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Simplify CNC Machine Tending
Machine tending can be a laborious and time-consuming task. You are prevented from performing more beneficial duties because your CNC machines need practically continual supervision. While CNC machines can be more productive by using a robotic machine tending solution - minimizing the need for workers to stay close by and increasing the safety of your operation - incorporating a robot for machine tending can be difficult. Unless you are a seasoned roboticist, some particular integration dif
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Oct 6th 2022
Advantages of CNC Automation
One of the most popular applications for collaborative robots on the market today is machine tending. As long as the robot is constantly receiving raw materials, a robotic machine-tending operation can be repeated indefinitely. Currently, humans handle the majority of machine-tending applications. CNC machines are widely used in modern machine shops (such as lathes and milling machines). These machines need to be maintained by employees, who feed the raw material (often referred to as the r
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Aug 4th 2022
Automate Packing, Palletizing, and Sanding Applications
With these innovative tools,
manufacturers no longer need to invest in expensive and complicated
custom-designed solutions.Program and
install, as easy as 1-2-3Robotiq shook up the cobot industry with the release of our Adaptive
Grippers over 6 years ago. Now, with the addition of AirPick and EPick to the
Robotiq Gripper family, we've expanded our lineup of reliable, high-quality
grippers. AirPick and EPick give manufacturers full control over their
automation process:Easy to program Fast
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Apr 8th 2019
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
Lean Robotics
When most people think of industrial robots, they think of
bulky metal equipment stashed behind large safety cages. With collaborative
robots, which are smaller and don’t always need safety guarding, that
impression may soon change.
Cobot deployment comes with its own set of challenges, like
accommodating the up-front costs and set up involved. Robotiq CEO Samuel
Bouchard says while many manufacturers prefer a set and forget system, this may
not be the best option primarily because of
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Sep 26th 2017