Robotics

Labor Shortage Got You Down? Meet M.A.C ™

Labor Shortage Got You Down? Meet M.A.C ™

Currently, one of the biggest challenges for any manufacturer is finding and keeping employees. It’s no secret the manufacturing industry was hit hard by the labor shortage. According to a report from Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, the COVID-19 Pandemic resulted in the loss of over 820,000 manufacturing jobs.  Nearly 500,000 jobs remain unfilled today. […]

IoT Retrofits – The Keys to Success

When New Machines Have a Voice, What Will Old Machines Do?   53 Posted by IoT Team on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Last year, PwC found that 85 percent of U.S. manufacturers are already delivering, or planning to deliver, products with IoT capabilities. Considering the promise of IoT, this should come as no surprise. Manufacturers, including Parker, are moving […]

What is Robotic Machine Tending?

What is Robotic Machine Tending?

Most machine tending is done by humans. Machine shops use their human workforce to load and unload machines and to restart the program once the finished part is out of the way. The tasks are often repetitive, and as qualified workers are becoming harder and harder to find, companies are utilizing robotic machine tending to […]

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