You’re expanding your factory, moving operations to another city, or maybe you just read a book on feng shui and you’re improving the flow on the plant floor. Moving Indramat machinery isn’t as simple as moving your living room furniture, though. You, of course, have to protect your motion control system from damage during the… Read more »
Welders are in short supply, and have been for a few years. 81% of companies looking for welders are having troubles filling those jobs. Automation helps cover jobs that are dangerous, dirty, and dull, but nowadays employers are increasingly relying on robots to fill jobs that are hard to hire. Welding is one of those… Read more »
Overheating servos are usually something that you deal with in hot weather. Excessive ambient temperatures breed overtemperature error codes, but your servos can also overheat in mild conditions. There’s no sense in getting heated when your servos overheat, though. Here’s what you should do if your Indramat servos overheat. How can I tell if my… Read more »
Dirt’s unsightly, but a little dirt never hurt anybody, right? You’re not going to work yourself into the ground fighting an uphill battle against dirt and dust. It’s impossible to keep your servo motors squeaky clean. Your servos are going to get dirty, so you might as well just accept that fact. That’s the reasoning,… Read more »
The fast food industry has been having a rough time. During the pandemic, thousands of restaurants closed their doors, especially when they didn’t have drive-through options. While some chains, including Taco Bell and Chick-Fil-A actually did better during the pandemic with streamlined drive-through services, many couldn’t keep up. Carry out and delivery opportunities made it… Read more »
The term “third-party” is a little misleading when it comes to Indramat repair. Parties are fun. They’re celebrations. They’re occasions for joy, happiness, and excitement. You have a party to commemorate significant events or to reward a job well done. None of these things apply to third-party Indramat repair shops. If you’re looking for an… Read more »
A million-dollar robot named Cassie set a record when it ran a 5k (3.1 miles) in just under an hour. It fell down twice. It looks a lot like an ostrich, or at least the lower half of an ostrich. It was built at Oregon State University and it used machine learning to figure out… Read more »
When you’re reveling in your golden years, you might look back at your life and think about the legacy you’re leaving behind. Your legacy will include all of your most glorious triumphs, your meaningful accomplishments, and the contributions you’ve made to society and to the lives of the people you’ve known. The word “legacy”, when… Read more »
Researchers from MIT visited the heartland to see for themselves what kind of effect automation was having on manufacturing in typical American towns. They found computers, which were being used to replace paper record-keeping. They saw some 20th century machinery. They didn’t see many machines recognizable as robots. And yet 2020 was the first year… Read more »
Where do Indramat spare parts come from? There’s a simple answer to this question, but it has a complicated history. Indramat was an innovative motion ontrol control company established in Germany in 1958. The name Indramat stood for “Gesellschaft zur INDustrialisierung-RAtionalisierung und AutoMATisierung“ (Association for Industrialization, Rationalization, and Automation). Indramat had some important new ideas,… Read more »