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; ...
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 ...
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 ...
Automation is one of the biggest trends in the CNC machining industry, as more and more companies discover that integrating robotics with their CNC machine tools increases productivity while decreasing costs. A leader in the field of CNC ...
Ventura, California-based Swiss Productions Inc. began nearly 40 years ago as a family owned company in a 750-square-foot facility with 5 screw machines. Today, they’ve grown into a reliable, high quality precision screw machine shop that ...
Absolute Machine Tools is proud to partner with Productive Robotics, in Santa Barbara, California, to offer smart, affordable and easy-to-use collaborative automation solutions. This Q&A guide answers 10 of the most common questions ...
