6.5 meters long, 2.5 meters wide and weighing just 800 kilograms: the “Motor Additive Manufacturing Boat”, or MAMBO for short, is the world’s first boat from a 3D printer to be built using KUKA robots and finished by an expert hand.
Variations in the printing or marking method of barcodes and direct part marks (DPMs) – including poor ink distribution, incorrect thermal printer heat settings, or uneven pressure in surface abrasion – can hamper readability. Since no-reads can make production inefficient, it’s important to understand the types of print/mark inconsistencies and their causes.
When COVID-19 attacked the world in March 2020, Canada and the world rallied together like never before to wage war against the common enemy. Some mavericks in the Canadian manufacturing industry, such as Valiant TMS, decided to step out of their comfort zone with the objective of protecting people against the deadly epidemic.
In a concrete manufacturing plant, instrumentation integration is ideal. In Ontario, Canada, J. McCoy Equipment and Oshawa Bearing Service know this for a fact. For more than 30 years, J. McCoy Equipment has built concrete batch plants and ready mix concrete facilities.
The thermally activated fuse is the oldest circuit protection device and is still in widespread use. It is well understood, reliable, consistent, and approved by regulatory standards. However, with end products increasing in complexity and shrinking in size, designers need an alternative to the user-replaceable fuse and fuse holder in order to reduce the form factor, simplify assembly, improve ruggedness, and further enhance safety.
Rittal and EPLAN are starting the New Year by offering a chance to make their customers’ value-creating processes faster, more economical and more exact, with a value-filled event entitled “Panel building. Made smarter.” This is a great opportunity to attend this event live from anywhere around the World.
Schaeffler Sondermaschinenbau, a company focused on specialised machinery construction, is standardising its electrical designs across its numerous locations and relying on Eplan Platform to get the job done. A specialised machinery company with 1,700 employees at 13 locations ranks amongst the big players in the field of machine building.
Recently we had the chance to learn a little more about some of Festo’s output safety devices, with a focus primarily on the MS6-SV-E Safety Valve. Insight in this was provided from several Festo product specialists and a direct look at safety functions from Randy DeForge, Product Manager, Festo North America.
Industrial manufacturers require production reliability and continuity. However, a wide range of conditions can make this challenging – from unexpected emergencies, power grid failures and blackouts to partial plant shutdowns for maintenance, upgrade, replacement, or expansion.
Collaborative robots – or cobots – remain the fastest growing segment of industrial automation, projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 30.37% during 2020–2025. Cobot market pioneer Universal Robots (UR) solidified its frontrunner position today by selling the 50,000th UR cobot, which was purchased by a German manufacturer to enable higher productivity and better employee safety.
Just 25 years ago, Beckhoff had an idea that revolutionized the automation technology of the time: The Bus Terminal combined fieldbus technology with the proven terminal block principle for the first time. The final result was developed together with Wago Kontakttechnik.
Earlier this month (December 2-3, 220) OnRobot held a virtual expo with a direct focus on providing valuable keynote discussions on current trends and topics as well as an interactive virtual showroom for products and solutions.
The European Union-funded SIMS project and the related field tests of Epiroc’s battery-powered mining machines turned the eyes of the entire mining world to Kittilä. Now, the mine’s first own battery-powered rigs, two Boltec E Battery bolting units, have started in production.
In partnership, Epiroc and Combitech have developed a solution for traffic management of autonomous loaders for mines. The utilization of a driverless fleet of machines in a risky work environment has meant achievement of a new level of efficiency and safety.
When considering compliance with lockout/tagout regulation, many people think that locking out the hazardous energy sources is all that it takes. In reality, there is much more to it than just creating a safe work environment during servicing. There are five components of a proper energy control program that will help your organization remain OSHA-compliant and maintain employee safety.
Conversations about automation technology and design often focus on one thing – the technology itself. We think of the high-tech robots, the automated conveyors, or the precision welding machines that make it possible for factories to operate more efficiently, productively, and safely.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
