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FANUC Partners with Jacksonville Jaguars
The team is using five new robots at TIAA Bank Field as part of their family of game-day staff during the football season.
How to Increase Uptime in Press Shops
Here are some of the ways that next generation lightweight tooling systems and new tooling components are optimizing stamping process safety, speed, uptime, cost and standardization, creating more efficient and reliable operations to satisfy stringent production demands.
Robotic Simulation to Bridge the Skills Gap
Because robots still only do what they are programmed to do and still require qualified personnel to build, operate and maintain them, savvy shops realize that creating a workforce skilled in Industry 4.0 technologies is key to future competitiveness – but certain challenges make this difficult. What should they do?
Universal Robots Marks Industry Milestone
They sell their 25,000th cobot and maintain 60 percent share of the global cobot market.
Small Parts Handling on Automated or Semi-Automated Systems
The AirPacer system from Automatic Tool Co. provides fixed precision pick-and-place motions controlled via a precision cam and powered by a pneumatic rotary actuator.
Yaskawa Motoman and RAMTEC Form Ohio Manufacturing Workforce Partnership
Their goal is to create a highly sustainable workforce that meets the needs of the manufacturing industry.
Mitsubishi Electric Acquires ASTES4
Their goal is to expand business by embedding ASTES4 automated sorting systems into their high value-added sheet metal laser processing machines.
A Whole Lot More Than Wholesale Pricing
Spotting a trend in online shopping very early, this Dutch steel wholesaler and contract manufacturer now uses automated ordering, in-line storage and tower systems for continuous flow operations that have built a unique reputation for fast deliveries of custom-made steel, Inox or aluminum parts in small quantities, with a comprehensive array of services.
Bystronic Acquires Majority Interest in Antil
This deal expands their field of automation for loading and unloading cutting systems, corresponding storage systems and services.
FANUC America to Expand Headquarters
This $51 million expansion will create 100 jobs and be used for engineering, product development, manufacturing and warehousing.
Plug-and-Play Vacuum End-Of-Arm Tooling for Collaborative Robots
The Collaborative Robot Vacuum Tool from Bimba is a plug-and-play end effector option for collaborative robots that requires no additional software or controls.
Advanced Robots, Turnkey Workcells, Collaborative Technology and More to Increase Productivity
The heavy duty, large reach MH900 Robot; the light 6-axis MotoMini for tabletop, floor, ceiling or wall-mount installations; and the Motoman AR1440 arc welding robot are some of the latest automation systems from Yaskawa Motoman that improve productivity in a wide variety of manufacturing operations.
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