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Panasonic Factory Solutions Co.
5201 Tollview Dr.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone: 847-637-9600
Fax: 847-637-9601
Sales Contact
Sean Walters
Group Manager
Email: Sean.Walters@us.panasonic.com
Sales: 847-637-9600
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Panasonic Factory Solutions Co.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH 2015: The direct-diode laser and tuning the beam profile
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 23, 2015
- Laser Cutting
- Blog Post
The direct-diode laser ups its presence at this year's FABTECH.
- From The Fabricator
Multitool qualifier connects up to 16 tools wirelessly
- Oct 14, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Panasonic has introduced the EYFR03 multitool qualifier with 16-tool connectivity. The technology has integrated and remote I/O versions, features a color LCD screen and USB plug-and-play firmware updates, offers onboard data collection for up to 10,000 rundowns, and can be configured to enable or...
- From The Fabricator
The personal side of metal fabricating
- By Dan Davis
- May 6, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Southern Fabricators Inc. has put a premium on the relationships it has with its customers, and that focus has led to robust growth, particularly as the metal fabricator has invested in new equipment to keep up with customer demands.
- From The Welder
Panasonic Factory Solutions moves to new facilities
- Sep 27, 2010
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has moved into a new, dedicated demonstration and training facility in Buffalo Grove, Ill., and offices in nearby Rolling Meadows, Ill. The custom showroom will host demonstrations for electronics assembly, microelectronics, and welding and robotics in...
- From The Welder
Robotic aluminum GMAW system added to product line
- Mar 11, 2008
- Aluminum Welding
- Product Release
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has added TAWERS-Aluminum MIG to its TAWERS robot line. Suitable for high-performance, push-pull aluminum feeding, the system uses a three-motor system to ensure a quick and accurate wire feed. A standard bus communication interface controls the robot's...
- From The Fabricator
Welding cell line expanded
- Jan 15, 2008
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has expanded its line of pre-engineered PerformArc welding cells with the addition of the PA-55. According to the company, the system typically produces as much as three manual welders while delivering consistent weld quality. Its small footprint allows...
- From The Welder
Panasonic names director of solutions
- May 9, 2006
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America, Buffalo Grove, Ill., has named M. Faisal Pandit as director of solutions, responsible for all software and engineering systems. Pandit has been employed with Morgan Stanley and Unix. He worked eight years withPanasonic as group manager in the Global...
- From The Fabricator
Panasonic relocates to new facility
- Nov 8, 2005
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has moved from Elgin, Ill., to a new facility in Buffalo Grove, Ill. The new facility houses the company's three industrial market units: Welding and Robotics, Electronics Assembly (EAG), and Microelectronics (MEG). Company President Tom Gebhardt said the...
- From The Welder
Taking one step at a time
Automotive parts manufacturer Pridgeon & Clay was looking for a way to manage the growth it was forecasting. The company decided to buy several robotic welding workcells and modular air filtration systems so it could rearrange the facility's layout and give the company the opportunity to buy one piece of equipment at a time.
- From The Welder
Robotic welding
- By Stephanie Vaughan
- Nov 8, 2005
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Rad Craig, owner of Induction Concepts, which develops high-performance twin turbo systems, has been considering robotic welding but wasn't sure where to go for information. Rad contacted Practical Welding Today®, which contacted several robotic welding equipmentmakers and integrators to help him find the answers to his questions. This is the first of several articles PWT plans to publish directly from subscribers' questions.
- From The Welder
Panasonic Factory Automation changes name
- Mar 8, 2005
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Panasonic Factory Automation has been renamed Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America (PFSA). The name change unifies the company's capital equipment business globally under the Panasonic name while reinforcing the expanded consultancy role that PFSA has taken on for its customers. In coming...
- From The Welder
Supporting the defense
- Sep 25, 2003
- Laser Welding
- Article
United Defense's motto is Changing the future of defense™. One of its latest missions toward this goal was to introduce a direct diode laser into its Aberdeen, S.D., manufacturing facility. The company designs, develops, and produces combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers,...
- From The Welder
Set loose the juice
- By Stephanie Vaughan
- Sep 26, 2002
- Arc Welding
- Article
As in other facets of welding equipment technology, arc welding power sources are evolving as fabricators' needs change. Electronics is playing a large role in power source modernization as power source equipmentmakers begin to employ digital interfacing, Internet access, software control, and other innovations to these machines.
- From The Welder
Now's the time to AUTOMATE
- By Stephanie Vaughan
- May 30, 2002
- Shop Management
- Article
This article outlines some of the challenges fabricators are facing and how robotics and automation equipmentmakers are trying to address these challenges. Also addressed are different equipment and technological advancements and other factors affecting welding automation.
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