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You Get What You Expect
To meet higher customer expectations for faster, more flexible deliveries of vehicle frames and structures, engine cradles and other components, Deco Automotive expected their new automated pipe bending cells from Schwarze-Robitec to optimize cycle times, increase production output and reduce costs. Here’s how they got what they expected.
Automatic Feed Company Appoints New Manager
Daniel Helberg has been promoted to service team manager.
TRUMPF Recognized as 2017 Young Adult Employer Champion
They receive the Pathways to Apprenticeship award from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions for their leadership in connecting youth to apprenticeship opportunities.
Acieta Names New CEO
Robert “Robby” Komljenovic is their new chairman and chief executive officer.
Seeing the Way to the Factory of the Future
Why machine vision is a crucial technology for Industry 4.0.
Connecting Machines, Connecting People: Re-Connecting Meaning with Work
FreePoint tools connect any machine to the cloud simply and cost effectively, regardless of machine type, brand or age, and without any modification to the machine, the control, the processes or IT system – often for less than $1,000 and one hour installation time.
ABB and IBM Partner in Industrial Artificial Intelligence
The shop floor says hello to IBM Watson Internet of Things.
Yaskawa Motoman Educates Students About Automation Career Paths
In celebration of National Robotics Week, they hosted and provided facility tours for students from local high schools, universities and career centers.
Low Cost, Easy to Use MES Software for Small Shops
BellHawk uses barcode tracking and mobile computer technology to track the receipt and put-away of raw materials, their conversion into finished products through a sequence of operations and the packing and shipping of finished products to customers.
General Stamping & Metalworks Names New VP
Jeff Zelley is their new vice president of manufacturing.
Flexible Automation for Punch Presses
FA-P advanced automation on the Strippit-PX punch press from LVD provides dynamic load/unload capacity, smart part picking and a large area for stacking punched parts directly onto designated pallets from sheets up to 120 in x 60 in by 4 mm thick from two shuttle tables with a maximum capacity of 6,600 lb.
FANUC America Marks Milestone
They celebrate 35 years of manufacturing their painting robots in the U.S.
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