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Gail McGrew
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Gail McGrew is a project writer at AMT. She has more than 25 years of experience in B2B writing and content development for corporate communications, media relations, and marketing in the technology, manufacturing, financial, life sciences, and many other industries. She contributes to AMT News, AMT’s white paper series, IMTS Spark, AMT press releases, and more.

Gail McGrew is a project writer at AMT. She has more than 25 years of experience in B2B writing and content development for corporate communications, media relations, and marketing in the technology, manufacturing, financial, life sciences, and many other industries. She contributes to AMT News, AMT’s white paper series, IMTS Spark, AMT press releases, and more.

Posts by Gail McGrew
Smartforce
By Gail McGrewJul 30, 2021

Industry-Approved Training on RoboticsCareer.org

Manufacturers who seek employees with certain competencies can use the competency framework that ARM has created as well. Likewise, training providers developing new robotics programs can rely on competency frameworks for curricula and education benchmarks

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By Gail McGrewJul 16, 2021

Market Disruptor Protolabs Innovates in Low Volume Manufacturing

For Protolabs, low volume is between hundreds and tens of thousands, with the minimum part quantity being one for all services.

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By Gail McGrewJun 28, 2021

Is Your Business Data Safe? How to Get Started in Cybersecurity Best Practices

In 2020, the manufacturing industry experienced 922 incidents, 381 with confirmed data disclosure. The majority of attacks were financially motivated (73%), with the others falling into the category of espionage (27%).

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By Gail McGrewMay 13, 2021

Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software for Robotics

Until recently, in order to deploy robots in your plant, your business would need to hire a systems integrator who procured the hardware, designed the process, and programmed the robots. Experienced systems integrators play an invaluable role...

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By Gail McGrewMay 06, 2021

Lights-Out Manufacturing

Lights-out manufacturing is receiving a fair amount of press due to its promise of complete automation. The thinking is that if some automation is good, complete automation is even better!

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By Gail McGrewApr 29, 2021

Programming Robots

Programming is key to any robotic system because it is how information and instructions are communicated to the robot to make it function and carry out tasks. The most common programming methods for industry robots are teach pendants...

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Intelligence
By Gail McGrewApr 28, 2021

Manufacturing Explorers Visits Major Tool & Machine

AMT visited Major Tool & Machine to learn more about its work for NASA’s Artemis program. MTM has manufactured several components of the SLS and Orion spacecraft, including cone panels, RS-25 rocket engine nozzles, and tank-related components.

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By Gail McGrewApr 22, 2021

Autonomous Mobile Robots

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are slowly replacing automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in manufacturing and logistics operations due to their greater functionality and flexibility as well as their lower upfront investment cost.  

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By Gail McGrewApr 15, 2021

The Evolution of Robotics

The two categories of robots used in manufacturing are industrial grade robots and collaborative robots (cobots); adaptive robots were only introduced in 2019. We will examine how each new generation of robots is more flexible and intelligent...

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By Gail McGrewApr 06, 2021

End of Arm Tooling for Robotic Arms

Recent advancements in end of arm tooling (EOAT) have made robotic arms increasingly useful throughout manufacturing. Heating devices can mold and bend materials, pressure sensors provide feedback...

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