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From Manual Gages to Robotic Calipers: Who, Why and How
Session at World Conference on Quality and Improvement (WCQI) presents practical steps for evaluating and implementing QC automation New Scale Robotics CEO David Henderson presents a conference session at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement (WCQI) May...
Thought Leaders in Automation: Why quality has come of age to be automated
New Scale Robotics CEO David Henderson was featured in the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) "Thought Leaders in Automation" series. David explores a range of topics including why he believes that quality has come of age and needs to be automated, why New...
Seven things you should know about New Scale Robotics
1. We know motion New Scale Robotics is a division of New Scale Technologies, an innovative company making compact micro-mechatronic solutions for precision motion motion - anything from lenses in smart phones, to fiber optics in telescopes, to neural probes in brain...
UR and New Scale Robotics tackle quality as electronics manufacturing accelerates
The Q-Span Workstation Kit was featured in a recent post, “How to Succeed When the Pace of Electronics Manufacturing Continues to Accelerate” on the Universal Robots blog. Universal Robots says it’s no surprise that the electronics industry has enthusiastically...
Q-Span Workstation Online Demo
We offer live, interactive demonstrations of the Q-Span Workstation, using online meeting tools when in-person is not possible. Contact us for a private demo tailored to your specific interests. Or watch this live demonstration, recorded at a recent UR...
Harnessing Innovation in Manufacturing: The Robot Industry Podcast
New Scale Robotics CEO David Henderson recently joined Carl Vause, past CEO of Soft Robotics, and Jim Beretta on the Robot Industry Podcast. They explore, from their own experiences and industry examples, how companies can use innovation as a strategic differentiator...
Adding Inspection to Machine Tending Improves Output and Quality
In our keynote at the Universal Robots Cobot Expo on Machine Tending, we showed how collaborative robots can do QC inspection while performing machine tending functions. We demonstrated how this improves output and quality. Watch this recorded keynote presentation to...
New Scale Robotics featured in UR “Quality Matters” white paper
New Scale Robotics was featured in the new Universal Robots white paper: Improving Quality with Cobots - Deploy Advanced Quality, Inspection and Metrology Applications, Today. The new Universal Robots (UR) White Paper explains why New Scale Robotics chose the UR cobot...
Beyond ROI to Value Creation
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...
Calculating ROI for a Q-Span Workstation
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...