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Clemson, Carnegie Mellon to Develop Next-Gen Manufacturing Robots

January 16, 2017

CLEMSON, SC—Researchers at Clemson University and Carnegie Mellon University are collaborating to develop next-generation robots for advanced manufacturing across the automotive, aerospace, electronics and textile industries. Clemson will also help train the workers who will operate the robots, as part of a $253 million plan to fill roughly 510,000 jobs in manufacturing by 2025.

Robotics

Cartesian, SCARA, Six-Axis and Delta: Robots Wowed Crowds at The ASSEMBLY Show

John Sprovieri

January 13, 2017

The ASSEMBLY Show played host to more than 30 suppliers of robots and robotic accessories. The following are some of the robotic technology that were seen on the show floor.

Bosch Group Debuts Collaborative Robot at Consumer Electronics Show

January 11, 2017

LAS VEGAS—The Bosch Group demonstrated a new industrial robot with a smart “skin” that could allow people to work more closely with machines. Exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show here earlier this week, Bosch’s Automatic Production Assistant can sense when a person enters a “danger zone” and stop moving before an accident occurs.

Vision Enables Flexible Assembly

A new, flexible assembly system produces the same volume and part mix as six older machines.

Jeff Walsh

January 5, 2017

A Fortune 500 manufacturer of electromechanical products previously operated six separate indexing assembly machines, each producing one of a family of products at about 40 parts per minute.

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.

Robot Gets to Work Quicker on Transport Unit

Jim Camillo

January 5, 2017

What does a manufacturer do if it needs to increase production, but its robot’s range limit has been reached and space limitations prevent the addition of a second robot?

At Boeing’s 777X Wing Factory, Robots Get Big Jobs

December 12, 2016

EVERETT, WA—Boeing’s 777X Composite Wing Center here marks a significant step toward a future in which much of an aircraft assembly plant’s work is done by automated machines and robots.

Vacuum Grippers Reliably Handle Parts

Suction cups, modular interfaces and specialty grippers reliably handle parts of all shapes and sizes

Jim Camillo

December 1, 2016

Among Forrest Gump’s greatest life lessons was the insight that you could never be certain what you would find inside a box of chocolates. Although Gump never actually clarified what that uncertainty is, it’s generally assumed he was referring to the various types of fillings hidden in chocolate candies.

Honda Brings Back Human Touch to Automotive Assembly Plant

November 15, 2016

MARYSVILLE, OH—Honda Motor Co. has abandoned robotics and gone for the human touch at its new assembly plant here dedicated to producing the NSX sports car for worldwide export.

What’s New With Machine Vision Systems

New technology is making vision systems faster, more reliable and easier to use.

John Sprovieri

November 7, 2016

Vision systems play a vital role in automated assembly systems. They can check for the presence or absence of parts or materials. They can measure key dimensions of assemblies. They can tell robots the precise location of parts. They can even read 1D and 2D codes.