As manufacturing and supply chain industry leaders gather this week at MODEX 2018, the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo of the year, NextShift Robotics (Booth #C2363) is unveiling their new robotics system for use in eCommerce warehouses and cellular manufacturing. NextShift Robotics’ unique independent robot/independent worker approach helps eCommerce distribution centers expedite order picking…
Read More >>EnviroMax Enclosures are specifically engineered by HEMCO Corporation to isolate robotic and lab automation processes and equipment while maintaining a safe working area. These enclosures provide either exhaust air systems or clean workstation environments. They are designed to isolate liquid-handling workstations, HPLC equipment sample weighing, high-throughput screening, powder handling and other lab automation processes. The…
Read More >>Rockford Systems has highlighted five machine safeguarding trends that will be strategic for fabricators and manufacturers in 2018. Each has the potential to significantly impact or even disrupt entrenched processes and may poise the need for investment by manufacturers that face the risk of not being in compliance with newer OSHA/ANSI codes, or being too late…
Read More >>Skyrocketing demand for automation has dramatically increased the number of robots deployed by industry to over 1.5 million. Meanwhile, collaborative robots or “co-bots” are making their way into new work environments, such as light manufacturing, fulfillment centers, and agriculture. Because no technology can be made foolproof, maintaining safety in environments where humans and robots work…
Read More >>Training Program: Rockford Systems, LLC. announced today an expansion of its machine safeguarding training curriculum to include new training courses authorized by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), which will aim to increase worker knowledge about their rights, employer responsibilities, and how to recognize, abate and prevent machinery-related hazards. This broadening of the company’s…
Read More >>[The following blog post was originally seen on www.rockfordsystems.com site] In general, OSHA’s view on robot safety is that if the employer is meeting the requirements of ANSI/RIA R15.06, the manufacturer has no issues. Tech executive and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk recently took to Twitter calling for the regulation of robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI),…
Read More >>3-Axis Positioning of Workloads up to 13,200 lbsThe Ergo Control family of positioners offer superior productivity efficiencies in any positioning application and production run, and therefore provides for short payback periods. Ergo Control is a unique 3-axis programmable work positioner that provides full position flexibility to manage any job, including heavy, large and awkwardly shaped…
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