Market trends and business perspectives
by Sam Francis
Rethink Robotics, which is now part of the Hahn Group, has launched a new version of its collaborative robot, Sawyer.
The Sawyer Black Edition is now available for pre-order and will be presented for the first time at K 2019 in Düsseldorf.
The new hardware update comes one year after the takeover of Rethink Robotics’ assets by Hahn Group. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics launches Sawyer Black Edition
by Anna
Rethink Robotics outlines what manufacturers need to think about when making the leap into the world of cobots
Collaborative robots, or cobots, are providing manufacturers of all sizes with the capability to automate more than ever before. We know that getting up and running with a cobot quickly is a priority, to see results as soon as possible.
We’ve spent a lot of time in our customers’ factories, and many of our team members came from the manufacturing world themselves.
[Read more…] about Rethink Robotics: 5 tips for getting started with collaborative robots
by Anna
Cox Container, LLC, a plastics blow moulding manufacturer, has deployed Rethink Robotics‘ Sawyer robot at its Troy, Alabama, USA, facility to address challenges associated with labour shortages and offering high quality jobs to its workers.
Cox Container, LLC, currently operates several blow molders, 24 hours per day in its 73,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.
Cox Container accommodates custom orders, so adaptability from both human workers and machines is a critical need as the company shifts between high-volume, low-mix and low-volume, high-mix models.
[Read more…] about Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer bridges workforce gaps at Cox Container
by Sam Francis
Plastic Molded Concepts, a plastics injection molding manufacturer, has installed Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer robot at its Eagle, Wisconsin facility to drive business growth and offer high-quality jobs for workers. (See video below.)
Rethink claims that PMC has found that using Sawyer “increases throughput efficiency and job quality” in its facility.
PMC has turned to automation to boost the productivity of its 38 molding machines. As a first step, Sawyer is making parts for a pressure gauge.
Larry Floyd, president at PMC, says: “We qualify our success in terms of efficiency, and there’s no better solution to efficiency than automation. [Read more…] about PMC ‘increases efficiency and quality’ with Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer
by Sam Francis
Rethink Robotics says its collaborative robot Sawyer augments human efforts by taking on tedious tasks like circuit board testing, quality control
Rethink Robotics, a provider of collaborative robots for the manufacturing industry, has seen significant collaborative robot adoption by leading electronics manufacturers.
The company says manufacturers are “increasingly choosing Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer to increase productivity and relieve employees from performing repetitive tasks”.
Sawyer is characterized by intelligent force control, which enables the precise and appropriate use of force when handling electronic components, fragile parts and high-quality accessories. [Read more…] about Electronics industry increasingly relies on collaborative robots to boost productivity, says Rethink Robotics
by Sam Francis
Company says Sawyer will now be able to produce real-time robot performance and manufacturing data
Rethink Robotics has released Intera 5.2, an expansion of its “first-of-its-kind” Intera software platform which provides critical data insights about its Sawyer industrial robot to manufacturers in real time.
Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer gives operators and line managers valuable data at a glance, including metrics such as cycle time, part count, speed and force – data that has never before been available through a single collaborative robot vendor.
The new feature, Intera Insights, displays key performance indicators via a customizable dashboard on the robot’s on-board display, making it accessible directly on the factory floor. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics launches new software for Sawyer industrial robot
by Sam Francis
Rethink Robotics’ collaborative robot Sawyer is being utilised by Spanish electronics manufacturer to achieve higher levels of consistency
P4Q, a Spanish manufacturer of electronic products and systems, says it has increased production throughput by 25 percent by deploying smart, adaptable automation on the factory floor.
Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer is testing printed circuit boards and driving improvements in process consistency that are resulting in better part quality and overall production output, says the company.
P4Q has been looking to automate more of its factory for many years to improve efficiency and consistency, but traditional caged robots were unappealing due to high costs and employee safety concerns. [Read more…] about P4Q ‘increases productivity, improves part quality’ with Rethink’s Sawyer industrial robot
by Sam Francis
Challenged with a hard-to-find human workforce, family owned company brings in a robot
Family-owned furniture manufacturer Moduform has given a job to Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer collaborative robot at its Fitchburg, Massachusetts facility.
Faced with a shortage of workers, Moduform brought in Sawyer to fill that gap.
The company says utilising the collaborative robot is also helping to improve innovation, create better jobs for existing employees and meet market demands in the furniture manufacturing industry. [Read more…] about Moduform puts Rethink Robotics collaborative robot to work making furniture
Tennplasco, a plastic injection molding company, says it solved its labor shortage and met its return on investment just three and a half months after integrating Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer into its Lafayette, Tennessee facility.
The company says it has increased its productivity and efficiency, giving it a competitive advantage in the injection molding market. [Read more…] about Tennplasco invests in Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer Robot and sees return in under four months
DHL has invested in four new Sawyer robots in order to evaluate the solution as part of its robotics research and development programme.
The company describes the purchase of the Sawyer robots as “the first step” in its robotics deployment journey.
DHL says the collaborative robots will be flexibly used across its 19 contract packing, or “co-packing”, and production logistics centres across the UK and Ireland region. [Read more…] about DHL invests in four new Sawyer collaborative robots from Rethink Robotics
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