The largest animals to roam the earth are long gone. Servos, however, are still going strong. Since the 1800s, servo motors have been essential. They started out in ships and they’re still important in that field. Newport News has the world’s largest servo-based pipe bending machine to be made for their shipbuilding manufacturing. Fanuc now… Read more »
A decade ago, the Financial Times made a prediction. “The US is on course to regain its status as a global industrial powerhouse,” Peter Marsh said, based on a study that predicted the industrial renaissance would be in place by 2020. Several factors, from lower energy costs coming our way to increasing labor costs in… Read more »
Want to visit the new Bosch chip fabrication facility? Fly to Dresden and drive just 5 minutes from the airport…or use this 360 degree viewer to visit Silicon Saxony, perhaps the most advanced semiconductor chip fabrication facility in the world. You can admire the exterior of there building, and then head into the lobby. The… Read more »
The Bosch Rexroth Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center at the Olympic Community of Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina provides experiences and information about STEM study and careers for students from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. Their dedicated machine shop features metal-cutting and finishing technology, multiple lathes, milling machines, saws and grinders. It’s a veritable treasure trove for… Read more »
A recent study found that just 4% of data teams wanted to use no-code tools. 73% of them, in contrast, would try out a tool that let them use their preferred programming language. Rexroth was a trailblazer in motion control software that allowed engineers and machine makers to use their preferred programming languages. Their Open… Read more »
Post-pandemic labor shortages are still a problem. The Economist says 3 million U.S. workers still haven’t gone back to work. Concerns about catching COVID-19 or problems with childcare are keeping some people at home. 4.4 million American workers quit their jobs in September, too, not always with a new position to step into. Some industries… Read more »
When an athlete needs to give 110% for the final drive for a touchdown or the jump to get the winning slam-dunk, they turn up the power and succeed when people didn’t think it was possible. Induction motors, however, can’t do this because of the way they’re built. In fact, most induction motors, also known… Read more »
Jones Soda has come up with something fun in labeling: augmented reality labels. With their app, you can scan the label on a bottle of Jones Soda and watch the video behind the label. 15 different videos have been created for Orange and Cream, Cream Soda, Berry Lemonade, Root Beer and Green Apple flavors. The… Read more »
Driverless vehicles have been one of the uses of automation most widely promised, eagerly awaited, and yet feared. They have been predicted and announced over and over, yet the reality continues to lag far behind the expectations. Walmart, which has been a leader in adopting automation, has stepped up in this area, too. The first… Read more »
A company called Clone Incorporated has created extremely lifelike artificial muscles with an eventual goal of building a full-body robot with human-like capacity. “Our goal is to make universal robot with endless possibilities,” they explain at their Patreon page. “We want to make it cook, clean and make ANY WORK you tell him to do…. Read more »
