The fourth industrial revolution has arrived. Get on board or get left behind

Industry 4.0 is coming to manufacturing like a bullet train. To keep up, manufacturing will need to take advantage of new and enhanced products across all segments. This Ask the Expert addresses the challenges and offers solutions to the ever-evolving complexity of modern manufacturing by discussing advanced robot transfer units (RTUs).

Advanced RTUs are units with an additional axis of operation (a 7th axis). With 7th axis support, capabilities such as machining long grooves, adding pin striping or working large workpieces such as fairings, aeronautical structures, or turbine blades become possible.
As well, adding the 7th axis to a 6-axis robot means smaller, less expensive, and fewer robots are needed to handle tasks that previously required larger or multiple robots. Further, these RTUs can support Industry 4.0 automation and can be customized to perform movements that six-axis RTUs cannot. This translates into a better bottom line and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

Read this Ask the Expert to learn how to contain costs, enhance robotic capabilities, and advance manufacturing environments.

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