Manufacturers are constantly searching for reliable and consistent solutions to everyday problems. It’s what manufacturing is based upon: solving problems; making things people want; and making them better. When Lenkbar approached Absolute ...
Risk Assessment It’s hard to believe but OSHA has not published standardized risk assessment regulations pertaining to collaborative robots (cobots), although it likely won’t be too long before they do. The main objective for developing the ...
Do Cobots Need Maintenance Like Industrial Robots? Everything mechanical eventually needs some type of maintenance, and nobody should tell you otherwise. Collaborative Robots, or cobots, typically don’t have to follow a maintenance schedule; ...
Vision: Should You Go There? For those that have not taken the first step to implement 2D, 2.5D, or 3D vision into their manufacturing processes, it can be intimidating. So how do you start and on what process? The answer to that ...
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 ...
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 ...
By now everyone knows what a Cobot is, but many aren’t sure if they are ready, or if they are, how to successfully go about implementing it into their day-to-day production processes. The last thing anyone wants to do is spend money for one, and ...
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 customized robotic and material ...
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 ...
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 ...
