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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
Collaborative Robotics Increase Sales 40%
Universal Robots are quick and flexible cobots - collaborative robots - able to operate without safety fencing after risk assessment is conducted. They save a lot of time and money at Etalex in Montreal, Canada, where a UR10 robot now handles
pick and place tasks at a brake press.
Installing a UR robot has freed up 7 man hours per day and has cut the price of production. All in all, Etalex has invested in 25 robots, resulting in a 40% increase in sales with no layoffs in staff.
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Jan 18th 2018
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
Welding Robots
The high cost, minimal flexibility and programming complexities of robotic welding cells have historically prevented smaller job shops and manufacturers from considering automated welding as a viable part of the production process. However, with a shrinking skilled workforce, more companies are assigning their welding experts to oversee multiple robotic welding cells. According to the American Welding Society, 40% of manufacturing companies have been forced to decline new contracts due t
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Nov 15th 2017
Factory Optimization with Machine Tending Robots
The most common usage of the term “machine tending” is loading and unloading a machine with parts or materials. Since those entering the workforce are becoming less and less interested in positions with this activity, more companies are installing robots to compensate for the smaller pool of potential operators.
A robot can insert raw material into a machine, initiate the activity, and remove the finished item once the activity is complete. The robot does not need to take a smoke break, use
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Nov 1st 2017