Industrial automation grows more important to manufacturing every day. Machines have long been a crucial component of industry, but human workers are steadily being displaced by industrial robots. The state of a country’s manufacturing industry is longer reflected by the number of human workers holding manufacturing jobs. Sure, more jobs in manufacturing can indicate strength,… Read more »
3D printing has the potential to do some truly great things. Of course, additive manufacturing promises unprecedented speed, efficiency, and customization, but 3D printing can do much more than that. The technology is at the point where we can print practically anything. We’re 3D printing buildings, robots, food, tattoos, and body parts. We’re also looking… Read more »
The latest in pizza making technology isn’t some fancy type of cheese or cutting-edge pepperoni. It isn’t even an oven or a special mixer. It’s a pizza-making robot. At this point, it should no longer come as a surprise when robots can do something like make a pizza. We’re seeing motion control and automation pop… Read more »
There are two main ways that people like to discuss the Internet of Things, and – more specifically – the Industrial Internet of Things. One thought is that the Industrial Internet of Things will revolutionize manufacturing in the near future. The other thought is that IIoT is already here and revolutionizing manufacturing as we speak…. Read more »
Self-driving cars are much closer to being on roads than some people realize. Most folks are aware by now that the technology for self-driving cars exists, and even that autonomous vehicles are on roads in small numbers for tests and trials. Google has been working on autonomous vehicles since 2009, and their self-driving cars have… Read more »
Human beings have a sense of ethics. Some moral compasses are tuned better than others, but generally speaking, we can tell the difference between right and wrong. We know that stealing something is unethical, for example. You’re not supposed to take something that doesn’t belong to you. Of course, certain factors can complicate the issue…. Read more »
The value of the global market for servo motors and drives was $8.64 billion in 2014. With an increasing focus on automation and IIoT, estimates project the global market for servo motors and drives to increase to $12.56 billion by 2020. While these types of projections are often optimistic and inflated, it should come as… Read more »
Have you been toying with the idea of installing a new motion control system? Knowing when to make an upgrade isn’t specific to industrial motion control. In fact, the dilemma of update or make do is something that anyone can relate to. Maybe your car is running pretty well, but it just celebrated its 15th… Read more »
Motion control systems driven by servo motors are great for packaging and production. If you need something done with speed and precision, hundreds of thousands of times, servos are the way to go. There is a problem with big industrial machinery, however. Sure, it’s fast and capable, but it’s also dangerous. Human can’t get too… Read more »
We all know that automation and motion control are capable of some pretty incredible things. Just go to any packaging line or manufacturing plant floor and you can see firsthand what automation can do. But as great as automation is today, it is constantly improving. Researchers and engineers are tweaking, fine-tuning, and overhauling automated systems… Read more »
