June 23, 2020

What Did I Learn from the MicroMasters Principles of Manufacturing Program by MIT

This article is a review of the MicroMasters Degree "Principles of Manufacturing" offered by MIT. The course does an excellent job of introducing the basic, timeless rules that govern manufacturing. The knowledge is a good gateway to the introduction of the newest technologies related to Industry 4.0.
January 14, 2021

Technological Development in Manufacturing. Mega Trends, Part 1.

Technological development in the manufacturing sector is the first megatrend that supports further automation and digitalization. The increasing availability of computing power has given birth to many new technologies such as advanced robotics, the industrial internet of things, additive manufacturing, AI and ML, advanced analytics, machine vision, virtual and augmented reality, blockchain, etc. This article shows the significant strength of this trend. Everyone working in manufacturing should at least be aware of it.
February 16, 2021

Technological Development in Manufacturing: Advanced Industrial Robots. Mega Trends, Part 2.

The development of adaptability, ease of programming, and integration will give rise to what is termed advanced robotics. Advanced robotics systems will transform industrial operations. Compared with conventional robots, advanced robots have а superior perception, integrability, adaptability, and mobility. Taken together, these improvements mean that advanced robots will be able to perform many more tasks more economically than the previous generation of automated systems.
July 20, 2021

Industrial Robot Handling Valve Bags

The Siviko Bag Application Robot system is an excellent automated solution for the bagging process of valve bags. It is fast, flexible, compact in size and easy to use. It can work with all types of filling machines and with many different types of valve bags. This makes it a universal solution across many industries and products that use valve bags for packaging.