Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 30, 2023

This season has been devoted to covering companies making choices to manufacture in the United States, and hearing both how and why they are doing so. Manufacturing in China is subsidized to an unseen extent. Our nation’s reliance on Chinese manufacturing is complicit with, or at least accepting of, this system.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. At left vertical warehousing was shown at the North Hall entrance; right, some of the South Hall ProMat 2023 exhibits are shown. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Related data analytics articles. Relate articles in this data analytics series are: – Webcast preview: What is just enough industrial data analysis? The final barrier is data warehousing. IT and OT cooperation is needed, and executive sponsorship is really vital to make data warehousing a reality.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

Robotics aren’t only for the largest manufacturing or warehousing applications. Vining: Autonomous self-flying drones, flying robots, have collision avoidance and would not be used in warehousing or other application if unsafe. What’s possible now in warehouse robotics? Schechter: Half of ProMat 2023 show is robotics.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 23, 2023

Movement of materials, goods and products through a manufacturing facility, warehouse or distribution center represents an opportunity for improved efficiency for many organizations. ONLINE [link] The post How software helps manufacturers better manage mobile robot fleets appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 25, 2023

Warehousing, distribution center insights Beckhoff Automation XPlanar motion control platform demonstrated applications appropriate for small-scale mobile robots using projected video at ProMat 2023. Virtualization software can work on industrial UNIX or Microsoft Windows using Beckhoff Automation TwinCAT software platform. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

marking the first step in transforming WILA into a future manufacturing facility. The company develops, manufactures and sells the systems — all the components needed between the ram and the bed of a press brake. The Louisville facility accommodates WILA’s engineering, sales and warehousing needs. in September 2023. “We

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Autonomous mobile robot insights Autonomous mobile robots are designed with built-in safety features that can carry large amounts of weight and are useful in logistics and warehousing operations. Both applications — the shipping/receiving RFID system and the manufacturing RFID system are autonomous.

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Control Engineering

MAY 23, 2023

Information management insights Manufacturers have access to enormous amounts of information, but they need to have put in context for them to make any sense of it. Give manufacturers data they can turn into information. Giving engineers the right context can help improve operations and reduce potential downtime troubles.

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Control Engineering

MAY 28, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn how effective traffic management and real-time communications among warehousing system robotics are enabled via EtherCAT. Companies of all sizes and industries rely on AS/RS to enable modern warehousing and fulfillment. OPEX released its Infinity system at MODEX 2022.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Target audience for Automation Fair 2023 Rockwell Automation include automation professionals on the plant floor, plant-floor management and manufacturing management. Rockwell Automation chairman and CEO Blake Moret discussed the need for agile, resilient and sustainable manufacturing at the 2022 Automation Fair at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can help manufacturers. AMR insights Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can play a key role in manufacturing because of their name: They’re autonomous and do not require constant human intervention the way an automated guided vehicle (AGV) would.

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Control Engineering

JULY 19, 2022

Safety comes in many forms and is a critical aspect of manufacturing operations. Figure 2: This warehousing installation shows physical fencing to guard users from the moving equipment, and an e-stop button (lower left) so users can rapidly force all equipment to a safe state. Safety Insights. Courtesy: AutomationDirect.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 16, 2023

Robotics insights The mobile robot component market is set to have a projected value of more than $7 billion by 2027 thanks to increased use in manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. But not just in the warehousing and logistics sector, but also in the manufacturing sector.”

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

This is the way of the future in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. Even with the recent uncertainty in the economy due to recent bank failures and inflation, customers want their products, and some manufacturers struggle to keep up. We also see a labor shortage, and customers are reaching out to us.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how a material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses. Warehousing, distribution center insights A material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses, as Siemens explained at ProMat 2023. Courtesy: Mark T.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

With the increasing likelihood of a global economic recession in 2023, many industries are struggling with increasing manufacturing cost, such as labor and raw material costs, and maintaining their profit margins. Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. Industry 5.0

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Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Workforce development insights The Work of the Future task force is emphasizing positive-sum automation to help dispel certain beliefs and attitudes relating to automation in manufacturing and its impact on jobs. The Work of the Future Initiative is conducting research onsite at manufacturing firms and generating collaborative work on campus.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

High availability (HA) is one modern way manufacturers can reach their efficiency goals. With manufacturers seeking new ways to maximize the efficiency and profitability of their operations, there is greater emphasis on control system technology that helps to ensure continuous production and greater plant availability.

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Control Engineering

MAY 18, 2023

A report by Interact Analysis indicates the future overall for the cobot market is strong as manufacturers continue to look to automation to improve their supply chain and logistics issues. Currently, most mainstream collaborative robot manufacturers provide RDK for system integrators or customers to conduct secondary development.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The headline of this article comes from a survey conducted by MES solution provider Parsec Automation Corp. The company spent several months surveying 530 manufacturing professionals in the United States and Canada. Trainers told me 15 years ago that the greatest interest came from manufacturers in Asia followed by Europe.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Robotics insights The robotic picking market is expected to grow to almost $7 billion by 2030, which is leaps and bounds above where it is right now. Industries running 2-shift and 3-shift operations are showing faster adoption rates, particularly in the United States, which leads the way in the robotic picking market due to high labor costs.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

This article will be updated if more details are learned. We see huge potential for their robots in post and parcel, manufacturing, retail, and logistics warehousing operations, where they could complement and collaborate with human workers and automate tasks that traditional robotics can’t.”

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Control Engineering

JULY 21, 2022

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. Logistics, warehousing, and shipping organizations are struggling to operate faster. In a warehouse or distribution center, pallet loads typically mark the beginning and end of the warehousing process.

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