Automation

Automation

Shape Technologies Group Promotes New President, CEO

Nino LaDuca, current president of Shape Process Automation, is the new president and CEO of Shape Technologies Group.

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SprutCAM Expands Online Robot Programming Library

The online robot library now includes 675 components from major robotics companies.

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Handling the Growth of an Adaptable Automation System

Implementing an adaptable automation system helped this shop stay on top of seasonal swings in demand. To effectively grow this system, it had to keep several considerations in mind.

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Tormach Introduces New Robot Powered by Open-Source Software

The ZA6 robot is designed to carry a 6-kg payload through a reach of 975 mm.

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4 Steps to a Cobot Culture: How Thyssenkrupp Bilstein Has Answered Staffing Shortages With Economical Automation

Safe, economical automation using collaborative robots can transform a manufacturing facility and overcome staffing shortfalls, but it takes additional investment and a systemized approach to automation in order to realize this change.

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Metrology: Automation’s Unsung Hero

When contemplating automation, it is easy to envision a robot moving material from point A to point B, parts coming out of a machine and being ferried by conveyors to the next step, or pallet changers reloading fresh stock back into a machine.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 3: The Robots Come Home

The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries by automating production.

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Rapid Robotics Partners With Yaskawa Motoman, Expands Solutions

Through a new partnership with Yaskawa Motoman, Rapid Robotics is bringing its rapid deployment speeds and next-gen service to industrial applications.

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Robots: Doing More With Less Floorspace

Robotic automation continues to grow more accessible to smaller manufacturers, as the floorspace necessary for these robots shrinks and their uses expand.

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AMT Collaborates With Mesago on Automation Sector at IMTS and SPS

The automation sector will feature an expansive offering of automated, robotic, connected and digital manufacturing technologies. It will be present at both IMTS 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, and SPS 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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