Automation
AMRs and Cobots Target Inspection, Palletizing and Movement of Finished Goods
The same year it marked its 70th year in business, custom injection molder Hoffer Plastics (South Elgin, Illinois) — which routinely reinvests more than 10% of its annual revenue back into new equipment — prioritized automation in that CapEx with some stunning results.
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Danish End-of-Arm-Tool (EOAT) Supplier Adds North American Distribution
Globeius is now distributing Roborex EOAT parts for the North American plastics industry, with online purchasing available.
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Record Number of Industrial Robots in Use on US Factory Floors
More than 380,000 industrial robots were in action in U.S. factories in 2023, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics.
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Open Automation Enables Flexibility in Chemical Recycling
Software-defined equipment control systems can be duplicated, transferred and scaled with ease.
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Lower Compressed Air Consumption, Compact Servo-Driven Rotary Axes and Easier Camera Integration
At Fakuma 2024, Wittmann automation displays show high performance and efficiency via less compressed air and energy consumption, compact integration, light-weight construction, easy operation and fast teach-in processes.
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Injection Molder Amplifies Automation for Optimized Production
AIM Processing has parlayed small part molding expertise and aggressive automation, even for short run production, into a highly successful custom molding business.
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Ensuring Repeatability: The Key to Effective Injection Molding Automation
One of automation’s key promises is repeatability: the same movement to the same location, time and time again. But to achieve that, all elements involved — robot, machine, EOAT, mold — must be in and stay in alignment.
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Five Places Where Automation Can Help...the Front Office
Say “manufacturing automation” and thoughts immediately go to the shop floor and specialized production equipment, robotics and material handling systems. But there is another realm of possible automation — the front office.
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What to Look for in High-Speed Automation for Pipette Production
Automation is a must-have for molders of pipettes. Make sure your supplier provides assurances of throughput and output, manpower utilization, floor space consumption and payback period.
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Yaskawa Opens Expanded Headquarters
Yaskawa America’s Motoman robotics division opened the completed 185,000-ft.2 expansion of its headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio.
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