Manufacturing Technology

What First Time Robot Owners Can Expect for Maintenance, Uptime, and Costs

December 22, 2022

What First Time Robot Owners Can Expect for Maintenance, Uptime, and Costs
Most manufacturers have a limited understanding of what it’s like to own and manage a robotic automation system. In fact, according to an MITsourced survey, 90% of U.S. manufacturers have zero robots in their facility1 .

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maxon USA

At maxon, we develop and build high precision electric drive systems that are among the best in the world. We combine brushed and brushless DC motors, gearheads, sensors, and controllers into complete mechatronic drive systems. Since 1961, businesses from a wide range of industries including medical technology, robotics, industrial automation, mobility, and aerospace place their trust in reliable drive systems by maxon. Our drives are perfectly suited for wherever extreme precision and the highest quality standards are necessary and where compromises cannot be tolerated – on Earth, and on Mars.

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8 Barriers in a Manufacturer's Mind in Smart Manufacturing and How to Overcome Them with ProManage

whitePaper | April 1, 2022

Nowdays, Manufactures are under pressure from the competition, Small orders, shortened delivery term, supplier audits, employee shortage, economies difficulties, etc. smart Manufacturing is the answer to these difficulties.

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INDUSTRY 4.0

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

Robots. Artificial Intelligence. Complex algorithms that take decisions for you before you even knew they needed to be taken. Machines that ‘talk’ to each other and take action about the goods they are producing. Vehicles that drive themselves, and alert you to the fact that they are about to break down before they actually do so.

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AI in Manufacturing

whitePaper | February 21, 2023

Today’s markets are changing, as we’ve seen a catalyst in the number of artificial intelligence projects in the manufacturing industry, a global transformation is underway to empower manufacturing with AI. The manufacturing sector has high hopes for AI as it will be a pivotal technology to drive growth and innovation in the sector

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CLOSED-LOOP MANUFACTURING Integrating ERP, PLM and MES to Achieve Smart Manufacturing

whitePaper | October 1, 2021

Digitalization is changing how humans live and behave in many ways. It has a huge impact on almost all aspects of society. Just look at manufacturing. Factories have used digital applications for decades, but the impact of a new technological paradigm founded on the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, and realized in the Industry 4.0 concept, is driving the world of manufacturing into a completely different playing field.

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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SMALL AND MICRO METAL PARTS

whitePaper | October 24, 2022

Additive Manufacturing (AM) which is also known as 3D printing has received increased attention over the last couple of years and has proven to be an innovative manufacturing technology that can be applied in multiple industrial sectors. However, the term „Additive Manufacturing“ includes a large variety of technologies that offer different advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, according to the desired characteristics of the finished part, one technology can be more suitable for the manufacturing of the part than another. This results in the challenge to select the adequate technology for a specific application.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Managing the Digital Transformation Journey

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Advances in technology promise many advantages to manufacturers striving to overcome challenges, realize new efficiencies and gain a competitive advantage. The top trends below, collectively termed the Fourth Industrial Revolution5 or Industry 4.0, are combining to transform the modern manufacturing world.

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Spotlight

maxon USA

At maxon, we develop and build high precision electric drive systems that are among the best in the world. We combine brushed and brushless DC motors, gearheads, sensors, and controllers into complete mechatronic drive systems. Since 1961, businesses from a wide range of industries including medical technology, robotics, industrial automation, mobility, and aerospace place their trust in reliable drive systems by maxon. Our drives are perfectly suited for wherever extreme precision and the highest quality standards are necessary and where compromises cannot be tolerated – on Earth, and on Mars.

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