Over the last thirty years, manufacturers have been making some changes in their factories and warehouses. Their new hires are tall, colorful and made of metal – industrial manufacturing robots. Manufacturing robots are used in every facet of industry. They are used to weld planes,

Industrial robot manufacturing has taken off in the last 30 years. Robots are used in several industries, including the automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods industries. If something comes out of a mid-sized factory, it has probably been touched by a robot at one point or anothe

Robots have an advantage over humans when it comes to repeatedly picking something up and placing it somewhere else. Robots can work tirelessly without suffering from a sore back, unlike their human counterparts. Picking robot software was developed to assist the robot in the task o

Fanuc Robotics, a leading robotics company, was founded in 1972 and has been cranking out new and innovative robot models ever since. Fanuc, like other robotics companies in the industry, has robots for many different industries, like the aerospace, alternative energy, automotive, c

Yaskawa Motoman is a robotics company that offers more than 175 different robot solutions to cover many manufacturing applications. Motoman has grown to the second largest robot company in the industry since its inception in 1989. Since that time, this robotics company has installed

While a robot might not be the ideal employee at a hair salon, when they are equipped with the right software, they can certainly perform a nice trimming job. Many of the common trimming operations, such as routing and waterjet cutting, are made easy and efficient with trimming robo

With all the questions in the past about the functionality of robots, along with the bad press about job loss because of new robotic systems in industry, it was a struggle for robotic manufacturers to commercialize robots to the state they are now. However, these robots are here now

Fiberglass is used in the housing, automotive and household industries, as well as several others. While it may be useful and cost effective, it is also composed of millions of tiny glass fibers. Even a simple tap can release thousands of these fibers into the air, let alone the fib

There are many robotic cutting and other material removal systems on the market today. Laser cutting, a process that feeds a laser beam through a fiber-optic cable, could be the right choice for you, depending on your needs.Laser cutting robots, like many of the robots available tod

Many robots operate while mounted on the floor, the wall or a shelf. However, some material handling robots would rather hang – from a track, that is. These are the gantry material handling robots.These robots are suspended from a track while performing their tasks on a line. Becaus

While the model, gripper and mounting options on a robot are important, it is really the software, the brains, of the robot that make everything work. Palletizing robot software developments help meet the increasing demand of robots on a mass scale.Palletizing robot software control

As the population grows, the need for food and beverages becomes more substantial. The food and beverage industry needs to use every means necessary to speed up their production and keep their lines rolling along smoothly to keep up with their competition. Almost every product in t

Imagine doing the same task every second of every day. Bored just thinking about it? Enter robotic assembly! Automated assembly produces products faster and more precisely than human assembly, ultimately increasing output and decreasing costs. Not to mention, robots don’t get fatig

From children’s toys to automobile parts, the majority of products that are mass-produced in the metalworking industry are die cast. Robots have automated the die casting process, and their die casting software enables them to possess the ability to handle hot metal spits, heat, an

Attention Star Wars fans: R2D2 may soon become a reality. Intelligent Robots are formatted with the intention of reproducing human senses. Just as humans see, hear, and touch, intelligent robot software allows robots to use their “senses” to gather information about their environmen

Robots work in every facet of industrial manufacturing today. These manufacturing robots are assembling electronics, packaging food, cutting metal and welding cars. So what happens when robots begin manufacturing other robots? While it may sound like a scene straight out of iRobot,

“Ergonomics” – people hear that word thrown around the workplace all the time. There are ergonomic chairs, ergonomic exercises for those sitting at desks, etc. So what exactly is “ergonomics”? Ergonomics is an applied science that centers on equipment design that intends to maximiz

Orbital welding is a specialized welding process where rounded objects, like pipes, are welded in a circular fashion around their circumference, usually using tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. The need for a consistent weld around the entire circumference of a circular part requires

Palletizing equipment comes in many shapes and sizes. While there are many different palletizing equipment layouts, manufacturers really have to evaluate their processes to see if robotic palletizing will be more beneficial for your facility than manual palletizing. Some important t

Plastics make up a part of nearly everything manufactured and used in day-to-day life. From children’s plastic toys to car and aircraft parts, plastics are everywhere. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the need to weld plastic parts has increased in the last decade. Weld