Overall production in the U.S. increased in July for the second month in a row, rising 2.9%. Experts think there may be a drop in reaction to the tariffs and trade wars ramping up, but for the moment the news is good. Manufacturing productivity rose by .9%. Productivity is a measure of the amount of… Read more »
Out of all the different brands of servos we could work with out there, we chose Indramat and Rexroth. Why do we choose to work with Indramat and Rexroth servos instead of some other brand? Bosch Rexroth has high quality standards that separate them from the rest and make working with their servos better than… Read more »
Last week Indonesia was hit with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. This week another earthquake, this one of 5.9 magnitude, hit another part of Indonesia. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Cape Town. An earthquake shook the area of Hawaii which has been coping with volcanic eruptions for months. Just another normal week in our lively world…. Read more »
Should people change their behavior to conform to the needs of industrial automation, or should automation take shape based on the needs of human beings? For most of the history of automation, people have adjusted to the needs of the machinery. For modern factories, that mindset often carries on, but it doesn’t have to. The… Read more »
Walmart, the world’s second largest retailer, is trying out robots at one of its New Hampshire stores. The robots, called Alphabots, are teamed up with a large warehouse space. They are essentially self-driving shopping carts which will go around the warehouse and collect items from online orders. Humans will put the orders together, adding in… Read more »
In the 20th century, people had expectations about the 21st century. We were supposed to have flying cars by now. Robots were supposed to be cleaning our homes and doing all the menial labor. We were supposed to be getting food from slots in the wall — well, the microwave might be something like that,… Read more »
What can you automate? For manufacturers, this is an important question. If you can automate gluing your packages together or carrying produce from one machine to the next, you’re saving time and money. Automate everything you can, and you have a real advantage over your competition. A recent survey in the UK found that 25%… Read more »
A major maker of thermoforming solutions recently switched to electric servo motors. Why? Using electric servo motors allowed them to remove a number of mechanical components, reducing the cost and the footprint of their machines. The switch led to a 40% increase in productivity, according to an article in Packaging World. More manufacturers are making… Read more »
When clients worry that their legacy Rexroth electric industrial motion control systems are using an outdated operating system, we reassure them. You’re not planning to play Assassin’s Creed with your servomotor, right? It really doesn’t matter. We keep devices with the appropriate operating system around for communication, and otherwise it’s just not an issue. But… Read more »
Third party repairs are bad news for your Rexroth motion control systems. Check out some cautionary tales: The True Cost of Third Party Repairs Third Party Repair Report Why’d You Choose Third Party Repairs, Again? Third party cables are also bad news. In fact, they will completely void your warranty. If you use a Brand… Read more »
