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Are you in the Quincy, Illinois area?  If so, you are invited to join FPE Automation’s Kurt Vaeth, together with IMEC Illinois at John Wood Community College on Tuesday, September 24 from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm for a deep dive into taking your manufacturing to the next level.  ABC’s of a Thriving Workforce: Adapt New Technologies, Build Strong Leaders and

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Cognex VisionPro ViDi is the First Deep Learning-based Image Analysis Software Designed Specifically for Factory Automation This video from Cognex explains how deep learning technology gives manufacturing equipment the ability to recognize images and perceive environments in new ways. LEARN MORE ABOUT DEEP LEARNING-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS  Source: FPE Automation Blog

Universal Robots introduces the new UR16e! The latest collaborative robot has a 16kg payload, UR’s biggest ever.     … … … “The utility of this collaborative industrial robot is unmatchable. The UR16e is built for heavy duty tasks like machine tending, material handling, packaging, material removal, and screw and nut driving applications.  It handles an exceptional 16 kg of payload

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Hands-on Universal Robots Training PICK & PLACE | TEACH TCP DEPLOYMENT | SAFETY FPE Automation is a premier UR partner, providing authorized Universal Robots collaborative robot (cobot) training.   Exclusively for FPE Automation’s valued UR clients who have recently purchased the world’s #1 collaborative robot, or have made the decision to do so in the near future.  We’d like to congratulate

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Deploying autonomous mobile robots from MiR may be a more attainable goal than you think.   Robots as a Service (RaaS) is a leasing option from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). It allows companies of any size—from small start-ups to multinational enterprises— to deploy mobile robot solutions with low (or no) upfront costs and low monthly payments. RaaS lowers financial barriers

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From OCR to defect detection, deep learning thrives when inspection isn’t clear cut. Content courtesy of Cognex.   Deep learning technology might seem cutting edge, but it’s a perfect complement to machine vision inspection applications now. In this quick video overview and downloadable eBook, Cognex explains the differences between the two inspection approaches and when it makes sense to use deep

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NEW DATE ADDED! Authorized Universal Robots UR CORE training course at FPE Automation Tuesday-Wednesday, September 17-18 2-day technical training program. Learn to program, test and repair a Universal Robot collaborative robot (cobot). MORE INFORMATION >> Source: FPE Automation Blog

Congratulations to FPE Automation‘s Steve Moore!    Steve took the top spot on PHD Inc‘s Top Performers list in August for an application at a metal stamping plant. Steve worked with the company’s production team to present clamps and slides that would handle the 24/7 rugged progressive die stamping environment. Delivery was paramount. Although both the clamp and slide shipping

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Live chat is available again on FPE Automation’s website. Real-time, live chat is back on the FPE Automation website!After a brief break, we’ve redesigned the chat feature on our site and made it available to you once again. What hasn’t changed? At FPE Automation, we’re committed to quality service. What you don’t get is a novice. We’ve staffed our chat room with experts

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Get to Know Your UR Wednesday, August 14 at FPE Automation in Elk Grove Village. Have you recently purchased a Universal Robots collaborative robot, or have you decided to do so in the near future? We’ve got a “Get to Know Your UR” class for you! This is a regularly scheduled class that FPE Automation offers in various locations. The

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