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Yaskawa Motoman Demonstrates Career Opportunities to Students
In recognition of National Robotics Week, students toured their facility to learn about industrial robotics and many related career path opportunities.
Automated Deburring of Mission-Critical Parts
Burrs cannot be part of the equation in mission-critical part applications. Here are some ways to switch from manual to automated deburring to improve part-to-part consistency and quality, produce more parts per shifts and increase uptime, and reduce labor costs and time lost to operator injuries.
Automating Special Surface Finishing Tasks
Demand is growing for defined finishing of single, high value parts with complex or freeform surfaces that cannot touch each other during the process. Here are some fully automated systems that perform all-around surface treatment of parts, target specific surface areas for finishing, and guarantee absolute repeatable finishing results for each part.
Shaping Tomorrow’s Production
A new IT services platform supports the entire production value chain – regardless of the manufacturer – with modular solutions that allow shops to transition into Industry 4.0 at their own speed, step by step.
Güdel Appoints New CEO
Stuart Shepherd takes over the operations and performance of the U.S. and Canadian business.
Robotics Education Strategy for the Economy
Partnerships are developing dedicated curricula and tools to deliver real-world industrial experiences in a classroom environment.
Acieta Names New President
Blake Consdorf assumes the leadership role for the division.
LVD Strippit Opens Midwest Support Center
The Minnesota facility is the first of three U.S. regional support centers that will open in 2016.
Universal Robots Posts Strong Financial Results
Sales revenue grew by 91 percent over the previous year with greater efficiency and cost per robot.
Polishing Up Operations with Collaborative Robots
Introducing a collaborative robot in the polishing department increased production by 50 percent at Paradigm.
Collaborative Robots in High Mix, Low Volume Shops
Take a look at how robots optimized sheet metal production by 20 percent by taking over monotonous and potentially hazardous tasks.
Management Changes at Yaskawa Motoman
Scott Jenkins is the new vice president of North American sales and marketing, Doug Burnside is vice president of customer satisfaction, and Doug Schenher is corporate vice president.
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