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Why the Apparel Industry is Reshoring Manufacturing
Forty years ago, US-based clothing industry moved manufacturing
overseas to take advantage of cheap labor. Only about 3% of today’s apparel is
domestically manufactured, but that is changing with the adoption of
automation.With the fashion industry’s trend toward automation
solutions that trend toward flexibility, decreased time to market, and carrying
smaller inventories, regional sourcing for apparel offers a competitive
advantage.Another advantage of reshoring manufacturing in the appar
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Jan 24th 2018
Collaborative Robotics Increase Sales 40%
Universal Robots are quick and flexible cobots - collaborative robots - able to operate without safety fencing after risk assessment is conducted. They save a lot of time and money at Etalex in Montreal, Canada, where a UR10 robot now handles
pick and place tasks at a brake press.
Installing a UR robot has freed up 7 man hours per day and has cut the price of production. All in all, Etalex has invested in 25 robots, resulting in a 40% increase in sales with no layoffs in staff.
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Jan 18th 2018
All Your Machine Building Needs in One ABB Drive
If you are a system integrator, original equipment manufacturer or panel builder, the ACS355 is our top tier micro drive. It is focused on material handling, food and beverage applications, processing of rubber, plastic and wood. You have a cost effective, versatile drive offering the best connectivity in its class. Installation and commissioning is simple and easy, saving you labor time. Highlights0.37 to 22 kW/0.5 to 30 hpOptimized design for cabinet installations saves space and installa
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Jan 9th 2018
Increasing Production with Collaborative Robots
Walt Machine President Tommy Caughey waited years to pull the trigger on a collaborative robot for his high-precision optical parts business. He struggled with the suggestion that installing a robotic vision system might be more difficult than it was worth and require extremely specialized expertise to execute properly.Each year, the company receives a huge order for scientific camera assembly parts that strains his staff and creates a production bottleneck. Given the length of time it takes to
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Jan 5th 2018
ABB Drives & Motors Move Cable Car on Germany's Highest Mountain
Long queues waiting to ascend Germany’s tallest mountain may now be history. And that is not the only thing historical about the new ABB-powered cable car system that opened today and can take as many as 580 passengers an hour to the Zugspitze, the Bavarian Alps peak that is Germany’s highest.
The cableway breaks three world records for a pendular, or hanging, cable car system: at 127 meters, its steel column is the tallest, with 1,950 meters it overcomes the highest elevation differenc
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Dec 28th 2017