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Enhance Automation and Fill in the Skills Gap with Machine Tending Robots

Machine tending can be integrated onto an automation line to further increase productivity, product quality, and overall safety. Machine tending robots can enhance the automation process even further by taking over the tedious and repetitive loading and unloading.

The Importance of Understanding your Swannecks

When understanding your complete welding operation, it is important to put these best practices and knowledge bits into action. The correct swanneck will ensure the torch neck will provide the repeatability necessary for optimal product quality.

Best Practices for Welding Contact Tips & Nozzles

There are many factors to look at when deciding on the best welding contact tips and nozzles for your production line. These include the specific materials chosen to include the hardness and conductivity, the threaded versus non-slip nozzles, and also the difference between drawn and drilled tips.

Common Issues for Torch Cables

Understanding how well welding torches perform or how it’s design stacks up against others in the industry is important. Looking at common issues and best practices for torch cables will help to bring greater quality and productivity.

Keyence Quality Inspection Tool LJ-V7000 Series

The Keyence LJ-V7000 series offers a non-contact inspection tool that decreases damage and human error. It brings incredibly fast speeds and precision to your production line.

The Fanuc M-430iA/2f Offers High Speed Picking and Packing

The Fanuc M-430iA/2F robot provides users with a high speed picking and packing robot. It brings an IP67 design and is USDA certified for handling packaged and unpackaged food. The M-430iA/2F offers a wide range of mounting options, slim arm, and compact footprint.

AccuFast II Tackles Seams Quickly and with Quality

Motoman provides users with add-on features to help enhance the seam finding for their automated welding line. AccuFast II offers improved sensor capabilities that provide even higher amounts of reliability. It provides more readings for a wider range of materials and angles not formerly feasible.

Palletizing Robot Roundup

Palletizing systems will greatly benefit from the integration of an automation system. Robotic palletizers have amazing vertical and horizontal reaches, sturdy wrist intertia, fast speeds, and undeniable accuracy. Fanuc, Yaskawa Motoman, ABB, and KUKA have a wide range of palletizing robots available that provide enhance production lines so contact Robots.com experts today to see which one would be best for your line.

Bringing Jobs and Bridging the Skills Gap with Automation

As technology continues to advance and evolve, new jobs are created. This is the case with industrial robots. They are helping bring a wide range of jobs to the workforce such as program designers, maintenance, and engineers. RAMTEC is doing a fantastic job of bringing exposure to automation at an early age and hopes to continue to expand its presence.

Lincoln Electric Launches A New Welding Workcell Line: Fab-Pak

The robot welding cells that are available from Lincoln Electric's Fab-Pak line will bring the productivity that you have been waiting for. There are a wide range of systems available in this Fab-Pak line so that a wide range of manufacturing needs are met.

Mobile Training Lab By Marion Technical College

Robots.com has partnered with Marion Technical College to create Mobile Training Lab. This lab is intended to provide a flexible option for manufacturers to train employees or students without taking any systems offline. This Mobile Training Lab has computers, CNC, and a Fanuc robot that can properly help prepare the workers of the future for their automation jobs.

SCARA Robots in the Electronics Industry

SCARA robots are the perfect solution for the electronics industries. They offer incredible precision that is necessary for the tiny parts while also increasing production speeds. Furthermore, there are cleanroom SCARA robots available that enable access to automation for all jobs requiring strict sanitation!