News and Industry Articles
Links to third party articles, videos and more from leading industry publications and web sites.
2020
- Upsizing with Jigless Welding
- Fabricating & Metalworking, February 2020
- Local inventors create prototype that can make painting roads safer, less expensive
- Fox 8 News Cleveland, January 2020
- Prepping for automation in the job shop
- Canadian Metalworking, January 2020
- How a growing trove of genetic data is informing medical breakthroughs [VIDEO]
- PBS, January 2020
- “Cold Turkey” Approach to Robotic Handling
- Industrial Machinery Digest, January 2020
2019
- Using robots to achieve consistent year-round success
- Plant Engineering, December 2019
- Problem Solved: Robot safely, consistently trims rotomolded parts
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, December 2019
- Using robots to achieve consistent year-round success
- Control Engineering, December 2019
- Robots take the driver seat
- Today’s Motor Vehicles, November/December 2019
- How Robots Smooth Demand in a Fluctuating Market
- Fabricating & Metalworking, November/December 2019
- Flexibility: The Key to Packaging Productivity
- Packaging Strategies, November 2019
- Robotic Takeaways and Trends from FABTECH 2019
- Robotics Business Review, November 2019
- Collaborative or Traditional Robot? The Answer is – a “Hybrid”
- Tooling & Production, November 2019
- Robot Redo
- FabShop Magazine Direct, November 2019
- Software Enables Offline Set-Up of Robotic Palletizing Patterns
- Manufacturing News, October 2019
- Automaker robotic purchases surge
- Today’s Motor Vehicles, October 2019
- Weld Functions You Should Be Using
- Fabricating & Metalworking, October 2019
- Spot on
- Welding Productivity, October 2019
- Robotic Workcell Improves Weld Quality and Productivity
- Manufacturing News, October 2019
- “Batch-of-One” and “Ease-of-Use” – The Top Keywords at PackExpo
- Design News, September 2019
- Yaskawa Motoman Showcases Smart Pendant & New Cobot (Video)
- Automation World, September 2019
- Ohio State lab brings business, academics together to explore AI in manufacturing
- Columbus Dispatch, September 2019
- Ohio State gets world class artificial intelligence and robotics lab
- ABC 6 News, September 2019
- New Ohio State lab taps artificial intelligence to improve manufacturing
- OSU News, September 2019
- How to program a welding robot like a pro
- The Welder, Sept/Oct 2019
- Robots for Handling Heavy Loads
- Assembly, September 2019
- Added Value: The Importance of Aftermarket Care
- Fabricating & Metalworking, September 2019
- Up For the Challenge: The Realities of Running a Family-Owned Business
- Welding Journal, September 2019
- Avoiding Packaging Downtime
- Food Engineering, September 2019
- What Does “Collaborative” in Packaging Really Mean?
- Packaging Strategies, August 2019
- Universal View
- Welding Productivity, August 2019
- Robotics makes inroads to snack and bakery packaging operations
- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, August 2019
- Training Today’s Workforce to Fill the Skills Gap
- Automation World, August 2019
- New Cobot Can Be Handled by Novices
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, August 2019
- Finding Balance: Machine Tending Tips
- Fabricating & Metalworking, August 2019
- Mini Innovation
- Welding Productivity, July 2019
- Built to Compete
- FabShop Magazine Direct, July 2019
- Mini Innovation
- Welding Productivity, June 2019
- How to Maintain and/or Upgrade a Robot
- Moldmaking Technology, June 2019
- What Does “Collaborative” Really Mean?
- Fabricating & Metalworking, June/July 2019
- Best Practices
- Shop Metalworking Technology, June 2019
- Robotic Welding Workcell Sets New Pace at Freedman Seating
- Metalforming, June 2019
- ROS-Industrial for Real-World Solutions
- Robotics Online, May 2019
- On the edge of the robopocalypse
- Canadian Packaging, May 2019
- Rise of the Cobots! The Latest Tech from the Automate Conference (video)
- It's Time for Robots at Automate2019 (video)
- Quality Magazine, April 2019
- Metrics that matter
- FabShop Magazine Direct, May 2019
- The Jig is Up: Flexible Part Positioning
- Fabricating & Metalworking, May 2019
- Smart Robot Teach Pendant Designed to be More Intuitive
- Engineering.com, April 2019
- Robotic welding system helps chassis supplier exceed OEM requirements for safety-critical welds
- The Fabricator, April 2019
- Robotic Picking and Sorting Solutions
- Workplace Material Handling & Safety, March 2019
- Analysis: 5 Key Robotics Trends from ProMat and Automate 2019
- Robotics Business Review, April 2019
- Automation Becomes Viable
- Packaging World, April 2019
- Robotic Automation Good for Business
- Canadian Packaging, March 2019
- Easy Robotic Automation for a Stronger Workforce and Better ROI
- Fabricating & Metalworking, March 2019
- Robotic High-Mix Pallet Assembly for Productivity Gains
- Canadian Packaging, February 2019
- The Case for Robotic Assembly of Custom Wood Pallets
- Western Pallet Magazine, February 2019
- Free E-Book: The Landscape of Industrial Manufacturing and Warehouse Robots
- Design News, February 2019
- Here's how local companies use artificial intelligence right now
- Dayton Daily News, February 2019
- Ready to work with a smart robot? Some Dayton workers already are.
- Dayton Daily News, February 2019
- Deliberate Downtime
- FABSHOP Magazine Direct, February 2019
- Making Robots "Tick" for Your Operations
- Fabricating & Metalworking, February 2019
- System Integration in the automotive industry
- Control Engineering, January 2019
- Why a Pre-Engineered Cell Could Be the Better Buy: Industrial Robot Costs
- Engineering.com, January 2019
- Well Handled Operations: An Easy Path to Profitability
- Fabricating & Metalworking, January 2019
- Simple Steps to VGR Implementation
- Quality Magazine, January 2019
2018
- The Smart Solution to End-of-Line Palletizing
- Canadian Packaging, December 2018
- Preparing for the "Holiday" Shutdown: Tips for Successful Robot Maintenance and Upgrades
- Manufacturing.Net, December 2018
- Time and Money: How Much Do Industrial Robots Cost?
- Engineering.com, December 2018
- Pack Expo International Breaks Attendance Records
- Beverage Industry, December 2018
- Robotic Innovations Ignite OEM Opportunities
- OEM, Winter 2018
- Buying a Robot
- FabShop Magazine Direct, December 2018
- Welding Sensors
- Today's Motor Vehicles, November/December 2018
- Robotic Simulation to Bridge the Skills Gap
- Fabricating & Metalworking, November/December 2018
- Robots Become More Collaborative, Intuitive and Capable
- Automation World, November 2018
- Get a Grip: End-of-Arm Tooling Considerations for Your Cobot
- Manufacturing AUTOMATION, November 2018
- Robots Reach Farther
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, November 2018
- Robotic Welding
- Shop Metalworking Technology, November 2018
- PMMI: Increased Investment in Automation Benefits Consumer Packaged Goods Companies
- Manufacturing.Net,October 2018
- An "Easy Button" for Robot Programming
- Packaging World,October 2018
- Common Sense
- Welding Productivity,October 2018
- Building a Robotic Workcell Champion
- Fabricating & Metalworking,October 2018
- Talking Pack Expo with Yaskawa Motoman
- Robotics Tomorrow,September 2018
- Cobot Arms, Grippers Offer Manufacturers Value at IMTS
- Robotics Business Review,September 2018
- At IMTS, Vendors Aim to Make Robot Control Easier
- Robotics Business Review,September 2018
- The Best Thing at IMTS 2018? You Probably Already Have It
- Industry Week,September 2018
- Championing Robotics
- FabShop Magazine Direct,September 2018
- Maximizing Welding Productivity Per Square Foot with Yaskawa America Inc.
- FFJournal, September 2018
- Down to the Wire
- Fabricating & Metalworking, September 2018
- IMTS Day 3 - Robotics and Interconnected Machining
- Engineering.com, September 2018
- Yaskawa Robotics Division at IMTS 2018
- Design World, September 2018
- Cobots and Other Robotic Arms
- Automotive Design & Production, September 2018
- How to Choose the Right Positioner for Your Robotic Welding Application
- Fabricating & Metalworking,September 2018
- Rising Through the Ranks: Entry-Level Jobs Paved the Way for Substantial Promotions
- IEEE USA InSight, August 2018
- Marion ground zero for Ohio's advanced robotics program
- Marion Star, August 2018
- Local robotics company, training center form manufacturing workforce partnership
- Dayton Business Journal, August 2018
- RAMTEC, Yaskawa Motoman partnership to put Ohio at the forefront of manufacturing industry
- The Morrow County Sentinel, August 2018
- Miami Valley business partnership aims to put Ohio at forefront of manufacturing industry
- WRGT FOX 45 News, August 2018
- New Ohio training program for advanced robotics to launch in 2019 school year
- ABC 6 News, August 2018
- Companies collaborating to build new types of robotics
- WDTN NBC 2 News, August 2018
- Miami Valley business partnership aims to put Ohio at forefront of manufacturing industry
- WKEF ABC 22 News, August 2018
- Simplified Programming of New Pallet Configurations
- Packaging World, August 2018
- Robotics Improve Snack and Bakery Packaging Operations
- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, August 2018
- Servo-Controlled Robotic Spot Guns More Compact than Fluid Powered
- Engineering.com, August 2018
- Robots, Reshoring and Redeployment
- Industrial Machinery Digest, August 2018
- Can-do Attitude
- Welding Productivity, August 2018
- Self-Integrating a Robotic Welding System
- Fabricating & Metalworking, August 2018
- Advanced Robotics, Turnkey Workcells, Collaborative Technology and More to Increase Productivity
- Fabricating & Metalworking, July 2018
- Eye Spy: The Basics of Robot Vision Systems
- Engineering.com, July 2018
- The Resurgence of Vision Guided Robotics
- Quality Magazine, July 2018
- The Right Fit: Retrofitting Automation Solutions for Future Success
- Manufacturing AUTOMATION, June 2018
- Robotic Guidelines for the Production of Safety Critical Welds
- Fabricating & Metalworking, June 2018
- Tight Quarters
- Welding Productivity, June 2018
- Tips for Successful Robotic Aluminum Welding
- The Welder, May/June 2018
- How to Pick, Pitch and Purchase Your First Industrial Robot
- Engineering.com, May 2018
- Cobots in Manufacturing
- Shop Metalworking Technology, May 2018
- Eliminate Tedious Programming on Robotic Palletizers
- OEM, Spring 2018
- Don't Spec a Welding Robot Until You've Done This
- Fabricating & Metalworking, May 2018
- Collaborative robot works safely with a human being and "turns" bartender at FEIMEC
- Avoz da Indústria, April 2018
- Are Robots Taking Our Jobs?
- Access, April 2018
- Taking Automation to a New Level with Advances in 3D Vision
- Advanced Manufacturing, April 2018
- The What, Why and How of Delta Robots
- Engineering.com, March 2018
- The New Relevance for Packaging Automation
- Food Manufacturing, March 2018
- National Robotics Week Sparking Student Interest in STEM Careers
- WDTN Channel 2 News, March 2018
- Controllers and Industrial PCs Get Smaller and Smarter
- Automation, March 2018
- Robotic ROI
- Welding Productivity, March 2018
- Don't Spec a Welding Robot Until You've Done This
- WeldFab Tech Times, February/March 2018
- Narrowing the Skills Gap
- Advanced Manufacturing, February 2018
- Automation Helps Product Handling Equipment Evolve
- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, February 2018
- Aye, Robot!
- Automotive Engineering, February 2018
- Yaskawa America Launches Online Robotic Welding Payback Calculator
- The Fabricator, February 2018
- The Robot Revolution: The New Age of Manufacturing | Moving Upstream
- Wall Street Journal, February 2018
- The Search for Better Trailer Welding
- Trailer Body Builders, January 2018
- Introducing Your First Robot
- Canadian Fabricating & Welding, January 2018
- Pack Expo Las Vegas 2017 Innovations Report
- Packaging World, January 2018
2017
- The State of Industrial Robots
- Industry Week, December 2017
- Industry Views: Filling the Skills Gap
- Efficient Plant, December 2017
- Artificial Intelligence-Driven Automation
- Automation World, December 2017
- Robotic Welding - A Thing of Beauty
- The Fabricator, December 2017
- Your Master Welder Can Program This Robot
- ENGINEERING.COM, December 2017
- The New Cobot on the Block: Yaskawa's HC10
- ENGINEERING.COM, November 2017
- FABTECH 2017: Scenes from the Show
- Trailer/Body Builders, November 2017
- FABTECH 2017 - Opening Day
- The Fabricator, November 2017
- FABTECH Preview
- Welding Productivity, October 2017
- Mobile Robots Deliver Material Handling Flexibility
- Automation World, October 2017
- Cloning Master Welders with Robotics
- Control Engineering, October 2017
- Robots Gain Optional Software
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, October 2017
- Robots, Shop Personnel Collaborate, Maximizing Synergy and Safety
- Advanced Manufacturing, September 2017
- Robots Get Mobile
- Assembly, September 2017
- The True Cost of Cobots
- Moldmaking Technology, September 2017
- Growing Wet Wipes Business Automates Case Packing, Palletizing
- Packaging World, August 2017
- FTC Head Wants to Study Artificial Intelligence
- FOX News, August 2017
- Food Just Got Faster
- Food Manufacturing, July/August 2017
- Robotic Piece Picking Tipping Point
- Modern Materials Handling, July 2017
- Lights Out!
- Modern Materials Handling, July 2017
- Versatile, Six-Axis Robots Growing in Popularity
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, June 2017
- Cloning Master Welders with Robotics
- Robotics Online, June 2017
- Upgrades to Collaborative Robots Bring Cost Savings
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, June 2017
- How Yaskawa Plans to Serve the Cobot Industry
- Cobots Guide, May 2017
- What Makes a Cobot?
- Cobots Guide, May 2017
- A Visit to a Robot Factory in Ohio
- The Atlantic, May 2017
- Robots, Humans Collaborate on Safety
- Control Engineering, May 2017
- The Vision for Robotic Vision
- Automation World, May 2017
- Automation is the Solution — Not the Problem — When it Comes to Job Creation
- Plastics Today, May 2017
- Yaskawa Motoman Enters Collaborative Robot Market with Motoman HC10
- Engineering.com, May 2017
- Robotics Company Shows Off How Newest Robot Works
- Fox 45 News, May 2017
- New Competition in the Workforce; Robots Taking Over Jobs in the Miami Valley
- Fox 45 News, May 2017
- LabDroids: How About Drug Discovery Faster, Better, Cheaper?
- Asian Robotics Review, April 2017
- The Robotmakers - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
- Robotics Online, April 2017
- Welding Robots Can Help with Skilled Worker Shortage
- Robotics Business Review, April 2017
- Cobots and Mobile Robots Stand Out at Automate 2017
- Machine Design, April 2017
- 8 Considerations for Collaborative Robots
- Packaging Digest, April 2017
- Hottest and Most Useful Robotic Technologies at Automate 2017
- Robotic Tips, April 2017
- Aluminum Welding
- Shop Metalworking Technology, April 2017
- What's New with Six-Axis Robots?
- Assembly, April 2017
- Robots, Humans Collaborate on Safety
- Plant Engineering, March 2017
- 42 companies empowering robots and humans to work side-by-side
- The Robot Report, March 2017
- At Automate 2017, Robots Will Rule
- Machine Design, March 2017
- The 2017 RBR50 List Names Robotics Industry Leaders, Innovators
- Robotics Business Review, March 2017
- Using Robotics to Cope with the Shortage of Welders
- Advanced Manufacturing Now Podcasts, March 2017
- How to Work Alongside a Robot
- Trailer Body Builders, March 2017
- Overcoming Obstacles with 3D Vision Technologies
- Fabricating & Metalworking, February 2017
- Robotic Welding Cells Helps Tank Manufacturer Bridge Welding Skills Gap
- The Fabricator, February 2017
- Product Handling Equipment Evolves to Address Product Changeover, Productivity
- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, February 2017
- Top 40 Robot Blogs and Websites on the Web
- Feedspot Blog, February 2017
- Sorting through the Details of an Automation Solution
- Mayo Clinic Insights, February 2017
- I, Cobot
- Welding Productivity, January 2017
- Automation + Jobs: Not a Zero-Sum Equation
- Automation World, January 2017
- The Smart Factory: Welding & Robotics Automation
- Fabricating & Metalworking, January 2017
2016
- Cobots Take Center Stage
- Fabricating & Metalworking, December 2016
- Programming Industrial Robots by Hand with Kinetiq Teaching
- ENGINEERING.COM, December 2016
- Robotic Palletizer Boosts Production, Prevents Injuries
- Industry Week, December 2016
- Top 10 New Fabricating Technologies
- Industrial Equipment News, November 2016
- An Easily Programmed Robot Arm Uses Industry Accepted PLC Add-On Instructions
- Packaging World, November 2016
- Need Welders? Automation Can Help!
- Practical Welding Today, November 2016
- STEM Education is Critical to a Vibrant Manufacturing Future
- Industry Week, October 2016
- The Robots are Coming!
- New Equipment Digest, October 2016
- The Winner of the Robot Battles Is...Coexistence
- Automation World, October 2016
- Manufacturers Struggle to Woo Software Developers
- The Wall Street Journal, October 2016
- Pharmaceutical Packaging: Getting Ahead of the Competition
- Packaging Strategies, October 2016
- The Mobile Cobots Are Coming
- Modern Machine Shop, October 2016
- A Wicked-Good Solution: Robotic Palletizer Doubles Production at Red Devil
- Packaging World, September 2016
- Collaborative Robots and Safety Hand in Hand
- Robotics Online, September 2016
- Forecasting the Future for Pharmacy Automation
- Healthcare Packaging, September 2016
- Case Study: Yaskawa Improves Turnaround Time and Accuracy for Automated Reference Lab
- Design World, August 2016
- Coming Soon: Robots for the Everyday Company
- Austin Business Journal, August 2016
- How aXatronics Robot Learned to Tie Ribbons on Chocolate Boxes
- Candy Industry, July 2016
- Robotic Bow-Tying System Adds Personal Touch to Chocolate Boxes
- Packaging World, July 2016
- A Lifelong Tinkerer Who’s Taking Robots to the People
- The New York Times, July 2016
- The Co-bots are Calling
- Automation World, June 2016
- Small Footprint, BIG Productivity
- Welding Productivity, May 2016
- Industrial Robot News Heats Up
- Automation World, April 2016
- Robot Projects Small Shop’s Progressive Attitude
- Canadian Fabricating & Welding, April 2016
- Robots and Humans – Let the Collaboration Begin
- NASA Tech Briefs, April 2016
- STEM students learn about importance of robots
- WDTN, April 2016
- Developing Manufacturing Workers Who Are Job-Ready on Day One
- Manufacturing Tomorrow, March 2016
- Executive Perspectives: Robotics
- NASA Tech Briefs, March 2016
- Industry Adapting to Collaborative Robots
- Automation World, March 2016
- Google’s Robot Rivals Are Thriving as Search Giant Sells
- Industry Week, March 2016
- Livestock Feed Maker Speeds up Changeover for Palletizing Operations
- Robotic Tips, March 2016
- User-Friendly and Adaptable: New Robotic Packers Move onto Production Lines
- Direct Industry E-Magazine, March 2016
- A Reason to Identify and Connect Talent
- Chief Learning Officer, February 2016
- Developing Manufacturing Workers Who Are Job-Ready on Day One
- Industry Week, February 2016
- Best Practices: Robot speeds process at Berry Plastics
- Plastics News, January 2016 -
2015
- Industrial Robotics Simplifying the Welding Process
- Engineering.com, December 2015
- From Stress to Success
- Dayton City Paper, November 2015
- Yaskawa Motoman pushes the edge of robotics field
- Dayton Daily News, November 2015
- Company creates robots of the future
- Dayton Daily News, October 2015
- Six-axis robots evolving into must-have equipment
- Plastics Machinery Magazine, October 2015
- How SMEs in the Know Win with Automation
- Robotics Online, October 2015
- Industrial robots now save time, money
- The Columbus Dispatch, October 2015
- Collaborative functionality in a robot space
- Packaging World, October 2015
- Yaskawa introduced its new motion control system of machines, at Pack Expo 2015
- el empaque, October 2015
- Teaching Robots to Weld
- Welding Productivity, September/October 2015
- Robot Controls Become More Intuitive
- The Molding Blog, September 2015
- Robots Working Eye to Eye with Humans
- Industry Week, September 2015
- Robots Enhance Packing & Palletizing Operations
- Packaging World, August 2015
- Automation advances
- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, August 2015
- Sinclair and Motoman sign workforce development deal
- Dayton Business Journal, August 2015
- Breaking down the robot-factory language barrier
- Robotics Tomorrow, August 2015
- Robots and Their Killer Moves
- Automation World, July 2015
- How Many Arms Should a Robot Have?
- The Wall Street Journal, June 2015
- A Robotic Approach to Refueling Satellites
- Design News, May 2015
- A Google-Backed Robot Exhibit Opens Thursday at the Museum of Science and Industry
- ChicagoInno, May 2015
- Robotic welder gives students more workforce value
- Brainerd Dispatch, May 2015
- 13 Automation Game Changers that Ease Engineering Tasks
- Packaging World, April 2015
- Adding Value with Robots
- Moldmaking Technology, April 2015
- Robots Start Getting Personal
- Automation World, April 2015
- Closing the Skills Gap in Automation: A Call for Action
- Robotics Online, April 2015
- Robot keeps operators safe in medical manufacturing
- Automation World, April 2015
- Transportation Industry - A Robust Target for Fabricating Technologies
- Fabricating Product News, April 2015
- Welding Automation
- Fabricating & Metalworking, March 2015
- Collaborative Robots Play Nice on the Floor
- Global Spec, March 2015
- Evana Automation Engineers Safety, Efficiency for Leading Medical Device Manufacturer
- Plastics Today, March 2015
- Robots Ready to Go Beyond the Norm
- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, March 2015
- People to Know: Robot Graff
- Columbus Business First, March 2015
- Yaskawa’s World of Warehouse Robots
- Material Handling & Logistics, March 2015
- Automate 2015
- Control & Robotics Laboratory, March 2015
- Automate 2015 Preview
- Red Orbit, March 2015
- So Much to See, So Little Time to See It
- Fabricating Product News, February 2015
- One and Only Automation Showcase for Robotics, Vision and Motion Control
- Robotics Online, February 2015
- Collaborative Robots Lend a Helping Hand
- Cutting Tool Engineering, January 2015
- Machine Vision Moves Industrial, Collaborative Robots
- Vision Online, January 2015
- Robotics 2015 and Beyond: Collaboration, Connectivity, Convergence
- Robotics Online, January 2015