Why ‘more’ can be better than ‘bigger’ when scaling production.
MIDACO Corp. is expanding its Automatic Pallet Changer line with the introduction of a four-pallet system on one shuttle.
Polar has successfully “hired” a robot with Formic, realizing a return on investment from the second the robot turned on.
Aegis Software, a global provider of Manufacturing Operations Management Software (MOM/MES), announces that Lockheed Martin’s Lufkin facility has connected key SMT machines of all key types using the IPC-CFX standard.
Smart Manufacturing will come to the fore in 2022 as a holistic strategy that considers the entire process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle.
By relying on industrial automation technologies, companies that reshore operations can minimize economic impact while maintaining product quality.
As the 2022 SME president, I hope to build on the successes of my predecessors with a particular emphasis on workforce development and especially the workforce itself.
Unlike other forms of automation and what we now think of as ‘traditional’ robots, cobots are much safer for humans to interact with them. They can work side by side with humans. But this leads to new ways of thinking about automation. And there are misconceptions that persist around cobots.
How real machine data can spur improvement in manufacturing.
Robots have become able co-pilots on the factory floor as painters, sanders, machine tenders, and materials transporters.
