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How I Have Failed to Implement my First Robot in Time

I recently implemented my first robot on our production line. We made a lot of mistakes but at the end of the day everything was working out. I now want to use my experience, errors and successes and give them to people willing to implement their first robot flawlessly.

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Nov 07, 2017 7:00 AM. 4 min read time
 
How I Have Failed to Implement my First Robot in Time

I recently implemented my first robot on our production line. We made a lot of mistakes but at the end of the day everything...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Nov 07, 2017 7:00 AM
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Who is Lean Robotics For?

Is Lean Robotics for you? Who can use Lean Robotics? Here are eight examples of people who can use it!

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Nov 06, 2017 7:00 AM
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How to Create an Efficient Robot Cell with 5S

How can you ensure your robot cell will be effective and efficient? By applying the 5S Approach! It's just like cleaning your...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Oct 24, 2017 7:00 AM
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Increasing Productivity in Manufacturing: Optimizing the Cost of Raw Materials

While raw materials are usually an easy target to cost reduction and optimization, you should look at the other variables...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Oct 18, 2016 7:00 AM
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Increasing Productivity in Manufacturing: Optimizing Energy Consumption

Another factor that you probably want to look at to improve your productivity is your energy consumption. Of course, some...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Sep 29, 2016 7:00 AM
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Increasing Productivity in Manufacturing: Optimizing the Production Layout

Another key aspect to increasing productivity is making sure production flows smoothly. One of the many aspects ensuring this...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Sep 21, 2016 7:00 AM
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Increasing Productivity in Manufacturing: Maximizing Machine Runtime

Another important factor that you want to look at is your machine runtime. It is important that your machines are running as...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Sep 15, 2016 7:00 AM
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Increasing Productivity in Manufacturing: Quality Control

Quality control is another factor that you want to look at when analyzing productivity in your plant. I would say that there...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Sep 05, 2016 7:00 AM
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Increasing Productivity in Manufacturing: Optimizing Labor Costs

Since your goal is to increase production; you are going to try to keep your labor costs as low as possible. There are several...

Karine Simard
By Karine Simard
on Aug 31, 2016 7:00 AM
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