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October 5, 2018 Today’s the day! Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY for short) is an annual awareness event, which was founded in 2012 by Founding Partner Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International. Companies and organizations across the US, Canada and Mexico now host educational events for potential entrants to this well-paying and economically essential field. MFG DAY addresses common misconceptions...
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October 2, 2018 Workplace robots equipped with AI will let automation creep into many more areas of work. They could replace people anywhere that products need to be sorted, unpacked, or packed. In this video (which just happens to include an LP Series Mini-Mover conveyor) we can see how AI software developed by Osaro of San Francisco, Calif....
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September 18, 2018 It’s often the small things that make a big difference in workbench ergonomics. This inclined LP Series Mini-Mover conveyor was added to this lab inspection station, to provide an automated transition of product from one surface to a higher one. This has resulted in big time and motion savings, meaning no more awkward bending and...
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September 4, 2018 This collaborative robot (“cobot”) boosts production speed and accuracy at this subassembly cell. It acts to install O-rings on individual components. To keep production flowing, the LP Series conveyor collects the completed parts, moving them away from the cobot’s activity area, for human operator handling and further inspection.
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August 21, 2018 This multi-shift plant automated its machine unloading by using inclined Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyors. Each conveyor feeds finished parts up to a portable inspection station for each machine cell.
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August 7, 2018 Re-purposing or re-positioning automation equipment on the plant floor is simple with these portable parts-collection stations, equipped with LP Series Mini-Mover conveyors.
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July 24, 2018 Overnight or unattended machine operation becomes a labor-saving reality with Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) units. This 24-inch-diameter RTA, equipped with drain pan, is ideally suited for parts collection where there are ample oily machine fluids.
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July 10, 2018 Mini-Mover conveyors, with the portability and tabletop feet, are ideal for benchwork, such as in lab, inspection, and assembly automation. This LP Series tabletop conveyor is set up for inspection and station-to-station transfer for this component manufacturer.
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June 26, 2018 Mini-Mover conveyors are easy to build right into CNC machines for parts removal. Here’s a Lite Series conveyor that’s used to discharge parts from this machine to a nearby sorting station, which saves the customer the labor of manually doing the task.
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June 12, 2018 This LP Series conveyor is used to cure sensitive components. The pieces are set to move across the three-foot length of the conveyor over a five-minute time period. Since the product isn’t to be handled during the curing process, a Lexan shield was installed, covering the entire top of the conveyor work area, to prevent...
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