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Automate Packing, Palletizing, and Sanding Applications
With these innovative tools,
manufacturers no longer need to invest in expensive and complicated
custom-designed solutions.Program and
install, as easy as 1-2-3Robotiq shook up the cobot industry with the release of our Adaptive
Grippers over 6 years ago. Now, with the addition of AirPick and EPick to the
Robotiq Gripper family, we've expanded our lineup of reliable, high-quality
grippers. AirPick and EPick give manufacturers full control over their
automation process:Easy to program Fast
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Apr 8th 2019
Are Cobots Really Safe?
Collaborative robots are promoted as not requiring safety guarding and able to work right alongside human employees. This does not necessarily mean they are inherently safe once deployed with any attachments, such as sharp end-effectors or welding tools. The engineering team must consider the application and the environment when creating and implementing a collaborative robot system.Two of the most critical safety standards relating to collaborative robot cells are the ISO/TS 15066 and RIA TR 15
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Feb 8th 2019
Disappearing Act: Safeguards Between Man and Machine
Thanks to collaborative robots, some of the literal walls
between man and machine are no longer required. Here are four key ways new age
robots can work alongside humans.Force-limited design.
Force limited robots incorporate design elements to regulate speed and force so
that any accidental contact will cause less or no harm to a worker. Safety-rated
monitored stop. A stop action safety design forces the robot to cease
movement. This robot type has actually been in use for more than a deca
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Jan 7th 2019
Edge Out the Competition with Big Data Analysis
OEMs who track process data may already have all the
information required for significant operational improvements. The challenge is to implement systems that analyze the data for patterns to create
actionable insights. This requires long-term focus and a top-down approach. Even
incremental investments surrounding particular important manufacturing steps can
yield strong results.In the case of one top pharmaceutical company, more than 200
variables required monitoring for compliance and pur
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Dec 5th 2018
Impact of Automation on Workers in the Americas
According to a McKinsey Global
Institute (MGI) study released this month, 65% of manufacturing work has the potential to be automated. This massive shift in labor affects 29.6 Million workers
in the Americas alone with Brazil, United States, Mexico, Argentina and Peru
topping the list of those impacted. This is not to say that 29.6 million people
will be replaced by robots and out of work; it simply means that the definition
of having a manufacturing job, and its requirements, is changin
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Oct 31st 2018