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Argon Medical Addresses High Labor Costs and Productivity with MiR Robot

06/19/18, 09:10 AM | Factory Automation | Case Study, Medical and Service | MiR - Mobile Industrial Robots Inc.
The company has turned to collaborative automation to help it compete in this high-cost labor market, while preserving jobs for its skilled, long-term employees.

New Collaborative Robot Vacuum Tool

06/19/18, 09:07 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Clamping and Gripping, Collaborative Robots | Bimba
The NEW Collaborative Robot Vacuum Tool (CRVT) from Bimba adds unparalleled flexibility to your collaborative robot. The standard CRVT is highly configurable to meet your application needs, but simple to install and operate.

Omron to Introduce New i4 SCARA Product Family

06/19/18, 07:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, SCARA | Omron Automation
Top of the line SCARA in speed and precision is designed for easy integration into the production line with predictive maintenance functions

CES Asia: Innovation at the Speed of 5G

06/18/18, 05:24 AM | Factory Automation, Unmanned & Other Topics | Artificial Intelligence, Personal and Recreational, Tradeshows and Conferences
Rapid pace of global innovation acceleration on display across AI, AR, VR, 5G and more

5 Tips for Writing a Great Robotics Engineer Resume

06/15/18, 05:35 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Jobs / Employment
As a robotics engineer, your education is the most important part of your resume. You've obtained a very valuable and specialized degree, so put that front and center in this section.

Trends in Conveyor Systems and Technology

06/14/18, 08:14 AM | Factory Automation | Conveyors | Dorner Mfg. Corp.
Conveyors today are built to your specifications to improve efficiency and output of your production line. There's no reason to settle for a conveyor that's being shoe-horned into your application

DC Motor/Gearmotor "MTBF" A Few Facts About Life Expectancy

06/12/18, 11:09 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | DC Motors, gearmotors | MMP Inc. / MIDWEST MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.
If the duty is continuous, that means the motor, if properly sized, will reach thermal equilibrium typically in about 20 Minutes of continual operation (possibly more, depending on the size of the unit).

Conventional vs. Robotic Palletizing

06/10/18, 06:19 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Palletizing, white paper | Honeywell Intelligrated
Rather than getting immersed in ambiguous statistics and marketing buzzwords like flexible or fixed automation, this paper looks at the specific applications that favor each technology to chart the future of palletizing automation.

How Sensors are Moving Materials Handling Towards Safe Automation

06/05/18, 09:19 AM | Factory Automation, Unmanned & Other Topics | agv, sensors
Affordable, highly accurate and extremely reliable sensing systems and controls are fueling the rise of AGV solutions for a wide range of material handling applications in warehouses, factories and industrial facilities.

Automation of Internal Transportation

06/05/18, 09:14 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | agv, UAV | MiR - Mobile Industrial Robots Inc.
What Every Business Owner Needs to Know About the Technology Behind Autonomous Mobile Robots

Removing the Roadblocks of Machine to Machine Communication in Manufacturing

05/29/18, 08:42 AM | Factory Automation, Unmanned & Other Topics | IIoT, Industry 4.0 | Clearpath Robotics
Solving the challenge of data interoperability exists for the IT function in many situations. For the connected factory this means enabling the flow of information between machines, which in the past has been easier said than done.

Safe Cut

05/24/18, 09:26 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | communication, Safety and Standards | Pilz Automation Safety, L.P.
Safety gate system and safe interlocking for a core cutter. Where axles rotate, masses are in motion and cutting tools are in action, there is always the question of safety for man and machine.

RoboticsTomorrow - Catching up with David Sands of ST Robotics

05/22/18, 09:01 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Interviews | ST Robotics
Markets tend to fluctuate, for example we have not had much interest from the pharmaceutical world in recent years. However there has been a big increase in the use of robots for product testing.

PRE-TEC Integrates ATI Tool Changers in a Fast Finishing Solution

05/08/18, 08:26 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Case Study | ATI Industrial Automation
One Master-and-Tool plate pair picks up and holds the protective cardboard in place, while the other Master-and-Tool plate pair carries the staple gun to the load and secures the cardboard pieces to the finished bundle.

Amazon Announces Plans to Expand Boston Tech Hub and Create an Additional 2,000 Technology Jobs

05/01/18, 05:32 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Factory Automation | Jobs / Employment, research
Amazon has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Massachusetts and invested over $400 million in the state since 2011, from customer fulfillment infrastructure to research facilities

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