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Successfully implementing robots in an unpredictable future

Control Engineering

Robots can help fill some, but not all, of the labor gap manufacturers currently face. The challenge is getting manufacturers to buy into the concept because they believe robots are too expensive and will take jobs when the opposite is true. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting great resignation have put manufacturers in a bind.

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FABTECH 2022: Where Innovation Meets Opportunities

Fabricating & Metal Work

Pavilions are dedicated to 3D/additive manufacturing; finishing; forming & fabricating; METALFORM; robotics & industrial automation; tube & pipe; welding; and welding automation. The SimTrans program works more powerfully than ever to allow enterprise control of distributive manufacturing between separate locations.