Prefabrication Automation: Cost the Handover
In prefabrication automation, rolling, forming and welding each automate well on their own. What governs output is the handover between them.
Robotic Head Cutting: Path, Attitude and Edge
Robotic head cutting puts a closed path on a curved surface. Plan the path and the torch attitude together, then judge the cut edge.
SCARA Robot or Six-Axis: Let the Motion Choose
Choosing a SCARA robot or a six-axis arm for small part assembly starts with the motion of each step, not with the axis count in a catalogue.
Robot Payload: Why the Gripper Belongs in It
Robot payload has to cover the tooling and the part together, at the real distance between the wrist flange and the centre of mass.