OEE: Overall Equipment Effectiveness in Industry 4.0
The real value of OEE comes from interpreting the losses incurred due to availability, performance, or quality. By focusing on these losses, and more importantly, by taking action to reduce […]
Simplify End-of-Arm (EOM) Tooling with IO-Link
Inductive Couplers for Discrete Sensors: Quickly connect up to eight sensors without physical contact. When quick or frequent wiring changes need to be made, inductive couplers can provide a fast […]
A Cheat Sheet on How to Choose Between Collaborative and Traditional Industrial Robots
The Right Robot for Each Job As you research your automation options, it’s hard to ignore the cobot buzz. Since collaborative robots burst on the scene nearly a decade ago, […]
Calculating ROI For Collaborative Robots
If you’re looking to automate with robots, it’s important to build a solid business case if you want to know the true value of robot automation. Many businesses calculate ROI […]
ROI for Collaborative Robot Arms
Quick ROI Preserves Quality Jobs An investment in automation from Universal Robots has turned out to be a wise decision for many machine shops. Feeding a CNC lathe 10-12 hours […]
Lean Manufacturing for Machine Shops with Collaborative Robots.
Lean robotics is the evolution of lean manufacturing for machine shops. A mere ten years ago, machine shops of precision parts would say, “Ninety percent of ‘lean’ is useless to […]
Visualize Cobot Status
See, hear, and transmit cobot status with configurable stack lights. Stack lights improve the cobot’s feedback process since stack lights can be understood at a glance, can be seen from […]
Plug-and-Play Cobot Conveyor Control
Program In- and Out-Feed Conveyors via the Cobot Tablet Plug-and-Play The conveyor’s motor includes a driver that connects directly to the digital I/O of UR’s cobot controller. All of the […]
Top 5 Cobot KPIs
How to measure and improve the performance of Cobots – Collaborative Robots. Like every machine, collaborative robots are most effective when you use them to their full potential. But how […]
Metal that Vacuum and Grippers Can’t
Handle with Reliability, with Safety, and Reduce Cycle Time. SMC Corporation of America, a premier partner of Numatic Engineering, has joined Universal Robots’ UR+ program, launching the new UR+ certified […]