Automation: An Evil Entity?
Why all the talk about automating factories today? While it appears on the surface that we may be throwing many workers out on the streets of America as we replace some with automation, the opposite may be taking place before our very eyes. We as a country have lost many thousands of factory positions in the past few years. Companies relocated overseas, mainly for cheaper labor costs. Those lost jobs are coming back and coming back fast! Companies are bringing jobs back within our borders with a new focus on automation. (more…)
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Who’s Behind EAM’s Cooper Cardstock Feeding System?
Those of you who are familiar with EAM’s automation projects over the years are used to having them name machines in very practical ways. The machines have often had descriptive names such as MINI-ST 300, a labeling machine that is small compared to others on the market, is used for Source Tagging anti-theft labels and can apply them up to 300 per minute; pretty clever huh! Then there is the venerable CD Packaging Machine for, you guessed it! Packaging CD’s.
This approach has worked well for many years and EAM will probably continue using this practical nomenclature. There is one case however that prompted the folks at EAM to use different standards when choosing a name: our cardstock feeding system. Here’s what happened: (more…)