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For a product to be assembled successfully, it’s essential to move the right parts, to the right place, in the right orientation, at the right time. Motion control technology makes that happen.

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Updating Legacy Equipment for Industry 4.0

Updating Legacy Equipment for Industry 4.0

Many types of older assembly equipment can be IIoT-enabled quickly, easily and cost-effectively
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Jim Camillo
May 15, 2020
"Out with the old, in with the new" is a catchy idiom. But, it can also be costly advice, especially for a manufacturer. Replacing its numerous older machines can cost anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.
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Smart System Slashes Scrap for Auto Parts Assembler

Smart System Slashes Scrap for Auto Parts Assembler

The Rotational Electro-Mechanical Assembly Press from Promess helped automotive supplier IFA Group cut its scrap rate by 90 percent
Glenn Nausley
May 4, 2020
Global automotive supplier IFA Group makes driveshafts and other components for cars, trucks, tractors and industrial machinery. The company has assembly plants in Germany, Poland, China and the United States.
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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
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Jim Camillo
April 3, 2020

There are many way 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 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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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
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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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Optimizing Assembly with Pallet-Handling Conveyors

Optimizing Assembly with Pallet-Handling Conveyors

Modular pallet conveyors offer flexibility and increased assembly line productivity
Kate Nadeau
December 5, 2019
Manufacturing companies contributed $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy according to the most recent annual data. Manufacturers, of which 98.6 percent qualify as small businesses, have become more agile, more productive and leaner in recent years.
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