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AMS acquired by AIT

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) acquired Advanced Motion Systems Inc. (AMS), a provider of automation products, services, and engineered solutions focused on a full range of machine vision, robotics, and motion control products and technologies.

Neil A. Schrimsher, AIT president & CEO, comments, “AMS aligns well with our solutions-centric strategy, acting as a key technical consultant to their customers’ emerging automation needs with strong solutions capabilities in machine vision, motion control, and related services. In addition, their experienced team of sales and application engineers extends our technical position and growth capacity in several emerging applications across key industry verticals.”

Light, high-payload AI cobot

Extending Techman’s cobot product range to higher payloads, TM20 only weighs 32.8kg, but carries up to 20kg and has a reach of 1,300mm with six rotation joints.

This lighter weight robot improves production speed and efficiency by reducing energy consumption and reducing recharging time in mobile scenarios. The nimble maneuverability of the lightweight robot is also an advantage for tasks requiring frequent turning or in limited space.

TM20’s built-in smart vision compensates for positioning errors and ensures precision in fast pick-and-place tasks without the need for additional visual or positional monitoring, reducing integration time and costs. Techman’s TM Landmark capability allows real-time updating of the relative position of the arm and key points in the environment, keeping the robot safely oriented in 3D space, regardless of the position of the robot.

The TM20 is a fully functional smart cobot with powerful artificial intelligence (AI). Compared to previous cobot generations, it has smarter vision and peripheral software integration, and a more intuitive user interface, providing automated production efficiency in smart manufacturing.