by David Henderson | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog
The continued rise of collaborative robots (cobots) was apparent at the Automate Show in June. “Integration light,” a new term for deploying cobots, emphasizes the difference between deploying cobots and traditional industrial robots for factory automation....
by David Henderson | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog
In our last post, we discussed how to calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) for a Q-Span Workstation based on labor savings alone. Now we will discuss one of the biggest sources of error in those calculations. By calculating ROI based on labor savings alone, we...
by David Henderson | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog
How do you calculate the return on investment (ROI) of implementing a Q-Span Workstation, with a collaborative robot, to automate small-part measurements? While automation delivers value in many ways, it’s common to calculate ROI based on labor savings alone. When we...
by David Henderson | Oct 30, 2020 | Blog
“We are in the early innings of a technology-driven, decade-long investment cycle centered on data and digitalization that allows businesses to gain insights, improve business outcomes, and drive productivity…the transition to the ‘Data Era’ is accelerating...
by David Henderson | Oct 19, 2020 | Application Notes
Follow metrology best practices to maximize the precision of automated part measurements with a Q-Span Workstation When making manual caliper measurements, the quality of your data depends on good metrology practices. The same is true when you automate measurement...