Some of the things to keep in mind. When setting up a weld removal cell there are some factors you need to keep in mind to have the greatest amount of success. This will just be a brief overview of some of the largest ones to watch out for and pay ...

Automation in many ways can be a great help but it causes fear and worry. Some fear that machines will take over all of the jobs and push workers out of the market. The reality is that machines only do what you tell them to. That means you need ...

This time I wanted to give a bit of a glimpse into the earlier steps of a new robotic system coming together. If you have never gone through the process it can seem a bit of a challenge. I thought it might be helpful to see some of the earlier steps ...

As a change of pace I thought I would share an installation that started this week. I can not give any company details as they are a government contractor and need to keep things private. In general they are working with cast parts that are machined ...

Just about every market can find benefit in process automation. From labor reduction to improving the total time in production there is value in the automation. For some it is the need to improve part to part consistency or just the basic ...

I often get the question of what can you automate. So I will give a few examples here of things you can as well as a few basic tips. Lets start with weld grinding. If you have people doing the welding then the weld will be a variable. This is a ...

I received many good questions on the robot working with enclosures. To that end I wanted to provide a little more information. First it was in fact $60,000 a month between scrap and rejected parts. Those are numbers that were given to me by the ...

From detailed sanding tasks to simple weld removal robotics have a place in finishing. We will take a look at an enclosure application and touch on some of the main points that the company was looking for and how we got there. As always I respect ...

Having an example where automation made sense could be helpful. It may shed some light on what to look for and reasons to move to automate a process or part in general. I will have to limit the detail a bit to protect the parties involved and ...

I received so many really good questions I thought it may be helpful to share some with the answer to help others that may be faced with the same questions or problems. I am going to try and not go too deep and keep it easy to understand. Be aware ...