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Automation and Robotics - Page 25
- From The Fabricator
The FABRICATOR’s most popular content of 2020
- By Gareth Sleger
- Dec 23, 2020
- Blog Post
Like everything else in 2020, the pandemic has dominated the metal fabrication industry. That includes this year’s most popular content on thefabricator.com. But it wasn't all doom and gloom. Our most read articles and blogs include stories about how metalworkers powered through with essential work and helped fight the spread of COVID-19.
How robots create manufacturing jobs and tax credits
- By Tony Nighswander
- Dec 22, 2020
- Article
Many think that robots and automation kill manufacturing and fabrication jobs, but the conclusion from practical experience in this field is the opposite. In addition to relieving skilled workers from monotonous work, an investment in automation can lead to a tax credit.
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing has a positive impact on the process and business sides of the manufacturing industry
- Dec 20, 2020
- Article
Global market research company outlines the benefits and challenges of additive manufacturing and how one of its client justified AM capex.
Automated capabilities continue to bring greater efficiencies to manufacturing
- By Eric Lundin
- Dec 15, 2020
- Article
Sending out an RFQ for a vast turnkey manufacturing system can be the way to go for big OEMs. But all of the hardware, software, sensor, and control technologies are also available to small equipment builders. Regardless of fabrication needs, shops can probably find an automated machine or system within budget.
- From The Fabricator
Cracking the (weld) nut of automated operational excellence
- By Will Healy III
- Dec 9, 2020
- Article
Tired of dealing with excessive downtime in welding automation? To improve things requires taking a long-term view and, not least, a different mindset.
Fabricating system achieves one-piece flow for exhaust manifolds
- Nov 17, 2020
- Article
An exhaust system manufacturer approached equipment builder transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH about creating a system that would achieve one-piece flow and monitor itself to make replacement parts midstream if necessary. The result is a robotic workcell that bends, forms, and unloads the parts.
- From The Fabricator
ESAB, Yaskawa sign collaborative agreement for pre-engineered robotic welding cells
- Nov 13, 2020
- News Release
The ESAB Group Inc., a manufacturer of welding and cutting equipment and products, and robotics system provider Yaskawa have signed a global cooperation agreement to jointly develop and market a line of pre-engineered robotic welding systems called XCellerator. The systems will be engineered and...
- From The Fabricator
Yaskawa Motoman’s MHP45L handling robot designed for hazardous environments
- Nov 13, 2020
- Product Release
The high-speed, 6-axis MHP45L handling robot from Yaskawa Motoman is Factory Mutual (FM) approved for Class 1, Division 1 use in hazardous environments. It offers a wide motion range for transferring large workpieces while avoiding interference with paint robots and other peripheral equipment. The...
Tube manufacturer invests in flexible, automated mill technology
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 10, 2020
- Article
It seems that nearly every industrial machine has automated options these days, and tube and pipe mills are no exception. Michigan-based Dundee Products recently invested in such a mill that uses tooling that automatically changes to new positions when changing to a new product size.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricator’s shift toward dynamic markets pays off
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2020
- Article
In recent years metal fabricator Tenere exited significant contracts and renewed its focus on fast-changing, high-demand markets with speed, flexibility, and scalability, even through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- From The Fabricator
Managing manufacturing operations remotely via connected technology
- By Jerry Foster
- Oct 15, 2020
- Article
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the ultimate test for stampers across the globe. In this new normal, viable and pragmatic solutions include IIoT systems, augmented reality, wearables, and cobots.
- From The Additive Report
ROE Dental Lab is all in with 3D printing
- By Don Nelson
- Oct 8, 2020
- Article
ROE Dental Laboratory has steadily expanded its use of 3D printing and other digital manufacturing processes. Digital now touches 60% of the Ohio company’s processes.
- From The Fabricator
Robots advance in the stamping shop
- By Kate Bachman
- Oct 8, 2020
- Article
For stamping manufacturers concerned about employee safety, a widening skills gap, and pressure to meet higher throughput demand, robotic automation is the answer.
- From The Additive Report
Survey examines the postprocessing practices of additive manufacturers
- Oct 1, 2020
- Article
PostProcess Technologies survey offers information about companies that 3D-print parts: types of materials and equipment they use, postprocessing expenditures, and other key data.
- From The Fabricator
Welding robot saves the day
- By Nick Martin
- Sep 26, 2020
- Blog Post
North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters doesn’t often need to use its welding robot. But when a project, no matter how few and far between, calls for repetitive welds, the automated process can be a lifesaver for the small metal fabrication business.
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