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ABB sells robot integration assets.


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Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
 Inc., a major producer of jointed-arm robots, has sold its Robotic Manufacturing Systems Group based in New Berlin. Wis., to Rimrock Rimrock is the sheer rock wall at the upper edge of a plateau, canyon, or geological uplift. It may refer to either the rock formation or to the rock itself. Rimrock may be composed of almost any stone—basalt, gneiss, granite, sandstone, etc.—and is frequently layered.  Corp. of Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . The purchased business supplied integrated systems using ABB's robots for machine loading, grinding, routing, deburring, laser cutting, and welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. . For plastics, the ABB group supplied systems for injection machine binding/unloading, routing and sanding of parts, and machining of boat decks and hulls. These activities will be continued by a new company. Rimrock Automation, Inc., in New Berlin, ABB remains a primary producer of robots.
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Date:Dec 1, 2003
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