Big data is not just for predicting election outcomes and mapping genomes. General Electric (GE) is betting on the so-called Industrial Internet — a term they coined — to help manufacturers boost performance, streamline processes and better compete in the global marketplace. Leer más →
Rethink Robotics, the firm that designed and manufactured Baxter the famous industrial robot, has met its match. Robotis’ Bioloid, an educational DIY robotics set, has developed a new, hipper cousin to Baxter that dances – Manufacturing Gangnam Style. And no wonder. Baxter is a “serious robot” who has a job at Vanguard Plastics, a Connecticut.. Leer más →
OREO has teamed up with a physicist named David Neevel to create a new machine known as The Hatchet, which is capable of separating an OREO into two. Leer más →
We found an interesting article that explores how the innovation of 3D printing will soon have manufacturing resemble the music industry. Ask a large manufacturer about 3D manufacturing, and it’ll say the technique is sure to be a big thing, but for now it’s sticking with what made it large in the first place: standardization,.. Leer más →
To stay competitive, RSS Manufacturing & Phylrich needed an inexpensive automation solution that could easily be moved between CNC machines, assembly lines and tube benders. The company deployed a UR5 from Universal Robots and was quickly impressed with the Danish robot arm’s performance and ease of use. RSS Manufacturing got their UR robot through distributor.. Leer más →