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HOOB improves assembly line ergonomics using LINAK lifting columns

Manufacturer's Monthly

When the Estonian company HOOB was asked to build a new assembly line for a global company, they looked to LINAK to meet the ergonomic goals of the project. This encouraged them to take the plunge and start HOOB, a company dedicated to the design and manufacture of assembly lines.

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North American Lighting Accelerates Assembly Line Production with MakerBot 3D Printers

Dinesh Mishra

NAL engineers print end of arm tools, assembly line jigs, fixtures, and more with METHOD X 3D printers. To that end, assembly line tools are essential to ensure that production continues smoothly. We’ve also used in-house mockups and prototypes for water fittings and parts like that for future use. VIDEO: [link] ].

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Helping assembly-line robots pick up objects

Control Engineering

To make this switch possible, these companies relied on people working on an assembly line. We still produce most of our items with assembly lines, which are really great but also very rigid. The post Helping assembly-line robots pick up objects appeared first on Control Engineering.

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AOKI Mobility Launches Cutting-Edge Electric Bicycles for Sustainable Urban Transport

Dinesh Mishra

With this, AOKI aims at establishing the assembly line with a capacity of 80,000 electric bicycles. With Flex, Sherpa, and Cadence, we aim to cater to the recreational, fitness, and everyday commuting needs of our customers, ensuring superior design, performance, and sustainability.

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Retrocausal Raises $5.3M Round to Meet Demand for Generative AI Manufacturing Assembly Optimization Solution

Gary Mintchell

I wanted to know more about what the software does and how Generative AI fits into the picture. It equips production supervisors and junior industrial engineers with the capability to radically overhaul workstation design and re-balance assembly lines. The funding was straightforward.

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Lighting manufacturer to open new R&D facility

Manufacturer's Monthly

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. Mr Hickmann said VAILO would shortly put its Kent Town offices on the market and would lease back the site until Wayville’s fit out was completed.

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Top 5 Features of Mitsubishi Servo Drives That Enhance Industrial Automation

DO Supply

kW to 22 kW, the MR-J4 series broadens the scope and is suitable for more demanding applications such as assembly lines, high-performance robots, and conveyors. We also offer an impressive catalog of Allen Bradley drives as well if Mitsubishi doesn’t seem fit your your application. Medium-power drives (1 kW to 3.5