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Helping assembly-line robots pick up objects

Control Engineering

Improving robots’ ability to grip and handle objects has been a major challenge for manufacturers because it limits what they can do on the plant floor. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, car manufacturing companies such as Ford quickly shifted their production focus from automobiles to masks and ventilators.

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Plan for the future with 5G, mobile edge computing

Control Engineering

AI and ML usage in assembly lines increases efficiency, reduces costs and improves accuracy. Inevitable revolutionary changes in the near future call for manufacturers to upgrade their facilities by implementing infrastructure changes across the board. Edge Computing Insights. Edge Computing Insights.

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NASA Has Jumped on the Generative AI Design and Manufacturing Bandwagon

21st Century Tech

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) there is a new course offering entitled, AI for Computational Design and Manufacturing. The course runs for five days and according to the syllabus includes the following: Learning how AI can be used in a manufacturing workflow for process optimization and control.

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Manufacturers using digital transformation to future-proof operations

Control Engineering

Manufacturing insights Future-proofing manufacturing uses digitization and digitalization and eventually digital transformation to help companies make better and more informed decisions. Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. We’re building this cohesive, living 3D view.”

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Top 5 Features of Mitsubishi Servo Drives That Enhance Industrial Automation

DO Supply

The article delves into the important attributes distinguishing the Mitsubishi drive: wide power ranges for diverse uses, sophisticated motion control for smooth accuracy, and integrated safety measures to guarantee operational security. Medium-power drives (1 kW to 3.5 With drives ranging from 0.1

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Autogard torque limiters come through in the clutch

Manufacturer's Monthly

Whether we are dealing with packaging and printing machinery, food processing equipment, or production assembly lines for metal and steelworks – all of these industries rely on machined equipment to perform to a certain standard, particularly in controlled environments where workplace safety is paramount.”

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10 cobots guarantee ‘just in time’ manufacture of gearboxes

Robotics Business Review

Gearbox manufacturer SEAT Componentes needed to automate the unloading of 18,000 machined gears a day at its plant in Spain to guarantee the quality of the parts. The business challenge SEAT is a manufacturer of gearboxes for the Volkswagen Group plants in Europe, Asia, and America. Cobots aid in the gearbox manufacturing process.