Articles Tagged with ''automated assembly''

Behind the Scenes: GE Appliances' $80 Million Dishwasher Line

May 23, 2023

In December 2020, GE Appliances announced its new $80 million dishwasher manufacturing line at its Appliance Park plant. The state-of-the-art assembly line and product investment added more than 280 new jobs at GE's Louisville, Kentucky facility.

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Why Choose an IO-Link Ecosystem for Your Next Automation Project?

Adis Halimic

March 14, 2023

By now we’ve all heard of IO-Link, the device-level communication protocol that seems magical.

Sensor Selection Suitable for Automation Welding Environments

Scott Barhorst

December 7, 2022

Standard sensors and equipment won’t survive for very long in automated welding environments where high temperatures, flying sparks and weld spatter can quickly damage them.

Choosing Sensors for Automation Welding Environments

Scott Barhorst

October 27, 2022

Standard sensors and equipment won’t survive for very long in automated welding environments where high temperatures, flying sparks and weld spatter can quickly damage them.

Top 5 Human Errors in Manufacturing

May 2, 2022

For products in the consumer, parts, food & beverage, and print & packaging markets, a significant portion of the manufacturing process still relies on manual tasks performed by human operators.

Picking Solutions: How Complex Must Your System Be?

Frantisek Jakubec

April 28, 2022

Bin-picking, random picking, pick and place, pick and drop, palletization, depalletization, these are all part of the same project. You want a fully automated process that grabs the desired sample from one position and moves it somewhere else.

Cobots and Lean Integrators: Bringing Automation to Small and Medium-Size Enterprises

Lean integrators are leveling the playing field for SMEs in highly innovative and cost-effective ways.

June 8, 2020

This white paper discusses how developments in robotics technology has led to a rise in lean integrators, whose unique structures and focused areas of expertise are critical to delivering automation benefits through collaborative robots for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

UNI’s Additive Manufacturing Center Adds Robotic Machining

March 10, 2020

CEDAR FALLS, IA – The University of Northern Iowa Additive Manufacturing Center has received the first of three automated robotic machining cells.

Quality control keeps appliance manufacturer out of hot water

John Sprovieri

February 4, 2019

One of the largest manufacturers of residential and commercial water heaters in the country, Bradford White Corp. takes safety seriously. The private, American-owned company does not sell its products directly to consumers.

Robot Demand Remains Red Hot

December 19, 2018

Global demand for robots shows no signs of stopping. A recent report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) claims that a record 381,000 units were shipped globally in 2017. That’s a 30 percent increase over 2016.

Returning for its third year, The ASSEMBLY Show South is the premier event for assembly technology, featuring expert-led sessions, product demos, and valuable networking opportunities—all in the heart of Nashville’s thriving manufacturing hub.