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2019 September

The 2019 September Assembly features our cover story "Robots for Handling Heavy Loads", plus much more. Check it out today!

Cover Story

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Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Robots for Handling Heavy Loads

Big six-axis machines are an increasingly common sight on factory floors
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Austin Weber
September 5, 2019
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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.
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Features

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Virtual Templating with Laser Projection

Virtual Templating with Laser Projection

Laser projection allows companies to speed up welding processes, minimize the use of templates and tools, eliminate errors, and improve quality
Alberto Castiglioni
September 12, 2019
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For basic welding jobs, companies often rely on blueprints, tools and tape measures to build and weld the parts. However, when using these conventional tools, there's a high risk of mistakes being made and, at the end, having to break the parts loose, which is expensive and time consuming.
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Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

As the stand-alone, product-dedicated press becomes more obsolete, workcells and assembly lines with integrated presses are becoming more flexible and productive
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Jim Camillo
September 9, 2019
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Load cells and sensors used with presses measure several key variables, such as ram force, distance and time, and help ensure they stay within allowable tolerances.
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Columns

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work breakdown structure

What the heck is a WBS?

Jon Quigley
September 9, 2019
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The fundamental start of any project is a scope of work document, which specifies what we want the project to achieve. The project scope may start out broadly described based upon business objectives, but it will become increasingly detailed over time.
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