Automation Industry Articles
Robotics In Automotive Manufacturing
As technology advances, automation continues to improve manufacturing processes in the automotive industry. We’re seeing advantages including improved quality, increased capacity, lower production costs and more. Since the 1980s, robotics in automotive manufacturing...
Exploring Tesla’s Unique Electric Vehicle Drivetrain
How is Tesla’s drivetrain different when compared to other electric vehicles? Even though electric vehicles account for a mere 2% of car sales worldwide, there is stiff competition between vehicle manufacturers to produce the best electric car. Below, we will discuss...
RoboTape at FoamExpo | Adhesives & Bonding Expo
This week you’ll find Innovative Automation at FoamExpo Connect | Adhesives & Bonding Expo Connect 2020. We’ll be introducing RoboTape, our patent-pending automatic tape system for feeding and installing adhesive-backed tapes, to the foam and adhesives industry....
Eliminate Bottlenecks and Create Efficiencies with RoboTape
Identifying bottlenecks in your manufacturing line is a vital step in maintaining production plan timelines. Invariably there will be one portion of your production line that is slower than others, and often this bottleneck will migrate as the line adapts. When the...
Adapting to Manufacturing Challenges with Innovative Automation
It’s been an unpredictable year so far, especially for the manufacturing and automation sector. As COVID-19 became a reality to North America in early March, many manufacturing companies were faced with the decision of slowing production to a halt or re-tooling to...
How to Pivot Your Business Through an Innovative Culture – Interview
Recently, Sandboxcentre.com spoke with Zac Cutt, a Research & Development Mechanical Engineer & Designer at Innovative Automation about what it takes to pivot a business, especially during a crisis like COVID-19. Zac is on the forefront of Innovative...
The History, Importance, and Use of Plastics in Automobiles
Plastics have been used widely in vehicle claddings to improve fuel efficiency by making vehicles lighter and reducing corrosion due to salt and water on metal surfaces. Although plastics have been used for decades both externally and internally, many automotive...
The Future Of Manufacturing: Automotive Automation
Automotive automation technology is constantly advancing. The advancement of additional technologies such as 3D printed parts and incorporation of precise robotic line workers means that auto manufacturers have come to rely on high outputs and minimal downtime -...
What’s in Store for Manufacturing in 2020?
The manufacturing industry worldwide is seeing a large amount of growth, and many predictions say this momentum will continue. Much of this increase can be contributed to the adoption of automation and new technologies that not only simplify processes but speed...