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Alternatives to Pallet-Transfer Conveyors

Alternatives to Pallet-Transfer Conveyors

Need to linearly index parts and subassemblies with accuracy and repeatability? Consider precision-link conveyors and walking beams
Jim Camillo
April 3, 2020

There are many ways to linearly move an object from point A to point B on an assembly line. But, not all of them are designed to optimize speed, accuracy and repeatability while performing the task.


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Rockwell

Rockwell Automation Announces New Acquisitions

March 20, 2020
MILWAUKEE, WI — Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital automation provider, announced two acquisitions, one domestic and one international, that will be finalized in the coming months.
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Manufacturing Trade Associations Publish Open Letter to CEOs

March 12, 2020
Cleveland, OH — CEOs of companies facing global supply chain challenges can find local solutions with U.S. suppliers, declared five American manufacturing trade associations in an open letter to CEOs. The trade associations represent more than 3,500 companies in industries that employ more than 475,000 Americans.
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Archinaut One

BCT to Support Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly Mission

March 10, 2020
BOULDER, CO — Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has been selected by Made In Space, Inc. to support the development of the spacecraft platform for the company’s upcoming Archinaut One mission.
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Electronic Work Instructions Come of Age

Electronic Work Instructions Come of Age

New software tools help engineers enforce production processes
Austin Weber
Austin Weber
March 6, 2020

Nobody's perfect. Even the best trained, most experienced assemblers can make mistakes on the line, especially in high-mix production environments. Fortunately, a variety of software products are available to help prevent assembly errors.


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Flexible Feeding Systems

Flexible Feeding Systems

A new generation of flexible feeders are helping manufacturers cope with high-mix assembly
Jim Camillo
March 4, 2020
Flexible feeders are great at helping manufacturers accommodate product variants on the assembly line. After the feeder presents parts to a vision-guided robot, one or more cameras take images of the parts, and vision software tells the robot which parts are pickable and which are not. The robot then retrieves the parts for kitting or assembly.
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What’s New With Pneumatic Actuators

What’s New With Pneumatic Actuators

Available in many configurations, pneumatic actuators remain essential workhorses of machine motion and increasingly are being made adaptable to the IIoT plant floor
Jim Camillo
February 6, 2020
Keeping an assembly process simple is always a smart approach to manufacturing any product. And one of the simplest ways to implement linear or rotary motion into an assembly process is with a pneumatic actuator.
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