There was a time when factory work was manual labor. You’d have a guys performing the same repetitive tasks all day long on an assembly line. They didn’t need a college degree to work in a factory. In fact, they didn’t always need a high school diploma either. Factory jobs were low-skill work that didn’t… Read more »

It is summer. Over the next few months, you will be struggling to find ways to keep cool. You may toss extra ice cubes into a glass of lemonade, or purchase an oversized sunhat for garden work, or maybe consider a holiday to Antarctica. Unfortunately, you can’t keep your servo drive cool with a few… Read more »

Folks have long been using a hypothetical refrigerator to discuss the Internet of Things. A refrigerator that can send you an alert to your smartphone telling you to buy more milk, or juice, or whatever. A refrigerator of dreams meant more to illustrate the concept of the Internet of Things and how beneficial it can… Read more »

What is a servo motor? You may be around servos everyday, but not really know what a servo motor is. In the same way that you don’t need to know how a car is built in order to drive one, you don’t necessarily need to know what a servo motor is in order to put… Read more »

The U.S. manufacturing industry is being revitalized. After years of sending manufacturing jobs to other countries in order to cut costs, the United States is starting to shift employment back stateside. The practice of moving production outside of the U.S. is known as offshoring. This was extremely popular with manufacturers as it allowed them to… Read more »

The Darpa Robotics Challenge (DRC) Finals are set to take place later this week in Pomona, California. Twenty-five of the best robotics teams from around the globe will go at it for a chance to win some big prizes and help drive the advancement of robotics and related technologies. The final round of the DRC… Read more »

Many believe that we are on the verge of the next industrial revolution. This would make the industrial revolution number four, so it has been appropriately deemed Industry 4.0. There’s no doubt that we are seeing the beginning of some big changes to industry, but what exactly is Industry 4.0? Here’s a look at the… Read more »

Manufacturers are well aware of the benefits of automation; however, some food manufacturers haven’t been able to take full advantage of automation due to factors like food safety regulations and the fact that the raw materials for foods don’t come in precise, consistent sizes and shapes. To address these challenges, food manufacturing has traditionally been… Read more »

Drone racing is really taking off. Drones are pretty neat, and the unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming more affordable and more readily available. Add the thrill of watching those drones race through the sky and the element of competition, and you’ve got everything you need for the next niche fad. First person view (FPV) or… Read more »

Indramat servo motors can be found in packaging lines across the globe. Indramat servos are ideal for use in manufacturing, packaging, and capitalizes on the benefits of motion control and automation. There’s been a lot of excitement about the Internet of Things and how it will bring increased connectivity, efficiency, and optimization to the manufacturing… Read more »