ABB Robotics’ annual Technology Days event will take place April 21-22, 2010, at the group’s North American headquarters training center in Auburn Hills, Mich. Along with tours of the 55,000-sq.ft. ABB Robotics center, ABB experts will answer practical questions and demonstrate the capabilities of robotic systems.

Numerous live demonstrations and in-depth seminars on the latest in industrial robotic technology are scheduled, and the event will feature presentations and exhibits from various ABB business units, outside technology providers, and ABB partners. General and application-specific information will be provided for operations that are considering robotic automation for the first time, and for those looking to improve their existing robotic lines.

On Wednesday, April 21, the event will run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is dedicated to all current and prospective ABB customers. In addition to the on-floor demonstrations, over 30 topic specific seminars will be held. It will be an opportunity for industrial robotic, motion control, and automation industry professionals to learn and network. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

On Thursday, April 22, ABB Robotics will stage an Open House from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for anyone interested in learning more about robotics, including youth organizations and students. The full demonstration floor will be open and all ABB experts will be on hand. Continental breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served.

Nearly three dozen robotic exhibits and demonstrations will include new applications in welding, laser cutting, packaging (picking, packing and palletizing), painting, tool changing, unmanned military vehicles, refurbished robots – before and after, entry level robotic cells and much more.

Each 45-minute technical seminar will be presented several times on Wednesday, so attendees can see as much as possible. Seminar topics include emerging technology and innovations in robotic safety, welding, high-speed picking applications, material handling, material removal, press automation, remote monitoring, off-line programming and more.

A aspect to this year’s schedule will be exhibits from other divisions of ABB. The new ABB Automation Products Rolling Road Show, a 45-ft trailer will be set up to display an array of product and service solutions from the Drives, Low Voltage Products, and Low Voltage Motors business units. Products from the Discrete Automation & Motion and Low Voltage Products divisions will be featured, too, including a working demo of the ABB Wireless Interface for Sensors and Actuators (WISA) and working demos of the new ABB Motor Control Center and Low Voltage Switchgear product.

There also will be active demonstrations of the Ultra Low Harmonic drive, AC500 PLC communicating multiple protocols, drive dynamometer applications, and a pump simulation that demonstrates the ability to control 3 drives simultaneously without the need of a PLC as a master control.

A complete list of seminars and demonstrations, and register options, are available online.