Industrial facilities are active places and host a variety of risks – from slips and falls to hazardous chemical use and storage to traveling forklifts to machinery with moving parts – that can injure or potentially kill employees. Accidents caused by these and other dangers can not only incapacitate workers, but they can also result […]
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Due to a lasting uptick in online shopping and home delivery, packaging facilities, warehouses, e-commerce businesses and distribution and fulfillment centers continue to feel pressure to boost efficiency and sort more packages each day while reducing costs and maintaining high levels of accuracy. Advances in scan tunnel technologies, such as the ability to quickly read
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Just as in the manufacturing of medical devices, end-of-line packaging and palletizing of products intended for patient healthcare must also meet strict governmental regulations. At the same time, to remain competitive, packaging and palletizing of these sensitive products must be done efficiently and cost effectively. Fortunately, there are automated options available that not only boost
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While all manufacturers need to improve efficiency and cut costs to remain competitive, the stakes are higher for medical manufacturers as they also need to maintain tighter manufacturing tolerances and adhere to stricter regulations regarding sterility, safety and consistency. Automated machine tending can help medical manufacturers tick all the necessary boxes while also boosting speed
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Faced with mounting pressure to improve efficiency, accuracy and quality, many manufacturers employ automated feeding systems to further boost throughput and reduce the burden on manual laborers. Automated feeding systems enhance productivity because they quickly separate bulk parts and place them in the proper orientation so they are consistently fed onto an assembly or production
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Linear guides are mechanical systems used to support and carry loads, while also ensuring straight and level linear movement of components within a wide variety of devices and machinery. While there are many types of linear guides, the goal of any linear guide system is the same: to provide smooth, low-friction motion in applications that
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Conveyors serve as the circulatory system of most industrial facilities as their function is to move product through the facility for processing. In the same way that circulatory system diseases can wreak havoc on the human body, poorly designed conveying systems can create bottlenecks and waste within the manufacturing plant or warehouse. And, just as
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Pneumatic systems rely on compressed air, a few simple components and an arrangement of tubes or piping to bring motion and movement to machinery, equipment and tools. Their straightforward, clean and low-cost source of power makes pneumatic systems an attractive option across many sectors and, as a result, more engineers are specifying them for automation
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Industry 4.0, Connected Factory and Smart Manufacturing are all terms that get thrown around a lot in the manufacturing industry lately, but how can manufacturers begin to employ today’s smarter and more connected technologies and, more importantly, why should they? Industry 4.0, also known as the 4th Industrial Revolution, is changing the way companies manufacture product, operate
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Computer vision systems have been used throughout the manufacturing industry for some time, but with the addition of modern sensors and emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, today’s automated vision systems are finding their way into more applications and helping to optimize operations throughout industrial facilities. This blog will introduce the latest in automated vision technologies,
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