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Citation
(1999), "Motoman wins 1998 market engineering leadership award", Industrial Robot, Vol. 26 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.1999.04926eab.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Motoman wins 1998 market engineering leadership award
Motoman wins 1998 market engineering leadership award
Keywords Motoman, Awards
Motoman, Inc. was chosen as the 1998 recipient of the Market Engineering Leadership Award for taking the lead in expanding its product line and improving customer focus. Key factors that Frost & Sullivan reviewed and noted about Motoman were the following:
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Motoman's innovation in new product development such as the ArcWorld II series that targets high-volume production of small to medium-size parts and the FabWorld II series, arc welding systems designed for large applications and heavy deposition welding (see Plate 1).
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The company's PC-based software, including the Robot Teaching System of Yaskawa (ROTSY), an offline programming and simulation package that makes robotic application development simple and cost-effective.
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Its solid infrastructure in the USA assuring timely field service, application development, and product development.
Plate 1 Robotic
welding system for large parts; part of Motoman's innovation in new product
development noted by Frost & Sullivan
"Motoman's strategy has always been to be a complete automation solution supplier and not just a robot company. It is an honour to be recognized as an industry leader by such a well-established market research company", said Bill DeCamp, director of marketing.
Winners of the Frost & Sullivan award are selected from an in-depth analysis of market competitors and interviews with those companies that make up the industry.
Motoman Inc., based in West Carrollton, Ohio, is one of the largest robot suppliers in the Western Hemisphere, with an installed base of over 9,000 robots and worldwide customer support. Over 50,000 Motoman robots have been installed worldwide. For more information on Motoman, Inc. or Motoman products. Tel: 937/847-3300, or write to Motoman, Inc., 805 Liberty Lane, West Carrollton, Ohio, USA 45449,or visit http://www.motoman.com