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Robotic Welding Series: Perfectly weld imperfect parts with adaptive welding

01/15/14, 02:07 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing | KC Robotics
This is the second of a 4-part series by KC Robotics about the automated arc welding industry.

Integrated Force Control

12/30/13, 08:41 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Software and Smarts
A force‐controlled robot can be programmed to mimic the movements of a human arm, applying search patterns to find the correct position to assemble a given part.

Robotic Welding Series: Alleviate Skilled Welder Shortages With Robotic Welding Cells

12/13/13, 05:44 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
A robot system, fully deployed is going to give two to three-hundred percent return on investment per year.

Compliance In Motion - An Automotive Parts Application

10/15/13, 10:36 AM | Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
Even 1 mm of misalignment between the robots end of arm tool and the position of the parts in the table could cause costly damage.

Six Advantages of Ethernet for Auto ID Readers

09/30/13, 09:51 AM | Factory Automation | Sensors and Circuits
Ethernet cabling has been standardized. The cables for an Ethernet-enabled Auto ID reader are common with all standard Ethernet equipment.

Closed Loop Current Transducer Characteristics

08/30/13, 08:16 AM | Factory Automation | Hardware Bits and Pieces
A properly selected current transducer for an application can easily give 25+ years of service. By acknowledging the details behind the data sheet, better performing applications and more robust designs are possible.

Microscan Imagers Ensure 2D Code Readability During Manufacturing of Miniature Identifiers

08/30/13, 08:14 AM | Factory Automation | Sensors and Circuits
Bridging the gap between ease of use and performance, the QX Hawk features a high resolution modular optical zoom system, aggressive X-Mode decoding, and simple plug and play connectivity.

ASIC Based Current Transducers

08/15/13, 01:39 AM | Factory Automation | Hardware Bits and Pieces
The implementation of ASIC based current transducers opens up functionality that the traditional discrete component transducers could never achieve.

After 5,000 Years, Automation Finds Its Way Into The "Lost Wax Process"

07/15/13, 09:02 AM | Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
With home-grown innovation and ABB robots, MPI, Inc. has discovered the secret to incredible increases in productivity and quality for today's most competitive foundries.

Case Study: Machine Vision System Detects Defective Parts for Precision Stampings Supplier

06/28/13, 08:14 AM | Factory Automation | Sensors and Circuits
Dimensional measurement is an essential step in the manufacture of Hexins stamped parts in order to ensure that each workpiece meets required tolerances.

Case Study: Alignment Device With On-center And Off-center Locking

06/14/13, 07:32 AM | Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
The KA device's ability to lock to center and also off center is critical to this application. That ability, coupled with the devices reliability and repeatability, makes for a great solution in this application.

Machine Vision System Detects Defective Parts for Precision Stampings Supplier

05/31/13, 03:50 AM | Factory Automation | Sensors and Circuits
With production rates of 3,200 pieces per hour for a single production line and an acceptance rate of virtually 100% required by mobile phone and hard drive manufacturers (one defective piece per 120,000), 100% inspection of the components is necessary to ensure that all orders will be accepted by the end customer.

Food Processing Without The Human Touch

04/15/13, 08:11 AM | Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
Robotic sensory technology is now able to act in the same manner that a person does, adapting to the food manufacturing environment and utilizing vast amounts of information to give us some of the safest food in the world.

Case Study: Marathon Special Products; Plastic Deflashing Automation System

04/15/13, 08:09 AM | Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
The system keeps up with their presses, provides a consistent finish, and alleviates their operators even from having to select the right part program.

Measurable Energy Savings in Die Casting Automation

03/15/13, 08:21 AM | Factory Automation | Industrial and Manufacturing
Experience shows that it is not the robots that are the biggest energy consumers, but the entire peripheral equipment.

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