robotic workcells

Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Big six-axis machines are an increasingly common sight on factory floors

September 5, 2019

Robotics and wrestling have a lot in common. Flexibility and reach are important to both. Robots and wrestlers also have numerous categories that are based on different weight and payload capacities.

Robot Gets to Work Quicker on Transport Unit

Shoe Manufacturer Automates Production in Unique Way

Jim Camillo

January 5, 2017

Most manufacturers are keen on automating production, so long as it can be done cost-effectively. This goal applies as well to KEEN Inc., a Portland, OR-based company that makes outdoor and lifestyle footwear.

Fab Shop Creates Robotic Fastener Insertion Machine

February 22, 2016

MARNE, MI—Metal fabrication shop DeWys Manufacturing Inc. has developed a robotic cell that automatically installs up to eight self-clinching fasteners in sheet metal.

Collaborative Robots Dominate Automate Show

Austin Weber

March 30, 2015

At the Automate trade show in Chicago last week, the exhibit hall was buzzing with talk about collaborative robots. The next-generation machines allow robots to operate side-by-side with humans on assembly lines.

Study: Increasing Use of Robots Will Boost Global Competitiveness

February 11, 2015

CHICAGO—Advanced industrial robots could power a new wave of productivity growth in many industries and lead to changes of up to 5 percentage points in the cost competitiveness of major export economies relative to the United States, according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group.

Preconfigured Robotic Assembly Cells Cut Costs and Speed Deployment

Ready-to-go systems are becoming increasingly popular.

Austin Weber

September 10, 2013

Standardization is a key concept behind lean manufacturing. It allows assemblers to reduce variation, increase consistency, cut costs and improve productivity by following a prescribed set of work instructions.