an increase in market share, you can add to the sales force, increase advertising, cut prices and so on. Conflict about these options is usually best worked out through common sense and pragmatic analysis of the facts as they relate to both reward and risk. Those most affected by the goal should play a crucial role in evaluating alternative methods to accomplish it and in deciding which one(s) to use.
Resolving conflicts in the workplace is a constructive and critical management activity. It demands, however, applicable behaviors, some of which the manager can intentionally adjust to accomplish such resolution. The manager must recognize the conflict situation, must be aware of his or her own behaviors, must know the behaviors that are more effective in resolving the conflict, must want to make any necessary adjustments and must be capable of making those adjustments. This is a straightforward and uncomplicated process, but one necessitating management attention and scrutiny. Conflict is constructive when it is skillfully and intelligently managed. It is lethal when it is left to chance and haphazard behaviors.
To this end, the manager must recognize each subordinate's style and separate the style from the content, deal with the message and its delivery as separate issues and, thus, reduce stress levels in the workplace. On the other hand, a subordinate must recognize the style that the boss is most responsive to, adjust his or her delivery to match that style and, thus, reduce the stress levels in the workplace.
Conflict about ways to achieve goals, however, is usually tactical and operational, as you would expect, and can occur even when there is consensus and agreement about the goals. To pursue an increase in market share, you can add to the sales force, increase advertising, cut prices and so on. Conflict about these options is usually best worked out through common sense and pragmatic analysis of the facts as they relate to both reward and risk. Those most affected by the goal should play a crucial role in evaluating alternative methods to accomplish it and in deciding which one(s) to use.
Resolving conflicts in the workplace is a constructive and critical management activity. It demands, however, applicable behaviors, some of which the manager can intentionally adjust to accomplish such resolution. The manager must recognize the conflict situation, must be aware of his or her own behaviors, must know the behaviors that are more effective in resolving the conflict, must want to make any necessary adjustments and must be capable of making those adjustments. This is a straightforward and uncomplicated process, but one necessitating management attention and scrutiny. Conflict is constructive when it is skillfully and intelligently managed. It is lethal when it is left to chance and haphazard behaviors.
To this end, the manager must recognize each subordinate's style and separate the style from the content, deal with the message and its delivery as separate issues and, thus, reduce stress levels in the workplace. On the other hand, a subordinate must recognize the style that the boss is most responsive to, adjust his or her delivery to match that style and, thus, reduce the stress levels in the workplace.
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