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Home » Keywords: » machine tending

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PODCAST | Manufacturers Risk Losing Critical Knowledge as Workforce Retires

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JJ Moore
April 30, 2026

Nick Haase, co-founder of MaintainX, explains how the “silver tsunami” is exposing gaps in maintenance data and why companies that fail to capture that knowledge now risk falling behind.


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Robot Automates Machine Tending

Standardized robotic cell enables milling machine to run 24 hours unattended.
John Sprovieri
February 25, 2026

Business has been good at TL Aerotek Inc., with orders flowing in faster than owner, Tai Le, could fill them. He wanted to keep up with accelerating demand and continue building his business, but he didn’t want to deal with labor uncertainty. Looking for a solution, Tai consulted long-time supplier, Expand Machinery, a family-owned business in Chatsworth, CA, that builds machine tool systems.


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Jennifer Pierce interviewing Anthony Leo at The Assembly Show

Developing Automation Products: From Napkin-Sketch to the Factory Floor

Jennifer Pierce
Jennifer Pierce
December 16, 2025

During The Assembly Show last fall, we sat down with Anthony Leo, president of IPR Robotics, to talk about new product development in the automation sector.


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Assembly News Now, episode 13: Pratt and Whitney Automates Assembly of Jet Engines
Episode 13—Assembly News Now

Pratt and Whitney Automates Assembly of Jet Engines

January 7, 2025

Pratt and Whitney has deployed a six-axis robot at its factory in Singapore to automate assembly of high-pressure compressor modules for jet engines.




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Vision-Guided Robots Process Hydraulic Components

Ulrike Götz
December 3, 2024

Danfoss increases output and improves safety with fully automated machining line.


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Cobot Automates Machine Tending

Colleen Soine
July 30, 2024

A safe, flexible gripper enables the cobot to handle a wide variety of parts.


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Automated Robot Cell Builds Robots with Zimmer Grippers

Automated Robot Cell Builds Robots with Zimmer Grippers

Zoe Leduc
March 18, 2019
At its factory in Augsburg, Germany, automation specialist KUKA is using its own robots to make more robots.
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Collaborative Robots Boost Productivity at Ohio Factory

July 31, 2015

BEREA, OH—Standby Screw Machine Products Co. here is using two collaborative robots for packaging, machine tending and other operations.


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Robot Boosts Productivity at Faucet Manufacturer

July 10, 2013

STONY BROOK, NY—Before the faucet maker RSS Manufacturing & Phylrich installed a machine-tending robot, processing 1,500 units on a tube bender using manual labor would take three days. With the robot, the same job takes four hours.


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