Automation

Automation made easy

A roundtable discussion on the rising use of industrial automation that’s easy to use and implement

A manufacturer sees huge gains in productivity after adopting an automated sawing solution

A steel service center improves speed and accuracy with a new approach to managing and handling materials

A combination of sorting and storage automation allows users to take full advantage of high-powered fiber lasers

Retiring workers, the skills gap and increasingly complex jobs call for a focus on laser automation

Approaching the manufacturing process with automated parts sorting improves efficiencies factory-wide

By: Michael Sharpe, laser business development manager, Materials Joining Group, Fanuc America Corp.

A new development in robotic laser cutting is delivering big gains for cutting 3-D automotive components

A step-by-step approach to building a smart factory makes the journey less intimidating

When facing common challenges, sometimes all a shop needs is a robust and economical laser

Making lasers more productive with automated material handling systems, oftentimes added after the fact