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Automation and Robotics - Page 24
- 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...
- From The Fabricator
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.
- From The Additive Report
Large-format 3D printers eliminate ‘stitching’ parts together
- By Kip Hanson
- Jan 28, 2021
- Article
Big 3D printers eliminate the need to join multiple small parts into a single structure, enhancing accuracy, saving time, and cutting costs.
- From The Fabricator
AI-powered vision system improves pipe welding automation
A new AI vision system from Novarc Technologies aims to automate pipe welding further.
- From The Fabricator
Can cobots in manufacturing offer the flexibility of a human?
Metal fabricators could be nearing a time when cobots in manufacturing offer the flexibility of a cross-trained employee, moving from process to process.
- From The Fabricator
Is an Amazon-like metal fabricator possible?
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 7, 2021
- Article
Could the metal fabrication industry see a company as dominant as Amazon is in the retail business? It’s a possibility, especially if the vision of Industry 4.0 becomes reality.
- From The Fabricator
Better connection design speeds structural fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 1, 2021
- Article
An alternative, automated approach to connection design with cloud-based analytics software could have profound implications for metal fabrication, erection, and the overall construction timeline.
- From The Additive Report
General Motors opens a new facility dedicated to 3D printing
- Dec 29, 2020
- Article
The automaker’s new 15,000-sq.-ft. AIC is devoted to making additive manufacturing an accepted production method within the auto industry.
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