Design World

JUNE 2, 2023

While they also provide complex material handling and robotics systems, Ready Systems is most well-known for pallet-based assembly line conveyor systems for the automotive seating industry.… … The post IO-link Delivers Increased Data, Simpler Systems, and Lower Cost appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

BMW Group Plant Leipzig’s first cell coating line has gone into series operation as e-component production at the site continues to gain momentum. By 2024 the two existing module assembly lines will be complemented by a third, as well as four more cell coating lines and two more high-voltage battery assembly lines.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 14, 2022

AI and ML usage in assembly lines increases efficiency, reduces costs and improves accuracy. With 5G and mobile edge computing, manufacturers can operate separate smart assembly lines from one virtualized location and can reconfigure as needed, which increases their flexibility. Developing smart assembly lines.

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Metrology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Transporting parts and materials to assembly lines and between manufacturing cells is one of the industry’s most complex and inefficient tasks, often resulting in production bottlenecks.

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Drives & Controls

MAY 30, 2023

The Taiwanese cobot (collaborative robot) manufacturer Techman has turned to digital simulation to help it cut inspection times on its cobot assembly line by around 20%.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

AUGUST 24, 2023

It's not just about robots and automated assembly lines. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing. It's a comprehensive transformation that is enhancing almost every aspect of the manufacturing process.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Here is the actual rationale: Transporting parts and materials to assembly lines and between manufacturing cells is one of the industry’s most complex and inefficient tasks, often resulting in production bottlenecks.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 25, 2022

ABB has worked with strategic partner Expert Technology Group in the UK to deliver a complete assembly line based on AMRs for a technological. Transporting products between robotic automation cells and manual assembly stations, ABB’s automation solution combines the use of ABB robots, vision function packages and AMRs.

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Robotics Automation News

JULY 29, 2022

To make this switch possible, these companies relied on people working on an assembly line. 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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Automation Mag

MAY 23, 2023

The plant will continue to build the Civic, the gas-powered CR-V, as well as Honda engines, but the addition of the Hybrid called for an upgrade to the assembly line at the plant. “We We’re starting to look at where we can apply these robots to improve the flexibility of our lines,” Buzdugan adds.

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Metrology

JULY 4, 2023

Verus’s Anvil AMS solutions move measurement and inspection processes closer to production and/or assembly lines. The post Repeatably Measuring Up to 100% of Parts on Medical Device Production Lines appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 30, 2022

For manufacturers and others, tow-lines for assembly line conveyance deliver solid ROI, but AGVs and AMRs can provide equal efficiencies and value, with the added benefits of greater scalability and flexibility. The post AGVs & AMRs as Alternatives to Tow Line Conveyance appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Consider a smartphone assembly line, where thousands of components come together. By doing so, it minimizes lead times, reduces inventory costs, and ensures that parts arrive just when they’re needed on the assembly line. These systems meticulously inspect components like microchips, circuit boards, and connectors.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Capturing manual assembly data Silicon Valley startup Invisible AI helps manufacturers digitally capture data from manual assembly lines to provide valuable insights and drive improvements. You may have 20 or 50 cameras on a line, all communicating with each other, all on the same local network. Watch a demo.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 25, 2023

Step 3: Modules are then assembled into vehicle packs, where cooling lines and additional electrical components are installed. Step 4: Vehicle battery packs are then subjected to final testing before they are sealed and transferred to the vehicle assembly line.

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Metrology

MAY 29, 2023

Humatics radio frequency Microlocation technology enables the use of robotic systems in automotive moving assembly lines to deliver mission-critical automation enhancing productivity, quality and profitability.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 30, 2023

All of Boeing ’s commercial airplane components produced in Victoria are exported to the company’s final assembly lines in the United States – either to Seattle, Washington or Charleston, South Carolina. It is where the company has produced components for the 787 Dreamliner for the past decade.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

MARCH 1, 2023

Through this partnership, Ample will automate its EV Battery manufacturing with EID Robotics’ automated ANT Plant assembly line.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 12, 2023

The Wayville facility will expand VAILO’s production output, with more than five times the manufacturing floorspace while incorporating automation and robotics on the assembly line. VAILO founder and CEO Aaron Hickmann said VAILO would relocate from its current Kent Town home to the new Wayville facility in early 2024.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 27, 2023

Key spots: Missed throughput targets—station utilization lower than expected, unplanned downtimes more than planned Low process efficiency—cycle time variability, too many interruptions Low operations visibility—safety challenges due to best practices violations, missed inspection or assembly steps Use cases: Manage work area or assembly line—real-time (..)

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Motion Control Tips

APRIL 12, 2023

Fast-food restaurants across the globe are pondering ways to automate certain tasks or entire assembly lines to provide continuous service […] The post The latest developments in fast food automation appeared first on Motion Control Tips.

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MEM

JULY 6, 2023

Likewise, the site has provided the opportunity for numerous assembly line optimisations, from delivering a more ergonomic line layout to having all data available on workstation screens suspended from movable arms. Altogether, the new assembly line has enabled a production capacity of up to 2000 engines per year.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When controlled by an industrial PC with TwinCAT software, the XTS linear transport system can move the presents through the assembly line, with its magnetically driven movers. Santa’s elves also have to contend with several different assembly lines, each one dedicated to one of this year’s most popular gifts.

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The Fabricator

MAY 30, 2023

facility and hire about 200 full-time employees to establish a new manufacturing assembly line for its onshore wind business. GE Vernova has announced plans to invest $50 million at its Schenectady, N.Y.,

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DO Supply

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Examples of early automation include the printing press, sewing machine, and assembly line for cars. Automation is not a new concept and has been used for many years to help businesses improve efficiency, reduce human error, and increase production.

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MEM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When controlled by an industrial PC with TwinCAT software, the XTS linear transport system can move the presents through the assembly line, with its magnetically driven movers. Santa’s elves also have to contend with several different assembly lines, each one dedicated to one of this year’s most popular gifts.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 10, 2023

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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i4.0 today

MARCH 30, 2023

To produce standard packaging and customized packaging, manufacturers in the food and beverage sector are shifting from traditional assembly line techniques toward completely automated assembly lines. This promotes the use of packaging robots with vision capabilities, which are highly favored for assembly line tasks.

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Cisco Industrial Automation

JUNE 7, 2022

Deploy our industrial switches, routers, gateways, and access points in harsh environments like utility substations, factory assembly lines, ports, mines, and roadways. Our industrial networking products are deployed in the most demanding conditions, including rain, wind, dust, vibration, and extreme temperatures.

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Seeburger

MAY 10, 2022

After all, what similarities can there be between the cowboys and cattle of the Wild West and the machines and assembly lines of industry? What is the connection between a bullwhip and a supply chain? It sounds like a joke. However, they do share something significant. In both worlds, a […].

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 15, 2023

Empowering a robot to ‘see’ allows it to precisely and consistently differentiate, pick, sort, move, weld or assemble various parts no matter their complexity. For instance, a multiple-step manual welding task on an automobile assembly line might take ten ‘blind’ robots to perform since each part must be mounted in place before every weld.

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Cisco Manufacturing

APRIL 21, 2022

Henry Ford saw an 800% increase in output when he moved automobile chassis down an assembly line manned by workers. Data mining and analysis (70%) We know adding mobility to the way people and machines work drives productivity improvements. This expanded mobility is providing insights into operations and machine health monitoring.

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It’s built into their existing sandwich assembly line, which features Grote’s Bread Denester and Ultrasonic Sandwich Cutter. The equipment includes a 3D vision system, a 4-axis Stäubli HE robot, and custom end-of-arm tooling surrounded by guarding.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Low operations visibility—safety challenges due to best practices violations, missed inspection or assembly steps. Use cases: Manage work area or assembly line—real-time feedback, identify bottlenecks, performance reports by shift/day, remote visibility-ideal for managing off shifts.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JUNE 30, 2022

Drishti technology supports workers on assembly lines to avoid errors and be more productive. This year’s “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to Drishti, a video analytics company based in Mountain View, California.

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i4.0 today

JULY 27, 2023

The local assembly line and warehouse expansion will help us better understand the market demand and needs of our customers,” explained Marco Antonio Campos executive managing director at WEG Turkey.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 24, 2023

The ASX-listed company also intends to build an assembly line to manufacture the solar photovoltaic strips used in ClearVue’s solar windows and facades for solar collection. “The fund seeks to capitalise on WA’s comparative advantages, including our now thriving innovation ecosystem.

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