Humans have always been better than machines at problem-solving. Machines aren’t able to adapt to unexpected situations. They tend to flounder with variations and factors that don’t quite meet their expectations. Even with deep learning datasets and thousands of different pictures of pears, a machine gets stumped if they come across a particularly lumpy or… Read more »

A risk-reward ratio compares what you stand to gain and what you could potentially lose. The risk is the negative outcome and the reward is the positive outcome. You can view practically anything in terms of risk vs. reward, including Indramat repairs. Not all repairs are the same. It’s important to understand what’s at stake… Read more »

We take our senses for granted. We simply see, or taste, or hear, or feel, or smell. There’s nothing special about these things; they just happen. This may be true as far as carrying out our daily routine is concerned. Once you try to recreate human sensation in robots, however, you realize that our senses… Read more »

Upton Sinclair famously described workers falling into rendering tanks in his 1904 novel The Jungle. A lot has changed since manufacturing was a deadly occupation, but it didn’t happen overnight. While warehouses aren’t as odious as the factories of old, there’s still a lot that needs to be done to improve warehouse jobs. Manufacturing was… Read more »

We know that poor employee health can negatively affect productivity. A recent study suggests that poor community health leads to lower worker productivity, as well. People who live in areas with poor community health – higher prevalence of poverty, homelessness, family dysfunction, drug use, and care giving burdens – were more likely to get to… Read more »

You have a few different options if your Indramat servos stop working. You can take the opportunity to upgrade your system; this is your most expensive option. You can look for a new Indramat servo, which can be difficult because Indramat components are no longer produced. Indramat repair is a good, cost-effective choice. In most… Read more »

What’s the most important aspect of food production? We need food to be nutritious and we need food to be tasty. Taste and nutrition are certainly important -people won’t eat food that isn’t either healthy or delicious – but food must be safe to eat. Servo motors play a big role in food sanitation in… Read more »

Some people are lucky enough to live where it’s 75ºF and sunny year round. Most of us, however, live in a place with different seasons. Some people love it when the weather turns, but changes in temperature, humidity, and precipitation can affect your factory machinery. You can simply put a sweater on when you get… Read more »

Modern manufacturing wouldn’t be what it is today without servo motors. Thanks to servos, like the ones used in Indramat motion control systems, production is faster, safer, more efficient, and more consistent than ever before. Of course, not all servos are the same. There’s a big difference in the servos used for industrial manufacturing and… Read more »

Automation improves our lives in many ways. That doesn’t stop Hollywood from cranking out films about robots going rogue. Here are five of the best scary movie robots. While the movies themselves aren’t scary, just try to imagine coming face to face with these automatons in real life. The Stepford Wives “The creepy men’s association”… Read more »