In a case study, Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine shows us how a company used lean manufacturing principles to achieve a 90 percent improvement in on-time delivery, 20 percent reduction in waste, and a 35 percent improvement in productivity. Starting in 2003, FLEXcon, which manufactures pressure-sensitive film and adhesive products, has...
It’s no secret that automation technologies like robots have eliminated the need for humans to perform dirty, dangerous, or repetitive tasks in factories. But as the dirty and dangerous jobs are being taken up by robots, there are questions about whether the continued inclusion of robotics and automation technologies will...
As reported on IndustryWeek.com, the manufacturing industry ended 2013 on a high note, registering 57% on the PMI index from the Institute for Supply Management. In addition to this, December marked the seventh consecutive month of growth on the PMI. The reading was just 0.3% below November’s reading, slightly exceeding analysts’...
With manufacturers investing in automation technologies and training employees to use and maintain them, it’s only natural that company executives would begin to ask what the value of all of this technology really is. Automation World’s David Greenfield asks the question, “As someone who’s responsible for automation at your company,...
The manufacturing sector has held steady in the US economy during the last two decades, maintaining about 300,000 facilities. Today this sector of the economy employs eleven million people and is responsible for slightly more than half of all export dollars. Sectors of the manufacturing industry that are performing the best,...
As automation technology improves and prices are reduced, there are many more opportunities for smaller manufacturers to include robots and other automation technologies into their facilities, creating safer, more productive work environments for their employees. Robotics and automation technologies installed at small manufacturing operations are assisting employees in completing what we...
Eagle Technologies was a major participant in this year's Michigan Manufacturing Day, on October 4th. Check out the video from the event below!
A major drawback for many European manufacturers looking to add automation to their factory floors is the price and turnaround time. The costs associated with switching over to an automated factory cause many manufacturers to stick with their current processes. Now there is an alternative: the Factory-In-A-Day project. The FACTORY-IN-A-DAY project's...
With automated factories using more wireless machines and data collection taking place in a central location within the factory, servicing and repairing machines has become more difficult than it once was. “When maintenance guys go to the line to fix a machine that’s down, they’re wasting a lot of time,” says...
At Pennsylvania manufacturer Rodon, there is a new employee named Baxter. Baxter is a robot who works alongside his human counterparts, assisting them in their tasks. Factory VP Lowell Allen has put Baxter to work at what he's best at: boring, repetitive jobs. "Our people have really taken to Baxter," said Allen....
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