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Automation and Robotics - Page 23
- From The Fabricator
HTW robotic welding cell from Fronius includes two robots for handling, welding
- Mar 29, 2021
- Product Release
The Handling-to-Welding (HTW) robotic welding cell from Fronius Welding Automation joins parts of different geometries and materials. Two robots complete the job—the handling robot positions the workpieces, and the second robot performs the welding. This combination allows for flexibility of part...
- From The Fabricator
How automation affects manufacturing shop culture
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 25, 2021
- Article
When automation reduces the need for skilled workers, what happens to shop culture for fabricators and manufacturers?
- From The Additive Report
Robots are increasingly assisting in operating rooms
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 24, 2021
- Blog Post
Some in the medical community believe that one day robotic assistance will be the norm for all knee implant surgeries.
- From The Additive Report
Robotic 3D printing system builds large, lightweight structures in free-space
- By Holly B. Martin
- Mar 23, 2021
- Article
Branch Technology’s C-Fab 3D printing process combines industrial robots, powerful algorithms, and the company’s Freeform extrusion technology to build lightweight, one-piece structures up to 35 ft. long.
- From The Fabricator
Improving advanced manufacturing practices through AI's Bayesian network
- By Bill Frahm
- Mar 19, 2021
- Article
The Bayesian network, an AI component, reflects an accurate view of the probability of conditions and events occurring in an advanced manufacturing shop. Bill Frahm writes that this leads to fine-tuned maintenance schedules, good practices, and confident troubleshooting for metal formers and fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
FMA Annual Meeting Recap: Digital transformation in the fab shop
- By The Fabricator editors
- Mar 19, 2021
- Blog Post
It's Day 5 of recapping the 2021 FMA Virtual Annual Meeting. Paul Vragel, president of 4aBetterBusiness Inc., breaks down five keys for metal fabricators to successfully up digital transformation in their shops.
- From The Fabricator
Is automated grinding of 3D parts happening in most fab shops?
Experts believe robotic grinding cells could be on their way to a metal fabrication shop near you. Robotic grinding isn't in most fab shops, but that'll be changing.
- From The Fabricator
Yaskawa Motoman’s GP280L extended-reach robot transfers heavy payloads in press-tending applications
- Mar 12, 2021
- Product Release
The extended-reach, 6-axis GP280L robot from Yaskawa Motoman is designed for handling, cutting, machine-tending, and press-tending applications involving large, heavy components. The robot offers a 280-kg payload capacity, a 3,114-mm horizontal reach, 3,552-mm vertical reach, and +/-0.1-mm...
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Can cobots help shops make the most of their welding operations?
Even in the midst of the pandemic, when thousands lost their jobs, manufacturing companies still struggled to find qualified personnel to fill vacant jobs. Easy-to-program and quick-to-deploy collaborative robots might be able to help shops fill the gaps in their welding department.
Specialty cobot handles pipe spool welding
- By Melissa Bayanzadeh
- Mar 10, 2021
- Article
Welding pipe spools isn’t the easiest thing to do. However, if a shop is short on experienced welders, a cobot designed for this application can make it quite a bit easier while the operator assists.
- From The Fabricator
ArcWorld LC workcell from Yaskawa Motoman handles light-volume fabrication
- Mar 8, 2021
- Product Release
Featuring a space-saving design with single- or dual-workstation configurations, Yaskawa Motoman's ArcWorld LC (lite cell) robotic welding system is suitable for fabricators with light-volume requirements for small to medium-size part welding. Suitable for wider parts, the single-workstation...
- From The Additive Report
Pellet-extrusion systems move 3D printing beyond prototyping
- By William Leventon
- Mar 8, 2021
- Article
Titan Robotics says it production-ready system isn’t constrained by the limitations of conventional polymer additive manufacturing systems.
- From The Additive Report
DLP 3D printing advantages, pros and cons
- By Kip Hanson
- Feb 26, 2021
- Article
DLP 3D printing (digital light processing) proponents say the technology will make production-volume 3D printing a reality. Learn more about DLP printing here.
- From The Fabricator
Fighting automation boredom at the modern manufacturer
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 15, 2021
- Article
As manufacturing becomes more automated and efficient, operators can be bored out of their skull around the shop. The FABRICATOR Editor Tim Heston writes how good ideas, not more parts per hour, can improve shop empowerment.
- From The Fabricator
A welding robot controller for the digital age
Metal fabricators can get excited about manufacturer OTC DAIHEN's FD21 welding robot controller as part of its family of welding robots. Learn more here.
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