Made4CNC’s new Safedoor SD100 removes the barriers to the automation of component feeding at machine shops. Safedoor SD100 opens CNC doors that are up to 1 meter wide and weigh 400 kg, at a speed of ...

Robots aren’t just for big factories anymore. Today’s robotic solutions are smarter, more affordable, and easier to deploy — especially for small and midsized shops. Whether it’s collaborative ...

In essence, without robust flexible cables, collaborative robots (cobots) and smart factory equipment would suffer frequent downtimes and failures, as standard cables cannot survive the dynamic ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Loading and unloading CNC machines is becoming one of the most popular applications for collaborative robots as manufacturers face significant difficulties in ...

The two-day Machine Tending Expo February 23-24 focuses on manufacturers looking for concrete insights on deploying cobots to tend machines such as CNC, press brakes, injection molding machines or 3D ...

ABSOLUTE MACHINE TOOLS will offer two perspectives on automation at IMTS 2022 – booth 338519 – including options for machine-tending and collaborative robotics. Capable of loading, unloading and ...

When companies bring products back from off-shored manufacturing operations such as China, the processes cannot be simply dropped back into place and configured with the same old machines and process ...

Since the first industrial robot, Unimate, was installed at a GM plant in the 1950s, industrial automation has been associated with big businesses running huge operations that involve massive ...

Robotic automation has the potential to revolutionize the machine shop, allowing machining shops to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs. With robots taking on more of the tedious ...

The automation sector had another exceptional year; it’s best ever, in fact. In 2016, the North American robotics market broke all time records for orders and shipments, according to statistics from ...

As manufacturers of all sizes look to ramp up production again in the post-pandemic world, collaborative robots are definitely part of the equation. The ability to scale operations up – and down – ...

The US manufacturing sector is entering a new phase—one where robotics, automation, and AI-enabled systems are becoming ...