Automation
The Role of Employee Incentives in Successful Automation
This shop doesn’t emphasize lights-out production so much as leveraging automation while the lights are still on. One key to this is a wage and compensation plan that rewards employees for maximizing automation’s impact.
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Platform Supports Third-Party Cobot Application Developers
Universal Robots+ and +YOU are intended to simplify application development and implementation for developers, distributors and end users.
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The Mobile Cobots Are Coming
Otto Motors, Yaskawa America and Mobile Industrial Robots are stretching the limits of collaborative robotics for the shop floor by adding autonomous mobility.
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Gantry Loading System Can Quickly Load Twin-Spindle Lathes
CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies’ lineup of Autoload gantry loading systems is designed to automate parts loading for new and existing CNC lathes.
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DP Technology Supports Smart Manufacturing Via Academic Partnership
The maker of ESPRIT CAD/CAM software recently hosted a smart manufacturing seminar with an academic partner in China.
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Rotary Loading System Boosts Machine Utilization
Liebherr’s RLS (Rotary Loading System) offers entry into high-efficiency production with one or two machining centers, enabling machine utilization of more than 90 percent, according to the company.
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ModuleWorks, Cenit Partner to Integrate Software Components
Cenit’s FastSuite Edition 2 will incorporate robotics and NC machining components from ModuleWorks for digital factory concepts.
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Video: Robot Lets Short-Run Shop Take on Large-Quantity Work
The robot needing no guarding on the shop floor offers an accessible way for a shop to expand its capacity by running unattended through nights and weekends.
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Kuka Becomes a Premium Robot Supplier for Fastems Factory Automation Systems
The partnership is being described as one of mutual transparency and reliability.
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