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7 Things to Avoid When Using Screw Assembly Automation

Screw assemblies are extremely common in an assembly line. Over the course of a single shift, for example, operators can easily be fastening over 5,000 screws even when the number of screws per part is less than a dozen.

You might feel like you could just "throw" some automation at the problem. Maybe a conventional automated assembly machine sounds good? Maybe you're already thinking about using a robot?

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 22, 2022 in Automation. 5 min read time
7 Things to Avoid When Using Screw Assembly Automation

Screw assemblies are extremely common in an assembly line. Over the course of a single shift, for example, operators can easily...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 22, 2022
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Automated Screwdriving: Is My Task Really Suitable?

Screwdriving is the second-most common assembly task. But it is also a tiresome job with many problems when done manually....

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 15, 2022
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What's the Best Way to Apply Food Processing Automation?

You want to start using automation for your food processing process… but what is the best way to start using the technology?

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Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jan 11, 2022
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How to Find the Right Logistics Automation System for You

Are you feeling pressure to adopt more automation? It can be hard to know which logistics automation system is the right one...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Nov 26, 2021
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You Want to Automate Now—Really?!
      A fews months ago, we pulled the emergency brake on the world economy. After a few weeks of crisis management and making a...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 04, 2020
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10 Steps to Automate a Finishing Process

Looking back to only a year ago, automate finishing applications with a cobot was something that only robotics experts were...

David Maltais
By David Maltais
on Mar 05, 2020
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Want to Produce Locally? Reshoring Is Easy and Thriving

The offshoring bubble appears to be deflating. Now, more than ever, businesses are looking for ways to move operations...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Nov 07, 2019
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Preparing your factory for the workforce of the future

Automation, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are transforming the modern-day factory. High on the list of...

Philip Fine
By Philip Fine
on Oct 22, 2019
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How to Determine the Processes that Need Automation?

Humans and machines are already working side by side to build and maintain a more efficient manufacturing infrastructure. But...

Mariane Davids
By Mariane Davids
on Sep 24, 2019
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