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, by Jim Ryan Weld Cell Audits, Inductive Proximity Sensors, Cabling, and Mounts
I almost wonder why weld cell audits are done. I've been reading weld cell audit reports, and I see a lot of repetition across weld...
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, by Jim Ryan More on Automated Welding in the Military
We noted that the Army had moved toward robotics for the welding needs it has in its vehicle production. Last month Michael Bell of Pemamek...
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, by Jim Ryan Machine Maintenance
There is a four-part video discussion on predictive maintenance from MathWorks, with the fourth part here, including links to the first three parts. If maintenance...
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, by Jim Ryan Robot Vision in Automated Welding
A nice blog post from Abagy on this, including illustrations and a video. Even though I spent years developing LIDAR machine vision software, I was...
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, by Steve Coulter Tregaskiss on Reducing Weld Cell Downtime
In a 2016 article updated through 2021, Tregaskiss makes some keen observations and good suggestions, and the article of course discusses the problem of weld...
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, by Jim Ryan Wear Issues Other Than Spatter and Slag in Automated Welding
In case you missed it, Emil Schubert of ABICOR BINZEL had a nice series of posts last year on reducing downtime in robotic welding over...
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, by Jim Ryan More on Whether, When, and How to Automate Your Welding Process
Whether, when, and how are all important questions that have received considerable attention before. Now Nick Drake at Canadian Fabricating & Welding has more on...
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, by Jim Ryan FABTECH 2023 Will Soon Be Here
Don't forget FABTECH 2023 is coming up! It's a bit early this year: September 11 - 14. Weld Dynamix will be there. Please stop by...
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, by Jim Ryan More on Cobots
Emily Newton has a recent article in MachineDesign about bringing artificial intelligence to cobots. The article explains how AI is supposed to improve the cobots'...
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, by Jim Ryan Robot vs Cobot in Welding
Thilo Schmitz at Binzel Abicor's blog has a post on the differences. Plus, Michael Tyrrell has an article on cobots in welding at Production Engineering...
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, by Jim Ryan How Tough Are Weld Dynamix Sensors and Mounts?
This tough. Wow! I would hate to have been that sensor. Getting beaten hundreds of times by a 4 lb hammer is not my idea...
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, by Jim Ryan Dave Bird: Inductive Proximity Sensors Don’t Have to be Disposable
Bird points out that, really, they don't. Because Weld Dynamix's sensors, cables, mounts, and cable protection are available. One and done. No vending machines. No...
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, by Jim Ryan Taking the First Step Into Welding Automation
Gary Konarska II (CEO of AWS) has twelve tips to consider, if you're trying to decide whether to make the leap to welding robos. Konarska...
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, by Jim Ryan More on the Basics
Mignon D'Souza on the basics of automation in welding. We had a post on the basics here.
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, by Jim Ryan Fully Automated Factories and Warehouses?
Here's a short read and a view from 30,000 ft, mainly from the perspective of supply chain facilities, from Sharon Spielman at MachineDesign Dark Factories:...
