Rexroth has been using remote support for some time, incorporating virtual reality into field support for repair in factories. Now a Japanese university is kicking it up a notch with wearable robots. Called Fusion, this robot takes collaboration to a whole new level. In the context of a remote repair, the on-site technician can… Read more »
Plenty of manufacturers are updating their systems now. Often, they’re retrofitting legacy machines with new sensors, or bringing a new machine into a pre-existing system with legacy components. This can work very well. New Belgium brewery is an example of a facility that uses Rexroth systems from all time depths. Doing so allowed them to… Read more »
AI is entering the workplace and robots are increasingly part of the new workforce. The effect on jobs is still uncertain. One study found that 9% of jobs in developing countries and 20% in developed countries can probably be done by robots. Most financial workers, including accountants and loan officers, will be among those who… Read more »
Smoke, flames… sometimes it’s necessary to power down your Rexroth electric drives and controls. But it’s not just a question of turn it off and turn it on again. Rexroth motion control systems have robust safety measures built in, and will generally shut down as quickly as is safe. Once the system is down, however,… Read more »
Overall production in the U.S. increased in July for the second month in a row, rising 2.9%. Experts think there may be a drop in reaction to the tariffs and trade wars ramping up, but for the moment the news is good. Manufacturing productivity rose by .9%. Productivity is a measure of the amount of… Read more »
Out of all the different brands of servos we could work with out there, we chose Indramat and Rexroth. Why do we choose to work with Indramat and Rexroth servos instead of some other brand? Bosch Rexroth has high quality standards that separate them from the rest and make working with their servos better than… Read more »
Last week Indonesia was hit with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. This week another earthquake, this one of 5.9 magnitude, hit another part of Indonesia. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Cape Town. An earthquake shook the area of Hawaii which has been coping with volcanic eruptions for months. Just another normal week in our lively world…. Read more »
Should people change their behavior to conform to the needs of industrial automation, or should automation take shape based on the needs of human beings? For most of the history of automation, people have adjusted to the needs of the machinery. For modern factories, that mindset often carries on, but it doesn’t have to. The… Read more »
Walmart, the world’s second largest retailer, is trying out robots at one of its New Hampshire stores. The robots, called Alphabots, are teamed up with a large warehouse space. They are essentially self-driving shopping carts which will go around the warehouse and collect items from online orders. Humans will put the orders together, adding in… Read more »
In the 20th century, people had expectations about the 21st century. We were supposed to have flying cars by now. Robots were supposed to be cleaning our homes and doing all the menial labor. We were supposed to be getting food from slots in the wall — well, the microwave might be something like that,… Read more »
