Step 4: Successfully Implement a Cobot into your Operations
Picking the Proper End-effector is an Important Additional Cost to Consider When Purchasing a Cobot End-effectors — EAOT — grippers — whatever you want to call them are fundamental to an application’s success. End-effectors are considered the ...
Absolute Machine Tools Joins National Shooting Sports Foundation
Absolute Machine Tools is pleased to announce that we’ve joined the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). This industry trade association boasts more than 8,000 members, including firearms manufacturers, distributors, shooting ...
Step 3: Successfully Implement a Cobot into your Operations
How is the Work Staged? It Should Be All Part of the Master Plan Most manufacturers don’t understand — and sometimes underestimate the importance of — staging the work the cobot will handle. This is one of many reasons why automation ...
Step 2: Successfully Implement a Cobot into your Operations
What Role Do Integrators Play In This Process? An integrator will definitely get the job done, but beware of a few potential pitfalls. Not all integrators are familiar with cobots. Those who treat the project like an industrial robot can negate ...
Job Shop Automation Leaping Forward
With the combined influence of Industry 4.0, the continued lack of skilled manufacturing labor and the COVID pandemic, the automation of job shops is taking an accelerated leap forward. The availability of more ...
Production Machining Magazine Readers Choose November Cover as Favorite of 2020
We are very proud of our own Nicole Conrad, who took the photo for the cover of Production Machining magazine’s November issue. That cover was chosen by readers as their favorite of 2020! The photo featured an OB7 cobot turning off a light ...
Improve Machine Performance, Demand Response and Competitiveness
Introducing Mitsubishi’s LoadMate Plus™ Machine Tending Robotic Cell for CNC applications. Load, unload, and palletize your parts in any low-to-high volume application. This cost-effective robot cell allows for quick & easy setups, high ...
Absolute List of Great Holiday Gift Ideas for the Machinist on Your List
Are you having a hard time shopping for the machinist on your gift list? Well, here’s a few suggestions that are guaranteed to brighten the holidays for any machinist: Machinist-themed T-Shirts ZazzleVarious prices This is one of the many ...
OB7 Collaborative Robot: Affordable. Easy to Use. Immediate Automation.
The moment Productive Robotics’ OB7 is delivered to your door, you have all the equipment needed to connect it to your CNC machine. OB7’s simple setup and minimal integration requirements make it the most cost-effective, easy to use automation ...
Shining the Light on “Lights-Out” Manufacturing
Manufacturers are always looking for ways to increase productivity while reducing costs, which is one of the main reasons more and more CNC shops are making the transition to “lights-out” operations. “Lights out” manufacturing is a ...