Session Descriptions
San Jose Sessions - November 29, 9am - 5pm PT
Solving Business Challenges with Cobots
This presentation will provide an overview of common manufacturing challenges and demonstrate how collaborative automation systems bring performance improvements to address these difficulties.
Cobots are helping solve labor shortages, machine downtime poor part quality, and floorspace limitations - even the ability to quote large orders.
Join us for an introduction to the business case for cobot automation. In addition to these business trends and cobot installation strategies, we will share the stories of real manufacturers who successfully deployed collaborative automation systems in their manual processes to expand business and increase productivity.
Primary topics include:
- The top manufacturing challenges and how UR cobots provide solutions
- Successful automation strategies for high-mix, low-volume job shops
- Real-world case studies of machine shops boosting productivity with collaborative robots
AI in Machine Tending
Manufacturers working with machined parts are increasingly turning to new classes of small footprint, lightweight collaborative robots to load and unload their machines. Cobots from Universal Robots are ideally suited to automate press brakes, CNC, injection molding and more.
Attendees will:
- Learn the business benefits of AI powered cobots in machine tending
- Discover how recent innovations in cobot installation, pre-integrated peripherals, and quick redeployment strategies, increase uptime and overall productivity in machining
- Explore where they should implement cobot automation to improve productivity and quality in their facility.
Build Your Automation Game Plan: Tools to Prioritize Winning Robot Projects
Automation technologies have progressed to the point where the majority of manufacturing businesses have multiple processes that are ready for robotic automation. But with so many business challenges driving automation, and so many different components, tools, and robot models contributing to automated systems, how can businesses prioritize what processes to automate first?
In this session we will unveil UR's new Application Evaluation Tool. This interactive form organizes environmental and personnel factors, as well as installation, programming, and operating considerations that add time and complexity to an automation project. Manufacturers can compare processes side by side and determine which potential automation projects will deploy into full production most quickly and deliver fast ROI.
Attendees will be able to:
- Recognize the five factors that drive complexity in automation projects
- Explore how to mitigate risk factors and identify a smooth deployment strategy
- Strategize a scalable automation plan for your facility driven by ROI
- Receive the free Application Evaluation Tool to get started
Leveraging AI to Maximize Cobot Efficiency
Recent advancements in AI have enabled collaborative robots to precisely execute tasks in dynamically changing workspaces, enabling operations to run more smoothly, efficiently, and productively.
In this session, Universal Robots will describe and demonstrate how AI-powered cobots can increase productions, decrease cost, and shorten cycle times in today's high-tech manufacturing environments. Video case study examples will show how AI leverages billions of hours of interactive machine-learned practices to intelligently direct cobots in manufacturing, production, and engineering.
AI Vision Guided Robotics
Apera AI's goal is to make manufacturing more productive by providing robots with human-like vision intelligence and speed. This technology can be used in applications such as bin picking, packaging, assembly, kitting, and sorting within multiple industries.
In this session you will learn about Apera AI's 4D Vision for Robots. This core technology is built around proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies that control robotic pose estimation and path planning, and object recognition.
The difference in performance of Apera is measurable in a lower total vision cycle time, as low as 0.3 seconds (3Hz). This performance metric includes the ability to handle objects with shapes and finishes previously considered "impossible", such as clear, shiny, or highly similar objects. These operations occur under ambient light and without significant investment in cameras, lighting, sensors, and fixtures.
Beat the Skilled Welder Shortage
Metal fabrication businesses are increasingly adopting automation to alleviate the skilled welder shortage. Small businesses in particular need flexible tools to sustain throughput in low-volume, high-mix production environments. Luckily, collaborative robots – easy to program, fast to deploy – are not only bridging the gap in the labor shortage but are boosting productivity, and typically reach ROI within a year.
Come learn more about the basic considerations when deploying cobots for welding applications, common product configurations and ROI scenarios, and share real case studies of metal fab shops utilizing cobots.
Top Three Paths to Cobot Deployment
You've probably heard how easy cobots are to program and how they can be up and running in your plant 4 weeks from order date. But just how easy are they to install yourself? If you need help, what are your options and what factors should be considered when making the decision?
In this session you will learn how you can increase productivity in your small to medium-sized manufacturing facility by deploying UR cobots. In this webinar, you will learn the pros and cons of the three main paths to automation integration and hear success stories for each to help you decide which option is right for you.
Attendees will:
- Familiarize themselves with cobot basics
- Learn the different types of project execution partners available when automating
- Discover key factors when choosing an integration partner
- Hear success stories of cobot projects done via the various integration types
Costa Mesa Sessions - December 1, 9am - 5pm PT
Solving Business Challenges with Cobots
This presentation will provide an overview of common manufacturing challenges and demonstrate how collaborative automation systems bring performance improvements to address these difficulties.
Cobots are helping solve labor shortages, machine downtime poor part quality, and floorspace limitations - even the ability to quote large orders.
Join us for an introduction to the business case for cobot automation. In addition to these business trends and cobot installation strategies, we will share the stories of real manufacturers who successfully deployed collaborative automation systems in their manual processes to expand business and increase productivity.
Primary topics include:
- The top manufacturing challenges and how UR cobots provide solutions
- Successful automation strategies for high-mix, low-volume job shops
- Real-world case studies of machine shops boosting productivity with collaborative robots
High-Throughput Machine Tending
Manufacturers working with machined parts are increasingly turning to new classes of small footprint, lightweight collaborative robots to load and unload their machines. Cobots from Universal Robots are ideally suited to automate press brakes, CNC, injection molding and more.
In this session we will explore the business that accompany new collaborative technologies in machine tending automation. We will examine how recent innovations in cobot installation, pre-integrated peripherals, and quick redeployment strategies are increasing uptime and overall productivity in machining.
Attendees will learn:
- Common deployment considerations for loading and unloading machined parts with cobots
- Successful automation strategies for high-mix, low-volume job shops
- Real-world case studies of machine shops boosting productivity with collaborative robots
Build Your Automation Game Plan: Tools to Prioritize Winning Robot Projects
Automation technologies have progressed to the point where the majority of manufacturing businesses have multiple processes that are ready for robotic automation. But with so many business challenges driving automation, and so many different components, tools, and robot models contributing to automated systems, how can businesses prioritize what processes to automate first?
In this session we will unveil UR's new Application Evaluation Tool. This interactive form organizes environmental and personnel factors, as well as installation, programming, and operating considerations that add time and complexity to an automation project. Manufacturers can compare processes side by side and determine which potential automation projects will deploy into full production most quickly and deliver fast ROI.
Attendees will be able to:
- Recognize the five factors that drive complexity in automation projects
- Explore how to mitigate risk factors and identify a smooth deployment strategy
- Strategize a scalable automation plan for your facility driven by ROI
- Receive the free Application Evaluation Tool to get started
Leveraging AI to Maximize Cobot Efficiency
Recent advancements in AI have enabled collaborative robots to precisely execute tasks in dynamically changing workspaces, enabling operations to run more smoothly, efficiently, and productively.
In this session, Universal Robots will describe and demonstrate how AI-powered cobots can increase productions, decrease cost, and shorten cycle times in today's high-tech manufacturing environments. Video case study examples will show how AI leverages billions of hours of interactive machine-learned practices to intelligently direct cobots in manufacturing, production, and engineering.
AI Vision Guided Robotics
Apera AI's goal is to make manufacturing more productive by providing robots with human-like vision intelligence and speed. This technology can be used in applications such as bin picking, packaging, assembly, kitting, and sorting within multiple industries.
In this session you will learn about Apera AI's 4D Vision for Robots. This core technology is built around proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies that control robotic pose estimation and path planning, and object recognition.
The difference in performance of Apera is measurable in a lower total vision cycle time, as low as 0.3 seconds (3Hz). This performance metric includes the ability to handle objects with shapes and finishes previously considered "impossible", such as clear, shiny, or highly similar objects. These operations occur under ambient light and without significant investment in cameras, lighting, sensors, and fixtures.
Beat the Skilled Welder Shortage
Metal fabrication businesses are increasingly adopting automation to alleviate the skilled welder shortage. Small businesses in particular need flexible tools to sustain throughput in low-volume, high-mix production environments. Luckily, collaborative robots – easy to program, fast to deploy – are not only bridging the gap in the labor shortage but are boosting productivity, and typically reach ROI within a year.
Come learn more about the basic considerations when deploying cobots for welding applications, common product configurations and ROI scenarios, and share real case studies of metal fab shops utilizing cobots.
Top Three Paths to Cobot Deployment
You've probably heard how easy cobots are to program and how they can be up and running in your plant 4 weeks from order date. But just how easy are they to install yourself? If you need help, what are your options and what factors should be considered when making the decision?
In this session you will learn how you can increase productivity in your small to medium-sized manufacturing facility by deploying UR cobots. In this webinar, you will learn the pros and cons of the three main paths to automation integration and hear success stories for each to help you decide which option is right for you.
Attendees will:
- Familiarize themselves with cobot basics
- Learn the different types of project execution partners available when automating
- Discover key factors when choosing an integration partner
- Hear success stories of cobot projects done via the various integration types
Locations
This event is a one-day Masterclass and will be held in two locations in CA. Location information can be found in the links below.
November 29, 2022, 8am - 5pm PT
December 1, 2022, 8am - 5pm PT