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Automation for Small & Medium Sized Businesses
The days of conventional robotics may be numbered. In the past, small and medium sized businesses faced costly, bulky and complicated solutions to achieve automation with an extended period to see a return on the investment.
Today, cobot automation solutions are much cheaper, much safer, easy to program, and increase profitability in a much shorter timeframe. For small and medium sized businesses, collaborative robots are a perfect gateway to automation. Below are four outstanding reas
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Jul 12th 2018
Universal Robots Launches Trailblazing Cobots at Automatica
As CTO and co-founder of Universal Robots, Esben Østergaard, pulled away the black fabric covering the new e-Series cobot at last week’s Automatica fair in Munich, it not only introduced the world to a
new collaborative robot line that enables faster development for a wider variety of applications. It also marked a ten year anniversary of the cobot concept being publicly exhibited as a commercially viable automation tool. Back in 2008, as Universal Robots’ modest exhibit opened at Automati
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Jun 27th 2018
How 75-Year Old Cambridge-Lee Industries Keeps Employees On Board with Automation
Cambridge-Lee Industries is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of copper tubing with an estimated 25% of the global market. Headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, the global company produces copper tubes for water supply, air conditioning, refrigeration, and a variety of commercial applications.In 2013, Cambridge-Lee added 200,000-square-feet to its manufacturing operations with cast-and-roll processes and an annealing furnace while onboarding its employees to new automation tech
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Jun 4th 2018
South Korea Displays Robotics During Winter Olympics
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade embraced the idea of exhibiting the country’s robotic technology during the 2018 Winter Olympics for all the world to see. From cleaning the Olympic Village to assisting guests at the airports, the robots are performing tasks that would otherwise be done by people.South Korea is intent on establishing itself as a leader in the fourth industrial revolution. In 2016, South Korea produced $4.11 billion worth of robots and has commited almost $6 billion to multiple a
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Feb 20th 2018
Is Robophobia Holding You Back?
Robots in the manufacturing environment are not new, so what is preventing some companies from adopting the latest collaborative robots? Some believe that this is primarily due to a basic lack of familiarity with the technology.Safety is a major issue that is cited by those who object to robotic assistance in manufacturing. This perception of robots may stem from the fact that historically robots have been secluded behind safety guarding and operated separately from workers. The idea that these
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Feb 13th 2018