Robots and a flexible control system enable a manufacturer of shock absorbers cope with high-mix production.

Besides speed and accuracy, today’s SCARA robots offer better control, simpler programming and greater durability.

From logos to part numbers and bar codes, part marking plays a significant role in today’s manufacturing process.

In tough economic times it is even more important to find efficient, cost effective ways to improve assembly processes and to make sure they save you time and money.

DETROIT—A new study has found that factory robots have not hindered manufacturing job growth, but added to it. Between the end of 2009 and the end of 2014, 62 corporations with collectively the largest installed base of robots added 1.25 million new jobs to their payroll, an overall increase of more than 20 percent.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2015, according to Robotic Industries Association. A total of 31,464 robots valued at $1.8 billion were ordered from North American companies during 2015, an increase of 14 percent in units and 11 percent in dollars over 2014.

Simpler operating software and more optional features enhance the appeal and capabilities of Cartesian and SCARA robots.

SCARAs perform pick-and-place and other operations.

KYOTO, Japan—OMRON Corp., a manufacturer of sensors and control technology, will acquire robotics pioneer Adept Technology Inc.

Vision-guided SCARA robot picks and places delicate ceramic parts.