Clinching / Stitch folding Clinching and stitch folding are assembly methods for joining sheet metal without using screws, rivets or other fasteners. Clinching uses a punching and squeezing process to ...

In designing lean cells for flexibility, the typical cell design is either U-shaped, J-shaped or L-shaped with stations interlinked by manual roller conveyors. In the midst of a global recession, it's ...

While about 80% of manufacturers either use automation or plan to apply it to their operations, there are still a significant number of holdouts. McKinsey & Company notes that one of the major reasons ...

A software-powered simulation for assembly behavior can compensate for the gap in automation by building intuition in the safety of a high-fidelity digital twin. The best way to align a screw is a ...

Dorner 2200 Series Conveyors is now a certified UR+ Solution that simplify robot and conveyor integration for a wide variety of automated applications. Easy programming, fast set-up, and flexible ...

With the new Light Conveyor Platform (LCP), Interroll is expanding its range of products with a platformbased material-flow solution that significantly increases the productivity of manufacturing ...

It only takes a short stroll through any modern manufacturing facility to see the incredible level of technology that surrounds us. The use of robots to manufacture, process and package goods is just ...

A conveyor system used within a medical device and assembly operation needs precise movement and must complement the overall sterility of the environment, but some unintentionally do just the opposite ...

A new automatic 3D printer build plate conveyor has been created by Opencreators allowing small production runs to be accomplished from an affordable 3D printer. Watch the demonstration video below to ...