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News Release from: Motoman Robotics (UK)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 April 2002
Caterpillar places order for robotic
welding cells
An order worth in excess of EUR 1.5 million (GBP 930,000) has been received by Motoman Robotics (UK), Banbury, for the supply of three robotic arc welding cells to Caterpillar, Nottinghamshire.
An order worth in excess of EUR 1.5 million (GBP 930,000) has been received by Motoman Robotics (UK), Banbury, for the supply of three robotic arc welding cells to the Bulwell, Nottinghamshire works of Caterpillar, the US construction plant manufacturing giant Three gantry-type cells are to be delivered by the end of June this year (2002), having been ordered as recently as April
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 14 Jul 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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