If you’re getting ready to gear up for the new year, like many factories across the country, make sure that you’ve made some resolutions to change the way you take care of your Indramat and Rexroth machinery in the New Year. If you want to keep the fireworks for New Year’s Eve instead of inside… Read more »
Major shippers are avoiding the Suez Canal and the Red Sea for now. This is the latest set of supply chain disruptions caused by international conflicts. The Threat Houthi attacks are the primary reason for choosing another route. The Houthi movement, based in Yemen and supported by Iran, has been increasing its attacks on commercial… Read more »
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Time Magazine loved these Moonwalker robotic shoes from Shift Robotics. The electric shoes, which can help you walk at a brisk 7 miles per hour, made their list of the top invention of 2023. An AI system keeps them safe, compared with roller skates, and they look like they will improve your airport experience if… Read more »
The whirring of machinery suddenly grinds to a halt, replaced by a stark error message flashing on the console: Rexroth F9001. For any operator relying on the unwavering power of Rexroth drives, this code can trigger a surge of adrenaline and frustration. What exactly does it mean, and how do you navigate this technical impasse?… Read more »
Indramat’s DDS (Digital Drive System) drives include 2.1 and 2.2 drives, which were made in 14 power ranges,and the 3.1 and 3.2 drives, which came in two power ranges. The difference between the 2.1 and the 2.2, and the difference between the 3.1 and the 3.2, are not differences you can see on the outside…. Read more »
Industrial robots are getting cheaper — or at least the upfront cost is falling in comparison with the rising costs of employing human workers. Robots and single purpose industrial robots can be rented or leased, and prices are becoming less of a hindrance to automation even to smaller manufacturers. Home-use robots are a different kettle… Read more »
When it comes to employment in manufacturing, workers have been in the catbird seat recently. The skills gap, the pandemic and resulting supply chain disruption, and the aging out of skilled tradesmen have combined to lead to serious labor shortages. Workers responded by demanding higher wages and better conditions. Some manufacturers fought back by relying… Read more »
Amazon’s humanoid warehouse robots currently cost $10-12 an hour to run. That’s less than human workers at Amazon. What’s more, Amazon figures it will be able to get the cost down to $3.00 an hour. That’s less than any human worker. “That won’t calm workers’ fears of being replaced,” Quipped Business Insider. Robots are getting… Read more »
There are many sides to the question of how, when, and whether robots will take human jobs. They range from a belief that automation creates more and better jobs to a fear that human beings will be degraded to full-time video game playing in 30 years. Now research suggests that there is another aspect of… Read more »
