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Choosing the Right Pneumatic Tubing
Just as the veins carry essentials throughout the body,
critical air and fluids follow the tubing used in each part of a machine.
Identifying the correct tubing for any industrial automation equipment is critical in prolonging its life.What kinds of tubing are there?Polyurethane tubing,
which may be abbreviated as PU, PUR, or TPU, tubing is very strong but
flexible, kink resistant, has a working pressure of 150 psi and is the most
commonly used type of industrial tubing. A variety of push
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Apr 4th 2017
Universal Robots Case Study: Johnson & Johnson’s Assembly Line
Johnson & Johnson’s Greek facility required
its employees to do very repetitive, boring work. To relieve employees of these
tasks, the company installed Universal Robots collaborative robot technology to increase morale and allow
employees to pursue more interesting work at the company.The robot would have to perform multiple complicated tasks
including picking up different types of bottles, transferring them to a
packaging machine and sorting them by product type. Johnson & Johnson
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Mar 31st 2017
3 Simple Tips for Spare Parts Management
Effective spare parts inventory management is a critical
component of smooth plant operations. As a part of the overarching equipment
maintenance strategy, optimizing available parts inventory to maximize budget
and space requirements takes some planning and may require navigating a complex
procurement process on the front end. Use these three tips to improve spare
parts management in your facility.1 – Prioritize What are
your most critical parts and equipment? What are the cost drivers o
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Mar 29th 2017
Top 10 Economical IT Security Tips
Protecting digital infrastructure can be costly. Here are the top 10 tips to make the most of your IT security budget.1 – Contract IT experts to Help Plan Use an
IT professional’s expertise to identify potential areas of vulnerability in
your system. The contractor can also make recommendations that fit within your
budget, test those options and be sure you are sourcing the best digital security
system for your company.2 – Emphasize Employee Data Security Many employees
do not realize how
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Mar 27th 2017
Does Competition Bring Out the Best in Robotic Innovation?
Think working right next to a robot without safety caging is
novel? Just wait until it starts second guessing your instructions.Brown University’s Humans to Robots Lab will be presenting their algorithm that
enables robots to request clarification to human commands at the 2017 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Singapore this spring. Professor Stefanie Tellex leads the lab and
specializes in human-robot collaboration.Recognizing that humans commonly talk with th
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Mar 24th 2017