Robot-assisted surgery has been around since 1985, and has been growing in popularity since it was approved by the FDA in 2000. The DaVinci system, the first one to gain such approval, allows surgeons to sit comfortably at a computer console and work with computer-driven tools using an enlarged screen showing the tools at work… Read more »
Pepper was, according to SoftBank, its makers, the “first social humanoid robot.” It was the first to recognize human faces and human emotions. It was “optimized for human interaction,” and known for its cuteness. Just last winter, SoftBank added telepresence to Pepper’s skills, allowing healthcare workers to help people virtually during the pandemic. Pepper Concierge… Read more »
Watching an explosion in a movie is something we all enjoy—explosions are exciting, attention grabbing, and make action movies fun. But you don’t exactly want an unplanned explosion going off at work. MKE servomotors are made to prevent disaster in explosive environments and are the best Rexroth servomotor for jobs that could potentially turn into… Read more »
The Economist is swimming against the tide on the question of how much influence the pandemic has had on the spread of automation. The majority position is that COVID-19 pushed automation to a position we weren’t expecting to see until years into the future. Whether robots came in to replace workers who could have gotten… Read more »
When you look at your Rexroth drives and controls today, you probably don’t think of them as natural outgrowths of hand-forged iron hammers. Yet that was the beginning of the whole thing, back in 1795 when the Rexroth family’s iron foundry made fine iron hammers. A century later, they were using special casting methods that… Read more »
The Skills Gap has been an issue in American manufacturing for many years. Only 20% of American college students major in STEM, and unfilled skilled jobs in manufacturing keep increasing. Solutions probably will require cooperation among industry, education, and the government. But a new study by Deloitte suggests that the problem has gotten worse in… Read more »
Your servo is or should be in a closed cabinet. Why? It’s not to protect you from the machinery but to protect the machinery from you. If your Indramat or Rexroth servo is malfunctioning, call us before opening up your cabinet. Our number is 479-422-0390. Static electricity One of the biggest problems in cool weather is static… Read more »
One area in which robots have been on the horizon for a long time is food service. Flippy, Beastro, and their ilk have been able to perform some food service tasks for years, but they haven’t been ablate compete with the minimum wage human workers who can provide human contact with the burgers and lattes… Read more »
The use of music as a productivity tool in factories has a long history. It may reach back to sea shanties that kept sailors hauling away together. It certainly came into fashion as women replaced male factory workers during WWII. Manufacturers worried that the ladies would get bored and their minds would wander. Upbeat music… Read more »
When you’re staring at a metal model name plate on an old Indramat servomotor and take a look at our list of motors we service, you might discover that your legacy model isn’t listed. This doesn’t mean, however, that we don’t service your model of Indramat servomotor. Just like the company name, the model numbers… Read more »
