by Ben Wiley | Dec 18, 2019 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Industry 5.0, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics
Pinsetter. Telegraphist. Typist. Those jobs are gone, obsoleted by advances in technology. But where are the marauding hordes of unemployed pinsetters? Well there aren’t any. They all went on to something else. Maybe they’re now web designers or Instagram...
by Ed Wiley | Jun 13, 2018 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Industry 5.0, Manufacturing Business, Robotics, US Manufacturing
It was less than two years ago when we published an article about Industry 4.0 and its role in metal fabrication. Now, in what seems like the blink of an eye, there is talk of Industry 5.0. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let’s do a quick review. The...
by Ben Wiley | Jul 12, 2017 | Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Robotics
Until recently, robots in the workplace were mainly some large mechanical device programmed to do a particular repetitive task. In the interest of safety, these robots would be kept in some sort of cage, away from direct contact with human coworkers. All of this is...
by Ben Wiley | Jul 3, 2017 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication, Robotics
For years, many fabrication companies have been caught living in the past. There are reasons for this, many of them very logical. Aging ownership, management, and a skilled workforce reaching retirement age, for example. There were also huge investments made in...
