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Automation and Robotics - Page 23
Automated chamfering system improves workplace safety for tube and pipe producers
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 20, 2021
- Article
Lacerations are a risk when handling tube and pipe fresh off a mill. Taylor-Winfield used a conventional concept, an automated chamfering system, and upgraded it to use a robot as a foundation and outfitted it with some of the latest sensor technology. The outcome is a versatile and robust system that serves as a platform for chamfering and other operations.
- From The Fabricator
Biden’s infrastructure proposal supports $300B in scattered manufacturing aid
- By Stephen Barlas
- Apr 16, 2021
- Blog Post
Companies fret about paying extra taxes to support $300 billion in federal aid targeted to strengthen the domestic manufacturing base through Biden's infrastructure overhaul proposal.
- From The Fabricator
How automation and lean manufacturing go together
- By Paul Neblock
- Apr 15, 2021
- Article
Continuous improvement and automation are complementary. In fact, lean manufacturing can build the foundation for automation’s success in metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
Small GP4 robot from Yaskawa Motoman offers high speed, versatility
- Apr 13, 2021
- Product Release
Yaskawa Motoman offers the GP4 robot, equipped with a 4-kg payload for high-volume small-component processing. Axis speeds up to 1,000 degrees/sec. and fast acceleration/deceleration control for all robot positions help optimize overall productivity. This model offers agility for applications...
- From The Additive Report
Five simple digital applications that are changing manufacturing
- Apr 12, 2021
- Article
A NIST project manager focused on advanced manufacturing technology offers five recommendations for companies interested in ‘going digital.’
- From The Fabricator
Building a draft tube form for a hydroelectric dam
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 8, 2021
- Article
Learn how engineering firm Wenlock Ltd., Shrewsbury, U.K., figured out a way to use a robot for assembling a draft tube form for a hydroelectric dam.
- From The Welder
4 preweld actions welders should take before striking arc
- By James Madera
- Apr 7, 2021
- Article
The work a welder does before striking the first arc can have a monumental effect on the scope of a project and the integrity of the metal. Here are four actions to consider before even starting to weld.
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing for electronics goes high end
- By Kip Hanson
- Apr 1, 2021
- Article
Additively manufacturing for electronics has entered the high-end and provides greater design freedom than other methods and lowers tooling costs. Learn how.
- From The Additive Report
Looking at 3D printing three-dimensionally
- By Kip Hanson
- Mar 31, 2021
- Blog Post
Humans are wired for 2D thinking. And until the manufacturing industry begins thinking three-dimensionally, we won’t fully be ready to 3D-print.
- 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.
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