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Automation and Labor: Make it a Friendly Handshake
Employers may be able to search for people who may be less experienced in manufacturing but have good mechanical and computer skills. Digital savvy youth can be trained in one or a handful of roles as required.
FANUC’s New Robot Designed to Handle Heavy Products
With a 1,000 kg payload, a 3,253 mm horizontal reach, and a 4,297 mm vertical reach, the M-1000iA is capable of handling automotive components, construction materials and battery packs for EVs. Shipping of the product will begin this quarter.
Machine Vision for Flexible Robotic Automation
The synergies vision guided robotics (VGR) bring to the shop floor are numerous. Learn about the types of VGR systems and the trending uses for robotic automation.
Robot Orders Increase 67 Percent in Q2 2021 Over Same Period in 2020
Association for Advancing Automation (A3) stats show positive outlook for automation industry.
Hexagon Unveils Platform to Accelerate Autonomous Quality Assurance for Industry 4.0
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence (North Kingstown, RI) has unveiled HxGN Robotic Automation, providing robotic programming and control software that enables non-specialist quality professionals to program industrial robots to perform fully automated quality inspection.
Improved Probe Provides Shop-Floor Measurements
Automated Precision’s portable vProbe performs CMM-style measurements on the shop floor and is more versatile than a portable-arm coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
Smart Visual Inspection Technology Meets Metrology Products
A new Mitutoyo-Kitov agreement will lead to the integration of Kitov technologies in Mituoyo’s metrology solutions. Look for future development of more solutions to come from the new partners as they combine Mitutoyo’s measurement technologies with Kitov’s planning and inspection technologies.
All-in-One Kits for Quality Assurance Using Universal Robots’ UR3e Cobot
Designed for Universal Robots’ UR3e cobot arm, the Q-Span Workstation from New Scale Robotics comes with everything necessary to automate small-part measurement inspection. You can improve gage R&R and boost capacity without adding headcount.
System Simplifies Robotic Mobile Quality Inspection
OnRobot’s updated Eyes robot vision system sorts, inspects, and picks-and-places parts using color and contour – what the company calls one-shot detection – instead of workpiece teaching, greatly reducing cycle times and easing the programming process.
Turnkey Robotic Inspection Cells
The scalable 3D quality inspection (3DQI) joins the FlexArc and FlexLoader in ABB’s growing portfolio of smart and flexible solutions. Designed to accelerate testing of automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, and construction workpieces, the hardware/software solution also enhances quality and reduces waste.
Prevents Machine Damage by Monitoring Spindle Elongation
With four monitoring modules, the Artis GEMDS system from Marposs provides real-time feedback on spindle characteristics that’s critical to avoiding out-of-tolerance parts. The system easily integrates into existing controls, network environments, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
Super-Fast Gear-Measuring System
The M62 Scan from Marposs relieves the workload of gear lab machines by enabling an interim check directly on the shop floor. The universal inspection system can reach speeds of up to 50 mm/s, helping to improve production processes.
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