This week will mark the end of our first year of business here at Absolute Robot. From all of us here we would like to thank those who took the time to look further into our robots over the past year. We are grateful for those who chose Absolute Robot for their automation needs and we look forward to growing our
First Of Its Kind Medical Device Made In Kitchen
When you hear about new medical devices, devices that can improve one’s quality of life while helping to increase adherence to medication treatment you often picture such devices being developed in a clean room environment at one of the major medical manufacturing facilities’ research and development division. In this instance, that isn’t the case. Plastics Today published an article earlier this
Plastics Defining Medical Excellence in 2014
Working off of our post yesterday in regards to the FDA announcing an upcoming statement on 3D printing in the medical community, Plastics Today has put together a great slideshow that highlights the influence of plastics in this year’s Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA). This year’s MDEA’s is the 17th year of the annual awards and has a strong influence
Check Out the X-Series in Motion!
Curious to see the range of motion for our X-Series line of pneumatic pickers? Check out our latest YouTube video that shows a sprue picker running through a handful of installed programs that come direct from the factory. Our line of pneumatic pickers regularly come in at 15-20% lower than the competition. If you like the video and want to
And This Year’s SPE Best Part Goes To…
For the first time ever the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) held a Global Parts Competition in Las Vegas at Antec 2014. The show incorporated a “plastics for life” theme that was intended to help the pieces entered into the competition relate to the massive audience that the competition was exposed to while being held in Las Vegas. Categories for
Custom Robot Programming
The bright, color and lightweight handheld pendants on our MaxA, MaxAW, MaxBW and MaxCW series robots are easy to operate. We are created a video to show just how simple it can be to set-up a custom program. If you have any questions after watching this video please no not hesitate to call or contact us through the website.
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3D Printing Utilized for Skull Implant
A few weeks back we shared an article that showed the increased application 3D printing is having within the medical community, fabricating a custom made bronchi support structure for a newborn. There appears to be no limit to the fabrication of 3D printed items as NBC News reports of a success skull implant procedure. The patient, a woman in the
New Highs Seen In Q4 Primary Plastics Equipment Shipments
As reported by Plastics Today, Q4 shipments of primary plastics equipment was up 8% in 2013. The data for this report was supplied by SPI’s Committee on Equipment Statistics. Overall shipments for Q4 2013 came in at an estimated $335.1 million. This figure is up 3% from the Q3 estimated total shipments of 2013, making Q4 the strongest quarter of
Series Improvements & Name Change
To take the old broadcasting line from television, “do not adjust your computer monitors, what you see is in fact correct!” Due to series improvements resulting in increased payload capacities and increased tonnage rating the Absolute Robot EA, EB and EC series have also gone through a name change. The new name for the three series is the Absolute Robot
3D Printing Saving Lives
We enjoy sharing articles we find that pertain to advancements in the medical industry plastics is contributing to. Usually these articles involve using plastics in mass production of a new prosthetic or other medical device to improve quality of life but in rare instances plastics actually saves a life. In this amazing article published by Plastics Today a child was
