Automation & Robots
Robots Help with Consistency
Since Standby Screw didn’t have the necessary skill set in-house to integrate an automation system that they knew they needed, the company found Absolute.
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Robots are Great, but What About my Job?
In his column, Matt Kirchner says automation may change your job, but it won’t eliminate industrial employment. In fact, he believes it means more hiring will occur.
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What Robots Mean for Your Job
Automation may change your job, but it won’t eliminate industrial employment.
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Robot Monitoring Provides Safe, Flexible Automation
Working hand-in-hand with customers to further develop robot safety technologies, ABB recently introduced SafeMove2, which provides added capabilities to allow for the creation of more efficient and flexible production scenarios and to integrate safety fieldbus connectivity into the company’s IRC5 robot controller family.
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HEH Continues to Grow
HEH (Hagarty Eichele Hagarty) Group has added Advanced Spindle Technology (AST) to it’s stable of system integration, machine tools sales and automation service for the manufacturing industry.
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What to Consider When Adding Robotics
The successful implementation of robotic systems into a shop takes careful planning, from the type of robot to related components to shopfloor safety. Here’s an article that details what to consider.
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Smart Manufacturing Experience to be Held in Boston Next Spring
SME and AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology have announced a partnership in the creation of the Smart Manufacturing Experience, to be held April 30 – May 2, 2018, at the Boston Convention Center.
Read MoreDon’t Be in the Dark with Lights-Out Machining
Certain things must be considered before taking on lights-out machining in a shop. Think about the following points that are only some examples of what to consider prior to implementing lights-out machining.
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Methods Machine Tools Launches Automation Center in Charlotte
To meet the demand for automation and robotics in manufacturing, Methods Machine Tools is expanding its automation capabilities with a 10,000-square-foot Automation and Integration Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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ABB Sells its First Robot Manufactured in the U.S.
ABB recently sold its first U.S.-manufactured robot, a compact IRB 2600 with commemorative red, white and blue paint, to Hitachi Powdered Metals USA.
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