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Robotics have come a long way since the first industrial robot was installed at General Motors. Denise Ebenhoech, Regional Head of Advanced Robotics Applications at KUKA Robotics, sits down with Chris Mahar, Associate Editor, to discuss recent developments within mobile robots. From cleans rooms to job shops to moving entire airplane assemblies, autonomous mobile robots are helping manufacturers succeed in today’s advanced manufacturing landscape.

As in other industries, U.S. forming and fabricating companies are experiencing a critical shortage of skilled labor. In this SME Media podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Robert Tessier, National Director of Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Airgas about the skills gap in the forming and fabricating industry; changes needed in the education system to fill the need for skilled labor; how automation factors into efforts to reduce the skills gap; and efforts at Airgas to develop workers for manufacturing operations, including a special program for military veterans.

For three decades, Darin Gray has spent his days teaching young people to share ideas, learn cool stuff, and above all, make a difference

Meeting demand in a consistent, cost-effective manner requires balance and good forecasting. But sometimes it takes a little more due diligence to uncover the best way to increase throughput or meet rising demand.

ABB Robotics expands manufacturing and training capabilities at Auburn Hills, Mich., facility.

New skills are required, and new roles created, through automation solutions

Advanced automated setups require a high level of integration and data sharing

It’s time to rethink manufacturing and the role our workforce (or lack thereof) plays in its success.

Visibility, uptime, profits, and part quality: why a networked manufacturing floor is no longer a nice-to-have