Among the major trends in manufacturing: speed. Not the speed of throughput or the speed of an assembly line in particular, but the speed of the production cycle overall. As consumers and retailers expect more customization, being able to produce large quantities of one object is less desirable in a manufacturer than being able to… Read more »
There’s nothing quite like the screech of machinery seizing up, the chatter of machine operators standing around the machinery describing to one another what they think is wrong, and the shouting of the floor manager echoing down the halls as he heads your way. Somewhere in all that metal there is something that has gone… Read more »
Since 1894, the first Monday of September has been set aside to honor the working people of America. If you have the day off, enjoy it! But don’t hesitate to call if you need Rexroth electric drive, control, or servo support.
A group of researchers led by Bob Mankoff tried to teach robots to distinguish between things that are funny and things that are not. This wasn’t a casual question. Mankoff is a cartoon editor for a publication that has a caption contest. Having to sift through mountains of submissions made him wonder whether the first screening… Read more »
RFID and Beacon technologies may be in the headlines for retail nowadays, but they got their start in manufacturing. Radio Frequency IDentification uses barcodes to track objects automatically — an early example of the Internet of Things. Now Rexroth is using RFID not only to track locations, but to trigger actions along the assembly line… Read more »
Sometimes we talk to clients who are ready to get rid of their legacy machinery and replace the whole shebang. Typically, the cost to do this often makes the whole shebang look a lot better than it did before they heard that price. The thing is, updating machinery isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. Take the case… Read more »
Energy-saving designs have been a key factor in industrial motion control for several years now. We also believe that keeping your legacy components running as long as possible — instead of sending them to a landfill — is an environmentally-responsible choice. But there’s another environment question to consider: what kind of environment will your machines… Read more »
A new report on industrial motion control from MarketsandMarkets sees increases in the demand for industrial motion control through the end of this decade. A number of factors driving this increase were identified in the report: * Increased demand for energy efficient solutions * Enhanced production capacity * High level security concerns * Increased venture… Read more »
“One day the system went down and no amount of poking it with data from the PLC side could bring it back up,” the narrator explains, ” The MKD servo motor, he says, is “the best bit out of the lot.” The drive isn’t communicating well, so he decides to take it apart. And why… Read more »
MIT has trained robots to deliver beer. Seems like a clear, successful solution to a common problem: wanting beer but not wanting to go get it. There’s a lot more to it, though. If Piet orders a beer and then fails to accept the beer or is away from his lab when the beer-bearing robot… Read more »
