Automation & Robots
Right Tool, Right Place, Right Time
Working collaboratively, a shop that builds industrial automation machines and Creform came up with a custom design tool cart that fit the needs of correct tool placement and tool accountability.
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Fastems and Kuka Deepen their Relationship
The companies will supply automation systems for the aviation, construction and aerospace industries as well as metalworking companies and their suppliers.
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Robotic Efficiency
Shops implement automation for different reasons. Read about one that used robotics to improve production by almost 90 percent while effectively redistributing labor on the shop floor.
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Video: Cobot Considerations
Before investing in a collaborative robot, consider conducting a risk assessment to make sure the man and machine are matched to the application.
WatchThe Impact of a Bar Feeder
Whether you’re experienced in the many intricacies of workhandling or are only beginning to learn, these overviews can help you to identify the keys to finding the bar feeder best suited to your turning applications.
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Lights Out, Machines On
Whether you’re currently involved in lights-out machining or just interested in learning more about the process, this company’s experience will provide useful insights.
Read MoreCo-Bots Address Robot Challenges for Machine Shops
Although a traditional machine operator can work faster than a robot over a short period of time, an operator can’t keep up such a pace continually without rest. In almost every case, the addition of robotic automation to an existing process results in an eye-opening increase in daily production.
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Filling Bins While the Building is Empty
Over the past decade, technology has advanced to the point that lights-out machining is more seamless than ever before, with built-in safety systems and even the ability to switch from one part to another in the middle of the night.
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Developments in the Man-Machine Connection
Like people, today’s collaborative robots understand what happens around them and behave accordingly.
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Reducing Production Times with Robotic Automation
A complete overhaul of its processes using lean principles helped this shop improve production by almost 90 percent.
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