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With PMA approval IPS can deliver full “kits” of parts to their customer’s work sites. A kit can have over 100 different part numbers.
The 7th axis is an especially desirable feature for machine shops because it allows operators to place OB7 to the side of a machine door, rather than directly in front of it. The OB7 can reach around into the machine, freeing up space for machine operators to work.
It was clear that OB7 is an easily teachable robot and
one with the flexibility to fit the physical needs of True Precision’s shop—and what’s more, it would allow them to expand their hours of production through working “lights out” or around-the-clock even when employees are not at the facility.
Now on the road to faster production, it was time to
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With their skilled staff, True Precision set up the automation work cell entirely on their own, pairing the OB7 Alpha and Fanuc Wire EDM
