The #1 reason customers invest in collaborative robots
The answer might not be what you think. There are a lot of romantic notions about what a collaborative robot application is supposed to look like – especially if you are talking with a cobot manufacturer. Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of cobots and human...
SIDOOR Automatic Door Controls
Safe, automatic door operation on industrial machines has continued to be a challenge for manufacturing plants. Customer feedback has indicated, if a door was automated at all, past solutions involving pneumatic pistons prove to be unsafe, unreliable and require lots...
Case Study: Clever use of standard tools leads to palletizing success
A local food manufacturer approached PCC Robotics with a challenging palletizing application including two major hurdles. The first issue was to find a way to grip the product reliably without leaving any marks or crushing the surface. Secondly, due to the product...
A Closer Look: Deburring with PCC Robotics
As more and more manufacturers look to automation to solve labor efficiency issues, secondary operations such as deburring are getting a lot of attention. Often times these secondary operations are a bottle neck in the production process. This puts a real...
Case Study: Medical device manufacturer, Metal Craft, improves labor efficiency through robotic automation
Metal Craft, a Minnesota based manufacturer serving the medical device industry, had a need to address labor efficiency in their precision machining area. These skilled machinists’ time needed to be used more effectively and efficiently. Automation was a clear...