VIDEO: How SMEs to Tier Ones Can Overcome Challenges in Automating Manual Processes

Finding the right integrator is essential to efficiently automate applications from medical to aerospace.

Automation of machining processes looks simple on the surface – a robot loads a part, the gate closes, the machine does its thing and the machine unloads the part. However, the process is a lot more complex than just that.

How manufacturers can automate with turnkey systems is a challenge that manufactures across America are facing more and more often.

In the video above, we speak with Mark Rentschler, director of marketing at Makino, about how finding the right integrator can solve this problem.

Rentschler also divulges how manufacturers can overcome the challenges in going from a manual process to a fully automated one and what kind technology may be best for SMEs looking to automate horizontal machining centers.

For more information on Makino, visit their website.

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James Anderton

Jim Anderton is the Director of Content for ENGINEERING.com. Mr. Anderton was formerly editor of Canadian Metalworking Magazine and has contributed to a wide range of print and on-line publications, including Design Engineering, Canadian Plastics, Service Station and Garage Management, Autovision, and the National Post. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and part design for a Tier One automotive supplier.