Gary Mintchell

MAY 20, 2024

At Automate they showed new electric actuators, an I/O platform, and an AI worker collaboration tool. Festo is a leader in adopting and applying IO-Link, and customers will find IO-Link capabilities integral to the new I/O automation platform. Festo is an innovative company that continuously surprises me with its creativity.

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Granta Automation

JULY 10, 2024

One of the most effective ways to enhance operational efficiency is through cycle time reduction. Cycle time refers to the total duration taken to complete a process from start to finish.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In 2022, the Festo electric mobility initiative demonstrated an automated degassing cell. In 2023, the company developed an automated chemical processing solution for recycling the valuable materials incorporated within EV batteries. Festo created a new solution for high throughput dry-room electrode assembly of EV batteries.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 29, 2025

These automated guided vehicles (AGVs) at DMG MORI’s assembly plant in Tortona, Italy, will soon serve as active transport systems to guide DMG MORI’s universal turning centers through different stages of the assembly process. Like the steady pace of these AGVs — which travel approximately 1.77

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The future of automation is in making robotics accessible and valuable in all manufacturing settings. However, these delicate manual tasks can also be time-consuming, labor-intensive and inconsistent. The goal is for the user to apply their process knowledge to guide and improve the automated workflows.

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i4.0 today

MARCH 4, 2025

Most industry analysts believe that 2025 will represent the next chapter when automation gets smarter, faster and even more accessible. Testament to this confidence, mass manufacturer Broanmain Plastics ushers in 2025 installing the companys first ever fully automated injection moulding machine cell. Today Magazine.

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Automation Mag

MAY 12, 2025

May 12, 2025, Detroit Collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturer Universal Robots (UR) has presented the newest edition to their portfolio, the UR15, at Automate 2025 in Detroit.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Realtime Robotics, a developer of collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, says Valiant TMS, a full-service Industry 4.0 system integrator, has partnered with the company to apply its innovative Optimization-as-a-Service solution to customers’ manufacturing operations.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 13, 2024

In iterative design stages, the award-winning multirobot optimization software rapidly generates and evaluates hundreds of thousands of possible solutions to identify the shortest cycle time.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 13, 2025

Source | Mazak Mazak’s Integrex j-200 and j-200S NEO horizontal multitasking machines feature single and twin-turning spindle versions with milling spindles to significantly shorten cycle times and provide single-setup part processing.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 16, 2025

. “Clickable Connectors” would directly transfer data between MachineMetrics and shops’ ERP software, but the company also identified four key areas the system would need to address once the systems were connected: OEE analysis, traditional machine monitoring, automated downtime tracking and work order scheduling management.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Compact automation can be essential for end users that want to automate but don’t have the space for a large system. ” For its compact automation systems, the company uses linear and rotating micromotors from FAULHABER to perform key tasks. In addition, these compact systems can excel at handling small components.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Operators can choose from a wide range of ABB robots to handle various applications for electric vehicles (EV), hybrid and traditional car production — spanning from press automation, body-in-white, EV battery construction and final assembly. The company says customers can benefit from up to 25% reduction in cycle times.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 30, 2025

Polyrix says that its PolyScan V-Series enhances shop-floor quality control by enabling part inspection within existing cycle times. Polyrix collaborates closely with customers to develop customized inspection solutions, from scan parameter configuration to automated data processing and reporting routines, says Richard Shatilla.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 7, 2025

Our VT 4 CNC vertical turning centers have integrated automation, simultaneous four-axis machining and IoT-ready capabilities. Fewer machines not only save expensive floor space and capital, but they also limit multiple clamping processes, reducing cycle times and minimizing the chances of errors and damage to parts.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

Realtime Robotics this week said it has won the Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation, or IERA, Award for its Optimization system. “It Boston-based Realtime Robotics said its technology generates optimized motion plans and interlocks to achieve the shortest possible cycle times in single and multi-robot workcells.

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Automation World

JANUARY 22, 2024

System Integrator Valiant TMS uses Realtime Robotics tech to reduce cycle time by 17%.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Guyson USA, a leader in automated surface preparation solutions, is excited to announce the release of its latest innovation, the TR-1000 Custom Vertical Blast System. Rapid Robotic Loading/Unloading: With automated loading and unloading via a robotic arm, handling time is drastically reduced, speeding up production cycles.

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Design World

JULY 27, 2022

With Brady’s automated Wraptor A6200 Wrap Printer Applicator, printing and wrapping is completed in less than seven seconds. This process eliminates expensive and time-consuming hand labeling, reducing print and wrap cycle time by 50 percent relative to hand application.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The system combines a Kuka LBR iiwa 14 R820 CR robot mounted on one of the company’s KMP 200 CR automated mobile platforms. Both the robot and mobile platform are said to be cleanroom class ISO 3 rated and feature advanced safety and navigational functionality.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The company also has a robust machine shop, where it has experimented with numerous forms of automation to meet customer demand. Even if the robotic cell cannot match the production speed of a bar feeder, it serves as a flexible way to automate production of parts whose features make bar feeders untenable.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Press Brake Operator Package from Mid-Atlantic Machinery is an example of an out-of-the-box, collaborative press brake automation solution. Collaborative robot (cobot-) powered press brake automation provides an effective way for companies of all sizes to boost productivity and throughput, enhance ergonomics, and cut cycle times.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 17, 2023

Electric Motion Sizing Slashing the engineering time required for identifying and specifying harmonized electric motion systems Multi-axis handling systems can be specified Simply input key parameters, such as mass, stroke/travel distance, and cycle time ( see video ).

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Control.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Realtime Robotics has partnered with HLS Engineering Group to enhance automation cell optimization, aiming to eliminate production bottlenecks and reduce cycle times within a matter of weeks.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 18, 2024

Credit: Eugene Demaitre BOSTON — As factories and warehouses look to automate more of their operations, they need confidence that multiple robots can conduct complex tasks repeatedly, reliably, and safely. From there, the motion planning in single robot cells as well as multirobot cells can be automatically optimized for cycle time.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

“Realtime is helping manufacturers realize the next wave of efficiency improvements necessary to get the most out of their new and existing automation applications.” When the workcell needs to be retooled, the complex robot control can be reprogrammed for optimal cycle time from the first iteration, said Realtime Robotics.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

ABB Robotics has released its new modular OptiFact software platform, which streamlines data collection, visualization, and analysis in automated production facilities. By speeding up […]

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 1, 2025

Mazaks Ez Series machines provide affordability without sacrificing performance and allow for seamless automation integration. This single table, 20,000-rpm, HSK 63 full 5-axis machine is ideal for feature rich, complex components with long cycle times.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Datanomix , maker of the industry’s only Automated Production Intelligence software platform, announced support for monitoring Universal Robots for real-time visibility into robot performance.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 12, 2025

Robot orders in North America remained essentially flat in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). increase in units ordered and a 15% rise in order value, signaling continued demand and increased investment in higher-value automation systems. million in Q1 of 2025.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mold builders can seize opportunities in medical manufacturing as demand for precision molds grows, driven by miniaturization, LSR use and auto-injectables, to name a few, requiring advanced machining, automation and tight-tolerance molding. Source: M.R.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 15, 2025

While the end of 2024 suggested a growing focus on humanoid robotics and further advancements in AI, automation technologies have taken a backseat in current plans for Canadian manufacturers. He works with companies in robotics, automation, manufacturing, packaging and capital equipment on branding, marketing and search engine strategies.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 20, 2023

Thoughts of factory automation usually bring to mind robot (or these days, cobot) arms tending machine tools. But as Tim Thiessen, VP of sales and marketing at Okuma , points out, automation is a much broader concept that includes everything from bar feeders and pallet systems to gantry loaders and software.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Automation is not, strictly speaking, plug-and-play. has answered this conundrum by training its employees in value-added activities undertaken in tandem with the robots, an approach that has doubled the shop’s sales since it first began automating in 2014. Pro Products Inc. Pro Products Inc. Images courtesy of Pro Products Inc.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Automating low-volume, high-mix, high-complexity parts isn’t just possible — it’s profitable. Précinov , a precision machine shop based in Lévis, Quebec, has managed to double sales by adopting bar feeders and PartNR systems engineered by Mirabel, Quebec-based automation provider Waybo.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

the evolving role of automation in the manufacturing industry was on full display with new or upgraded cobots, industrial robots and autonomous systems, such as AMRs. The advancements, made with invaluable input from manufacturers, ensure flexibility, efficiency, and the production and on time delivery of precise products.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2025

The horizontal Multi-Tasking machines feature single and twin-turning spindle versions with milling spindles to significantly shorten cycle times and provide single-setup part processing. Mazak continues to expand its NEO Series of machines with the new INTEGREX j-200 and j-200S NEO models.

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