Manufacturing strategies today are more dynamic and fluid than at any time in the past, and tech-savvy businesses are adopting new technologies that directly align and support their long-term business goals. These technologies go far beyond the factory floor. Here are the top 3 technology trends that 21st century manufacturers need to be cognizant of…. Read more »
The picture above shows an attempt by a third party to repair a Rexroth component on the left, and how the component looked when Bosch Rexroth took the parts from the box and repaired it. It’s obvious that unauthorized third party repairs are risky. But what are the advantages of Rexroth factory repair? Factory trained… Read more »
You use Rexroth motion control and you need repairs or replacements, so you search around and find what looks like a bargain — maybe a local shop that says they can repair your unit, or an eBay replacement unit refurbished by a guy in Poland. It’s cheaper to go with these guys than with factory… Read more »
One of the things that automation is supposed to bring is greater leisure. It doesn’t always work that way. For example, when the vacuum cleaner came along in 1908, it was expected to help out with the “servant problem.” The servant problem was caused by automation in the first place, since factory work opened new… Read more »
It’s Operating Room Nurse Day, so we thought we’d talk with some operating room nurses about robots. This is one of the jobs that is threatened by robots. The OR nurses we spoke with agreed that their jobs could be done by robots. one showed us, holding her hands to demonstrate the specific movements she… Read more »
Technological innovation is the new normal — and maybe not that new. When Indramat came out with the first brushless AC servo motors in the second half of the 20th century, they paved the way for large scale industrial automation. But are we still encouraging invention? Insisting on a clear ROI before investing in R&D… Read more »
There are some technologies that are such good ideas that they seem to be almost magical. Gunpowder is one of these — literally. In 1242, Roger Bacon wrote “On the Marvelous Power of Art and of Nature and on the Nullity of Magic,” an explanation of how gunpowder worked and not coincidentally a defense against… Read more »
