OnRobot and FANUC will show purposes resembling machine tending in Dallas. Supply: OnRobot
Producers in North Texas face the identical struggles with hiring and retaining expert staff as firms worldwide, however robotics might help. OnRobot A/S plans to host an occasion in Dallas on Feb. 19 that it mentioned will carry sensible automation options on to the area’s manufacturing group.
Kristian Hulgard, OnRobot
“As one of many largest and fastest-growing manufacturing hubs within the nation, Dallas–Fort Price is feeling the pressure of right this moment’s labor market greater than most,” mentioned Kristian Hulgard, normal supervisor for the Americas at OnRobot. “Many producers listed below are operating robust order books however merely can’t discover sufficient expert operators, machinists, or technicians. This roadmap occasion is about exhibiting sensible, confirmed methods automation might help fill these gaps.”
Based in 2018, OnRobot was fashioned with the merger of three end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) firms: Notion Robotics, OptoForce, and OnRobot. The Odense, Denmark-based firm additionally acquired Purple Robotics in 2018 and Blue Workforce in 2019.
Texas producers have massive wants
Producers throughout North Texas are going through persistent hiring challenges. A scarcity of obtainable candidates and shortages of candidates with the appropriate technical expertise stay among the many high obstacles to hiring for producers, in line with the Federal Reserve Financial institution of Dallas’ Texas Enterprise Outlook Survey.
Many firms additionally reported elevated competitors for labor and rising wage pressures. These challenges are forcing producers to rethink how they preserve output, meet buyer demand, and scale operations, mentioned OnRobot.
The supplier of {hardware} and software program for collaborative purposes mentioned its grippers might help producers optimize processes resembling palletizing, choose and place, sanding, and screwdriving.
OnRobot affords firsthand have a look at purposes
On the “Construct your Automation Roadmap” occasion, attendees will see reside demonstrations of FANUC robotic arms outfitted with OnRobot EOAT for frequent purposes resembling machine tending, materials dealing with, meeting, packaging, and high quality inspection.
Automation consultants will likely be available to share real-world expertise in robotics, tooling, and integration. Their objective is to assist producers transfer from curiosity to assured implementation, the firm mentioned.
Brent Lindell, FANUC America
Kristian Hulgard, normal supervisor, Americas, at OnRobot, will ship a gap keynote on macrotrends affecting U.S. automation progress, why adoption is accelerating throughout manufacturing, and what it means for Dallas operations.
Brent Lindell, district supervisor at FANUC America, will present reside demonstrations of FANUC robots, figuring out the sensible method to the automation journey.
Ruben Lanz, Adaptive Imaginative and prescient and Robotics
Ruben Lanz, vice chairman at Adaptive Imaginative and prescient and Robotics, will clarify how the appropriate elements, sourcing technique, and distribution assist can preserve automation initiatives on monitor.
Derrell Guillory, AWC
Derrell Guillory, technical account supervisor at AWC, will focus on why system integration issues, how integrators add worth, and methods to scale back threat whereas accelerating deployment.
Registration together with lunch is free, however house is proscribed. To be taught extra, go to:
https://en.onrobot.data/industrial_openhouse
