Industrial motion control is in a period of innovation right now. New achievements in robotics show up in headlines and in factories daily. Game-changing advancements in the Industrial Internet of Things, communication across the industry, and human-machine interfaces are on the horizon. But at the center of all of these changes you will still find… Read more »
Manufacturing jobs are not just up — they’re way up. The January figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that manufacturing added 29,000 new jobs in the first month of 2016. Compare that with the third quarter of 2015, when 33,000 manufacturing jobs were added in three months — or the first three quarters… Read more »
In 1887, Robert Bosch’s workshop created the first low voltage magneto for gasoline engines, and a decade later they came up with the first low-voltage magneto starter for internal combustion engines. In 1902, they built the first commercially viable spark plug, and in 1913 they created headlights. They made windshield wipers in 1926 and car… Read more »
Rexroth has been making the best industrial motion control solutions since long before any of us were born, so it’s appropriate that Rexroth is taking the lead in the new industrial revolution — Industrial Revolution 4.0. But it’s not just about amazing machinery. It’s about modular design, standards that aren’t manufacturer-specific, the use of languages… Read more »
When we think about the benefits of automation (and we do), we think about how industrial motion control allows automated manufacturing processes to save time and money, providing consumers with affordable goods to improve their quality of life. We think about how robots can keep human beings from having to work in harsh environments, and… Read more »
via GIPHY Industrial robots’ contribution to healthcare is most often seen in things like innovative pharmaceutical packaging. Robotics in healthcare tends toward the very small scale things like the da Vinci robotic surgery system, tools that help surgeons gain accuracy and lessen fatigue. That might change, though. UCLA’s Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory has a fairly ordinary-looking industrial… Read more »
We sometimes joke about Bob’s Bait and Servo Repair Shop, a little place near the river where you can pick up some tasty worms for your fishing, maybe a little BBQ, and also drop off your servo motor for a quick patch job. We joke about it… but it’s not really that funny. The story… Read more »
The largest tidal power plant in the world started out as a government SNAFU. The Republic of Korea built a huge dam as part of a land reclamation project, forming a fresh water lake and a coastal lagoon near Seoul. Before long, the water quality in the coastal lagoon was worse than brackish. The Korean… Read more »
According to TechCrunch, “We are at the cusp of the industrial-robot revolution.” They’re thinking of the new generation of robots with the fine motor skills required to thread needles, the collaborative robots that can work safely alongside humans. They’re thinking about robots that can learn how to do tasks. They’re thinking about the Internet of… Read more »
While robotics competitions aren’t currently threatening the Superbowl for number of viewers or sponsorship dollars, they’re important enough in the world of robotics that they’re being discussed as a sport. Sports are obviously more important in our culture than mere contests. Try bragging about your all-region choir placement while someone else brags about his all-state… Read more »
