Inobvious Automation
Improvement to manufacturing will come from addressing inefficiencies we do not currently see. Until then, we underestimate manufacturing’s potential.
Think “machining automation,” and the image that comes to mind might resemble this month’s cover (image at right). Using a robot to load parts and an indexer to reorient them represent two obvious cases of automation within machining. This picture was taken at Straitline Components, subject of this article.
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