Gail McGrew is a project writer at AMT. She has more than 25 years of experience in B2B writing and content development for corporate communications, media relations, and marketing in the technology, manufacturing, financial, life sciences, and many other industries. She contributes to AMT News, AMT’s white paper series, IMTS Spark, AMT press releases, and more.
Gail McGrew is a project writer at AMT. She has more than 25 years of experience in B2B writing and content development for corporate communications, media relations, and marketing in the technology, manufacturing, financial, life sciences, and many other industries. She contributes to AMT News, AMT’s white paper series, IMTS Spark, AMT press releases, and more.
Industry-Approved Training on RoboticsCareer.org
Manufacturers who seek employees with certain competencies can use the competency framework that ARM has created as well. Likewise, training providers developing new robotics programs can rely on competency frameworks for curricula and education benchmarks
Market Disruptor Protolabs Innovates in Low Volume Manufacturing
For Protolabs, low volume is between hundreds and tens of thousands, with the minimum part quantity being one for all services.
Is Your Business Data Safe? How to Get Started in Cybersecurity Best Practices
In 2020, the manufacturing industry experienced 922 incidents, 381 with confirmed data disclosure. The majority of attacks were financially motivated (73%), with the others falling into the category of espionage (27%).
Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software for Robotics
Until recently, in order to deploy robots in your plant, your business would need to hire a systems integrator who procured the hardware, designed the process, and programmed the robots. Experienced systems integrators play an invaluable role...
Lights-Out Manufacturing
Lights-out manufacturing is receiving a fair amount of press due to its promise of complete automation. The thinking is that if some automation is good, complete automation is even better!
Programming Robots
Programming is key to any robotic system because it is how information and instructions are communicated to the robot to make it function and carry out tasks. The most common programming methods for industry robots are teach pendants...
Manufacturing Explorers Visits Major Tool & Machine
AMT visited Major Tool & Machine to learn more about its work for NASA’s Artemis program. MTM has manufactured several components of the SLS and Orion spacecraft, including cone panels, RS-25 rocket engine nozzles, and tank-related components.
Autonomous Mobile Robots
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are slowly replacing automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in manufacturing and logistics operations due to their greater functionality and flexibility as well as their lower upfront investment cost.
The Evolution of Robotics
The two categories of robots used in manufacturing are industrial grade robots and collaborative robots (cobots); adaptive robots were only introduced in 2019. We will examine how each new generation of robots is more flexible and intelligent...
End of Arm Tooling for Robotic Arms
Recent advancements in end of arm tooling (EOAT) have made robotic arms increasingly useful throughout manufacturing. Heating devices can mold and bend materials, pressure sensors provide feedback...