Dean Elkins

Dean Elkins is the segment leader, material handling at Yaskawa America Inc. – Motoman Robotics Division. Email dean.elkins@motoman.com.

Articles by Dean Elkins

Robotic Machine Tending for Optimized Operations

Yaskawa, Yaskawa America, Motoman, Yaskawa Motoman, automation, robotics, robots, machining, metal forming, metalforming, fabrication, fabricating

An increasing number of facilities are using flexible, portable robot platforms, which can be maneuvered throughout a factory to perform tasks. By robotically automating one or more elements on the shop floor, machine shops can not only increase productivity and OEE, but also realize a better ROI.

Finding Balance: Robotic Machine Tending Tips

Robotic automation of machine tending can add value to operations in more ways than one. By considering these concepts and combining best practices with high performance robots and peripherals, operational inefficiencies will diminish, paving the way for a more productive future.

Well Handled Operations: An Easy Path to Profitability

Shops are revisiting the use of material handling robots or human-collaborative robot (cobot) utilization for fulfilling diverse tasks with efficiency and accuracy – two things that are sometimes hard to find in human workers because of the growing skills gap.

Industry News

Sandvik Coromant to Present “The Cutting Edge of Connectivity” at IMTS 2024

Industry expert Jeff Rizzie looks at the future of machining with sensorized tooling in educational session at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show

Greenerd Press & Machine Company, Greenerd To Highlight Innovative Hydraulic Press Solutions Including Automation, Custom Applications at IMTS, International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) Booth #135304, designs and builds custom hydraulic presses with automation solutions, large aluminum pressure vessels, Greenerd deep-draw press with a 76-inch stroke, Jerry Letendre, two-press production cell, pallet staging area, detects and rejects any double-blanks, transfers the blank to a fully integrated and automated blank lube station

Greenerd To Highlight Innovative Hydraulic Press Solutions Including Automation, Custom Applications at IMTS

Greenerd will be highlighting the company’s extensive hydraulic press and automation capabilities at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) Booth #135304 located in the Fabricating Pavilion, East Hall in McCormick Place, Chicago IL from Sept 9 – 14, 2024.

Flex Machine Tools, Tapping, Drilling, Balancing, , International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) Booth #135204, FlexArm REM-24D Electronic Tapping Arm, Multi-Position Head, REM-24D Tapping Arm, 7/8" (22 mm), FlexArm Mag Drill Arm, ergonomic Mag Drill Arm, B-33-RG Balance Arm, FlexArm Part Manipulator, Flex Machine Tools

Flex Machine Tools to Highlight Range of Advanced, Ergonomic Tapping, Drilling, Balancing and Material Handling Arms at IMTS 2024

The flexible FlexArm REM-24D Electronic Tapping Arm with a Multi-Position Head that allows quick and easy switches between vertical and horizontal tapping.

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