A Shift in the Workforce Ever since 2020, there has been a large shift in the labor force. The durable goods manufacturing industry has seen many troubles when it comes to finding quality workers. A large percentage of the manufacturing industry is made up of the baby boomer generation who is quickly approaching retirement age. […]
Palletizing Specs for a Cold Environment Tooling Design When temperatures in a room dip below a certain temperature, the design of the tool must adapt in order to fulfil the requirements of the project. One thing that becomes extremely important is the selection of the tool cups. Due to the lower temperatures, the cups become […]
With pressures to continue updating and expanding looming large, manufactures are faced with the challenges of how to proceed with these updates most effectively. For some small and medium sized manufacturers, it’s often not feasible to build a completely new building where automation upgrades are perfectly mapped out based on new floorplans. The next option […]
The 2022 Manufacturing First Expo is just 2 weeks away! We are excited to showcase what we have to offer businesses in Northeast Wisconsin and beyond! What is the Manufacturing First Expo? The Manufacturing First Expo is an event in Green Bay, Wisconsin which connects over 230 exhibitors with event participants. There are various breakout […]
Zeta Group Engineering is proud to be an exclusive robotics partner and Authorized System Integrator with Fanuc America Corporation. As such we are able to provide quality robot and cobot systems to our customers. Who is FANUC? FANUC is a robotic manufacturer with over 40 years of experience. They are a leader in the industry […]
Levels of Collaboration Between Humans and Robots Interactions between humans and robots can be distilled down into five levels. These levels are: Fenced Robot Coexistence Sequential Collaboration Cooperation Responsive Collaboration An extensive breakdown of each of the levels can be found here. Case Study: Fenced Robot The first level of collaboration is Fenced Robot. This […]
Installing robotics systems can be typically a long, complex process. This requires long moments of downtime for a manufacturing line. Zeta Group Engineering’s Hermes Series mobile cobot is a far less taxing installation process. HERMES INSTALLATION FEATURES Quick Install Process Unlike the larger, more involved robotic systems which can take many days to install, Hermes’ […]
Human/Robot Collaboration The future of robotics and automation is not about replacing workers with robots. Instead, it is about allowing humans and robots to collaborate efficiently to improve manufacturing lines. Collaborative robots (or cobots) are one prominent example of how humans and robots collaborate. These types of robots allow the two to work side by […]
At Zeta Group, we pride ourselves in providing quality solutions to our customers. We partner with other leaders in the industry to be able to provide the best solutions. One of Zeta’s key partners is FESTO, providing the pneumatic and electrical components for many of our systems. We recently received a visit from the FESTO […]
