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3 Cobot Success Stories in Electronics Manufacturing
This week’s blog explores how UR cobots have emerged as a powerful resource for electronics manufacturers facing critical business pain points such as unexpected spikes in demand, skilled labor shortages, high mix/low volume production and lack of available floorspace in manufacturing facilities.When KOYO ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. experienced a surge in demand for its in-car touch panels, the manufacturer responded by reallocating workers away from manual post-production inspection tasks
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Apr 30th 2021
4 Ways Robots Deliver ROI to Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers
Robots present a common conundrum for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs). On the one hand, they can help smaller operations improve efficiencies and become more competitive within their industry. But are they worth the initial investment, time, resources, and risk to implement?According to the U.S. Census Bureau, SMMs (manufacturing organizations with under 500 employees) make up nearly 99% of all manufacturing organizations in the United States, yet they are often the least likely to t
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Oct 16th 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
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
#WorldChocolateDay
Hershey reveals part of its manufacturing process in its Create Your Own Candy Bar interactive display
at Hershey Chocolate World for any of their 3 million annual guests to use. Visitors
can create a custom candy bar by selecting their favorite type of chocolate (white,
dark or milk) and choices of toppings and even design their own packaging. Guests
can watch the entire process of their chocolate bar’s production from the automated
picking of the chocolate bar type from a dis
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Jul 7th 2017