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Automation and Robotics - Page 5
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators need a dedicated automation champion
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 16, 2023
- Blog Post
Even at small metal fabrication businesses, managing the shop’s automation strategy really should be a full-time gig.
- From The Welder
Allstate Tower plans $850,000 expansion
- Sep 7, 2023
- News Release
Allstate Tower Inc. has announced plans to expand manufacturing capabilities at its headquarters in Henderson, Ky., with an $850,000 investment, creating 10 full-time jobs.
- From The Welder
Virtual conference will highlight collaborative welding tools for fabricators
- Sep 6, 2023
- News Release
Collaborative robot company Universal Robots will host a virtual conference on the future of welding on Oct. 26.
- From The Fabricator
One metal fabricator’s holistic automation strategy
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 6, 2023
- Article
Taking a holistic approach to automation, Metalworks of Lincoln, Neb., doubled its size while maintaining a healthy shop culture.
- From The Fabricator
5 steps to automation success in metal manufacturing
- By Joshua Mayse
- Aug 31, 2023
- Article
Looking to automate your metal fabrication operations? Here's what your shop needs: foster a culture that embraces automation, identify your goals, pick a process that will have the greatest operational impact, and then communicate clearly and document comprehensively.
- From The Fabricator
Automation in metal fabrication continues to become more mobile
- Aug 26, 2023
- Article
Mobile automation like AMRs and AGVs are starting to find a place in metal fabrication operations—and they have enormous potential.
- From The Fabricator
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas breaks ground on new electric products facility
- Aug 23, 2023
- News Release
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, a manufacturer of material handling and automation systems, has broken ground for a new production facility in Houston that will support manufacturing of key electric warehouse products.
- From The Fabricator
Force/torque sensors now compatible with FANUC robots
- Aug 22, 2023
- Product Release
ATI Industrial Automation has announced the compatibility of its Multi-Axis Force/Torque (F/T) sensors with FANUC’s robots and Force Control software.
- From The Fabricator
What does it take for a fabricator to run a robotic press brake cell?
Hickey Metal Fabrication, Salem, Ohio, has learned a lot since installing a large robotic press brake earlier this year.
- From The Fabricator
Best practices for weld cell layout
- By Justin Craft
- Aug 17, 2023
- Article
Whether a metal fabricator is designing a cell for semiautomatic or robotic welding, small details can make a big difference on the shop floor
- From The Fabricator
Laser cutting robot handles elaborate cutting paths
- Aug 15, 2023
- Product Release
Stäubli Robotics offers the TX2-160L HDP (high dynamic precision) robot for automotive, metal, and other manufacturing plants tasked with laser cutting of complex parts.
- From The Fabricator
Novarc Technologies completes fundraising round with Caterpillar Venture Capital
- Aug 14, 2023
- News Release
Robotics systems provider Novarc Technologies Inc. has completed a Series A fundraising round with Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Olis Robotics secures $4 million funding for remote robot management
- Aug 14, 2023
- News Release
Olis Robotics, a developer of remote monitoring, control, and error recovery technology for industrial robots, has raised $4.1 million funding in a round led by PSL Ventures.
- From The Fabricator
Perfecting automated processes, flow of information in the fabrication shop
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 14, 2023
- Blog Post
Automation software and the almighty algorithm are making metal fabrication technologies more intelligent and flexible than ever. And FABTECH 2023 in Chicago is poised to have even more digital transformation on full display.
- From The Fabricator
Beckhoff USA hires software product manager
- Aug 9, 2023
- News Release
Beckhoff Automation, Savage, Minn., has hired Brandon Stiffler as software product manager. He served previously as application engineer at Beckhoff, having joined the company in 2018. For the past two years, Stiffler has worked as a full-stack web developer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in...
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