A look at automation equipment in manufacturing that employs technology and programmable devices, systems and tools to operate and manage production processes, including robots, cobots, molding cells, part pickers and end-of-arm-tooling. Absolute Robot, Inc. 508.792.4305 www.absoluterobot.com Absolute Robot, Inc. (ARI), Worcester, Massachusetts, supplies full-servo 3-, … [Read more...] about Technology Focus: Automation Equipment
Enews May 2025
Don’t Fail with 2025 Business Resolutions
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Business The second Friday of January is known as Quitters’s Day – the day by which most people have abandoned their New Year’s Resolutions. I’m definitely guilty of making a grand proclamation, sticking with it for a few days and then getting distracted or overwhelmed or just plain tired. But human beings make these … [Read more...] about Don’t Fail with 2025 Business Resolutions
AMR, DFM, EOAT, SCADA: Acronyms that Spell Advanced Manufacturing
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business Two MAPP member companies recently have implemented new production floor innovations, employing automated manufacturing elements that work seamlessly together as important pieces of today’s smart manufacturing puzzle. Flambeau, Inc. and Hoffer Plastics each zeroed in on production lines at their plants with the aim of reducing manual … [Read more...] about AMR, DFM, EOAT, SCADA: Acronyms that Spell Advanced Manufacturing