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The Labor Shortage Will Be With Us For A While: Demographics Are Destiny
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to various aspects of our lives, including the economy. One area that has been significantly affected is the manufacturing industry, which is now facing a labor shortage that may span generations. Here we explore the connection between the Census Bureau's population estimates, the impact of COVID-19 on fertility and mortality rates, and the potential consequences for the manufacturing labor force.The Demographic ShiftThe Census Bureau's
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Jun 6th 2023
Painless Palletizing with Universal Robots
Automated palletizing refers to the use of robots or machines to stack and organize products or materials onto pallets, which can then be transported easily. This process is faster and more efficient than manual palletizing, as it requires less labor and can be done more accurately and quickly.Cobot palletizing, which involves the use of collaborative robots (cobots) to stack products on pallets, offers several benefits, including:
Increased efficiency: Cobot palletizing is much faster tha
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Mar 1st 2023
Reduce Cobot Setup Time by Up to 90%
Robot installation and integration into production processes still take a lot of labor, notwithstanding how simple robot setup and programming have grown over the past ten years. Many manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, struggle with the additional expenses and challenges of robot installation since it reduces their return on investment.The first automated platform for developing, delivering, maintaining, and redeploying collaborative apps is called D:PLOY. It automates
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Feb 2nd 2023
Biggest Benefits of Machine Learning in Manufacturing
Manufacturing may greatly benefit from artificial intelligence and machine learning, which can also assist to open up new business options. Today, manufacturers are interested in learning how machine learning may help them address their unique business issues, such as recognizing defective components early in the production process to reduce waste, tracking manufacturing defects back to particular phases in the production process, and more. Manufacturing Examples of Machine LearningML may be use
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Jan 26th 2023
Bridging the Skills Gap with User-friendly Technology
The mismatch between the skills that job seekers possess and the skills that employers need to fill current and future roles is known as the manufacturing skills gap. If the current trend holds, there will be 2.1 million open manufacturing jobs in the US by 2030. As of November 2021, there were nearly a million open manufacturing jobs in the US.The current industrial skills gap is the result of a perfect storm of circumstances. The main elements are:
Aging workersUpdating one's skill set to sta
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Nov 17th 2022