The Tube and Pipe Journal - Automation and Robotics
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- From The Fabricator
Fighting the fear of new technology in the manufacturing shop
The key to increasing your value as an employee is to learn how technology can supplement your job and how to manage the data technology it collects.
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- From The Fabricator
The value of a workforce prepared for smart manufacturing
Trained and prepared employees have the knowledge and experience to define where smart manufacturing can add value.
Making the most of the robotic revolution in fabrication
Rather than fear the worst from the cobot revolution, tube and pipe fabrication shops should consider the benefits to current employees and their final products.
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Advanced technology to bridge the gap in skills development
To keep up with the resurgence in manufacturing, companies are going to have to rely on advanced technology.
Network of robots monitors large pipe structures using acoustic wave sensors
An inspection design method by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on a 3-m-long steel pipe using guided acoustic wave sensors.
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The coming alliance of connected workers and robots
As robots can't replicate human intuition and creativity, the future of manufacturing lies in integrating them with connected workers to achieve efficiency and innovation.
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- From The Welder
Pemamek appoints wind energy segment leader
Pemamek Ltd., a manufacturer of welding and production automation equipment, has appointed Torben Blaaholm as director of the wind energy segment, effective March 1, 2024.
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- From The Fabricator
Getting smart about smart manufacturing
Smart manufacturing promises to revolutionize manufacturers’ abilities. Taking a thoughtful approach can help you maximize the benefits.
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Advanced Manufacturing Team, assemble: Prioritizing technology integration in metal fabrication
Metal fabricating companies need to prioritize the integration of advanced manufacturing technologies and automation into their operations.
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Wandelbots opens U.S. headquarters in Chicago
Wandelbots, a Germany-based no-code robotics software firm, has opened a U.S. headquarters in Chicago to expand its global operations and accelerate human-centered robotics in the manufacturing industry.
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- From The Fabricator
Staying connected on the shop floor
Connected worker technology, which uses digital devices to distribute work instructions, automate workflow logging, and enable operator reporting of shop floor problems, can maximize shop safety, productivity, and asset management.
Automating a shop's tube bending operation cost-effectively
What automatic material loading options are best for a tube bending operation depends on the nature of a metal fabrication shop and customers’ needs.
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Inductive proximity sensors help upgrade a fab shop's weld cell
Inductive proximity sensors don’t have to be disposable for metal manufacturers. Manufacturers can save money by upgrading to more durable welding sensors.
Automated tube forming can take sting out of labor crunch
Across America, manufacturers and fabrication shops are using many weapons to combat the shortage of highly skilled labor. That’s where automated tube fabrication cells can help in a big way.
AI improves welding performance
Novarc Technologies’ Spool Welding Robot uses the company’s NovEye control system to inspect welds in real time and learn from that observation how to perform successful welds on its own.
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