Advanced Automation (Page 7)

EWI’s goal is to consistently deliver high-end technology innovation and stellar service in manufacturing processes to our clients. In 2022, we addressed customers’ needs in both areas through the following activities: Presented applicable, technology-driven research at more than 100 professional events and published more than 30 technical papers and reportsProvided hands-on, in-person training to more...

To date, part fabricators have not adopted vision-based inspection technology – mostly due to the perception that it is 1) expensive, and 2) hard to implement. That perception is becoming outdated. In Integrating a Collaborative Robot and a CMM Arm for Automated 3D Scanning, automation engineer Reed Truax describes an automated, easy-to-use metrology system developed...

Collaborative robot (cobot) technology is a flexible, affordable way to bring automation onto the production line for small and medium-sized manufacturers. EWI develops and helps smaller companies implement cobot solutions to improve quality and efficiency without unreasonable expense. Two such solutions are introduced in Productivity Solutions for Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers Through the Use of...