We’re less than one week away from Christmas, which means that the elves in Santa’s workshop are undoubtedly working overtime in order to meet the December 25th deadline. Most people are pretty busy this time of year – especially those in the manufacturing industry – but none are quite as busy as the big man… Read more »
Who or what is responsible for making the holidays perfect? Could it be the parents who plan and prepare to make sure that everything – from the holiday feast to Christmas morning – goes without a hitch? Is it the manufacturers who crank up production to meet the demands of holiday shoppers? Is it Santa,… Read more »
We normally think of automation as a good thing. This is especially true if you work in packaging, printing, manufacturing, or any other industry that makes use of industrial motion control. Automation is what keeps workers out of dangerous situations and hazardous environments. It prevents strains, pulls, and repetitive motion injuries. It frees us up… Read more »
If you’ve ever cracked open an Indramat product manual or trouble shooting guide, you know that they make for some pretty dense, technical reading. In fact, the manuals can be difficult to understand. Indramat manuals are chock-full of special jargon, terminology, and technical specs. So just how much do you need to know about Indramat… Read more »
Most people aren’t experienced with Indramat fault codes and error codes. Indramat systems rarely have problems, which means that you probably don’t know how to clear that Indramat fault code that just popped up. Fortunately you’re not on your own. We’ve seen every Indramat problem under the sun, and we’ve fixed it. We can help… Read more »
Sometimes speed is the name of the game. Fast cars, fast internet, fast pizza delivery. For some things faster is better, but that’s not always the case. Let’s say that you want to increase the speed in your plant. Speeding things up isn’t a problem, but is your current equipment capable of supporting the newfound… Read more »
Income inequality has steadily risen in the United States since 1980. What’s the cause? The decline of unions? Shareholder capitalism? Milton Friedman? Wall Street greed? Economist Pascual Restrepo blames robots. Actually, Restopo’s research blames automation in general, not just robots. Jobs that can be automated, either by robots or by software, are under threat. Welders can… Read more »
Here’s Robert Bosch. He was an engineer who worked with Thomas Edison, and founded his own company in 1886. Bosch focused on automotive engineering. The first American branch office opened in 1921, a decade and a half after the Paris office. In 2001, Bosch merged with Rexroth, an engineering firm with very deep roots, tracing… Read more »
Good ideas for robots often come from nature. So if we think of a drone as something like a bird, it’s natural to think of adding talons to the basic design. This is what researchers at Stanford have done with the Stereotyped Nature-Inspired Aerial Grasper, or SNAG. Basing their design on the peregrine falcon, they… Read more »
Where do you find servo motors? In factories, of course. Most Indramat servos are in factories, printing They show up in some surprising places. Animatronic dinosaurs, for example, the Eiffel Tower, the Bolshoi Ballet’s heater, and soccer stadiums. Also, in pastry. Huh? It’s true, in the new TV show, Baking Impossible. Baking Impossible The first… Read more »