For years, the aerospace industry has researched ways to do away with riveting and the extra weight that it adds to an aircraft. This alternative may lie with six-axis friction welding robots that can weld various thicknesses with good seam quality. According to an article from SAE

KUKA Robotics makes robots that can weld, handle material and remove material. They also build dispensing robots like KUKA coating robots. While coating may seem similar to painting, it has a different purpose in the manufacturing industry.According to the KUKA website, coating is u

PaintPRO software developed by Fanuc is a graphical offline programming solution that simplifies paint process development. Fanuc’s PaintTool application software will utilize the paths created by PaintPRO. The robotic paths are automatically created after the operator uses a PC to

One of the first questions a new car owner is asked is, “What color did you choose?” The exterior surface of a car must be painted, and paint robots complete this task efficiently and effectively. The latest generation IRB 5500 FlexPainter robot boasts high acceleration and painting

Coating and Painting robots are built differently from standard robots. They are equipped with explosion proof arms. This is necessary for them to be able to safely spray coatings that create combustible gasses. Coatings are usually solvent-based paints that might trigger a fire. Co

KUKA, a giant in the German industrial robotics industry, has been around in some form or another since the 1800s. In the last 30 years or so, KUKA has emerged as a driving force behind industrial robotics in Europe and worldwide. According to a July 2013 article from Robotic Trends

Paint and coating robots are no longer a costly purchase. Instead, they are highly affordable for even small industrial markets. Coating robots can help industrial users increase competitiveness, product quality, and workman safety. Further, they reduce the environmental impact of s

There are several models in industrial robotics. Some are faster, while others are more flexible and able to operate many different applications. When choosing, customers have to consider the four-axis vs. the six-axis robot – speed vs. flexibility. If assembly is your game, and you

Motoman coating robots are able to apply coating materials to work pieces in different ways, including gaseous coating, submersion coating, and powder coating. It was this last coating process that a French company, Remorques Rolland, needed for their agricultural dumpsters and trai

Material removal comes in various applications, and several companies, including Fanuc, design and fabricate material removal robots. Fanuc’s material removal robots are trying to answer the call of manufacturers who have a hard time retaining workers. Material removal is a dangerou

When companies are looking at their manufacturing practices, there is one thing that needs to happen above all others – they need to be able to stay competitive. For companies trying to keep their competitive edge, automating versus outsourcing might become a topic for discussion. T

While robots may apply paint or coating to elements when they are being fabricated, there are also robots that automate the removal of those paints and coatings as well. This automated removal has been adopted by several industries, and even by the U.S. Department of Defense to use

In the past, the plastics industry used three-axis, gantry robots in their demolding and pick and place applications. Now, plastics facilities use six-axis robots for the same processes because of the industry’s more complex operations. According to an article from Plastics Technolo

In comparison to the automotive, aerospace, and electronics industries, the medical-manufacturing industry has not taken advantage of robotic automation technologies at a high rate in the past. However, decreasing costs and recent advancements in robotics are encouraging the medical

Like many of the other major robotics manufacturers, Motoman Robotics is interested in expanding the ability for students to study robotics. By providing these opportunities, students are ensured to develop skills that can be used in manufacturing and other technological jobs.The ST

Robots have recently been recruited to work on surgical applications, but they are also more commonly used for automating operations in medical-device manufacturing, as well as pharmaceutical and hospital settings. Medical manufacturers need to have the flexibility to adapt to conti

Cleanrooms are environments that are controlled against particles and other contaminants. Products that may become compromised by too many contaminants in the air are manufactured in these cleanroom environments. According to an article from CoastWide Labs, contaminants are generate

There are a lot of hoops that a robot has to jump through before it can be classified as a cleanroom robot. These robots have to be able to run in a “clean” manner, as well as not kick up any static electricity that could negatively affect the product being manufactured. Cleanroom

Technology is constantly moving and changing – it never stands still for very long. That being said, robotic software and technology is also constantly changing. One robotics company has come up with a new software platform that will be very helpful in future applications.According

One of Motoman’s material removal robotic systems had to deal with rectangular tubing for heavy equipment. A steel tube manufacturer needed to speed up their manufacturing process to keep up with the high demand for their tubing.There were several hurdles that the Motoman material r