SME.org, Aug 29, 2023
By Alan Hiken, COO, Kane Robotics
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For composites manufacturing teams, sanding helicopter blades, commercial aircraft interior panels or other precision parts is tedious, dirty and repetitive work. The job is tough on employees and one that hard-to-find labor is not eager to take or keep.
However, these types of mundane sanding, grinding and finishing tasks can now be delegated to collaborative robots (cobots) that work alongside humans, freeing up teams to get on with the business of manufacturing.
Not only do cobots perform the time-consuming tasks that humans don’t want to do, but they are also relatively low-cost, lightweight and quickly operational—unlike traditional automation systems with expensive setup requirements.
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Automating dull and dirty processes with collaborative robotic solutions
