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Automation-Friendly Solutions You Must Have to Thrive

Adding automation to your operation isn’t always about making extraordinary changes. Sometimes it’s about taking what you already have and making it more efficient, giving you the power to enhance your overall productivity, decrease your lead times, and increase the ROI of the machines you already own. Okuma prides itself on being the perfect automation partner for its customers. So whether you need an integrated solution or a fully automated system, Okuma can help you raise the overall productivity of your operation and outpace your competitors.

What do robotics mean for the cutting tools industry?

The rise of the robots is pervasive across all verticals, including the cutting tools industry. As more and more manufacturers turn to leaner processes robotics have been seen as a way to increase productivity, improve precision and reduce labor costs. It’s led to some asking whether robotics will replace humans completely. It’s also led others to ask if the benefits are just too good to be true.

Learning the future at Automate 2019

Based on the high level of traffic and activity that I saw at Automate 2019 combined with a U.S. unemployment rate of just under 4%, my hunch is that robot manufacturers will report impressive sales figures this year. This guestimate is a result of a conversation I had with Joseph Gemma, CEO of division industries – Americas for KUKA Robotics Corp., Shelby Township, Michigan. According to Gemma, as the unemployment rate decreases, robot sales increase. He emphasized that automation is changing jobs—not taking them away.

The rise of smart, collaborative robotic EOAT: Opportunities and challenges

Industrial robotic applications have been growing exponentially across multiple industrial ecosystems, as value-addition to the existing operational paradigms become imperative. Rising eminence of collaborative robots (cobots) in the future is not surprising as automation continues to lie at the heart of industrial spaces for both regular and complex applications. Cost is also a key factor responsible for the rise of industrial robotics, owing to the fact that the average selling prices of robots have come down significantly over the past 20 to 30 years.