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Robot Programming Standards We are exposed to the benefits of Standards in everyday life.  Consider traffic signals, how would we navigate the roads without everyone understanding the colors of a traffic light.  In Robotics there is nascent effort to create a standard programming language.  Currently each robot manufacturer uses a proprietary software language.  Large customers...

Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches to Implement Robotics In the November 2020 MIT research brief 15: “The State of Industrial Robotics” I was introduced to the top-down versus the bottom-up approaches to implementing robotics. Top down refers to specifying a robotic cell largely by a corporate engineering entity, while bottom-up promotes gaining insights from the operators...

The Secret to Growth  As a leader, we are always thinking about growing our business. We need to be spending our precious time on the most important things, but how can you do that? The good (or bad) news is that there are only three ways: look at the tasks you are doing and ELIMINATE, DELEGATE, or AUTOMATE.   Eliminate – Are you...

Robot Preventative Maintenance Industrial robots are designed to withstand harsh environments, often running around the clock, and expected to operate flawlessly. When properly maintained FANUC robots can last years, or decades… yes, decades! Typical life expectancy ranges from 80,000 – 100,000 hours, but not limited to. Preventative maintenance and service is paramount for optimal life expectancy. These...

One of our major customers operates several plants in NA.  They were built in 1940’s, 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s.  The fact that factories 32 – 76 years old are still operating is testimony to the continual investment in machine and process upgrades but where does this leave them in the race to industry 4.0?  Investing...

FANUC Authorized System Integrator (ASI) Since 1996, FANUC America’s Authorized System Integrator (ASI) program has fostered strong business relationships with leading industry experts who bring automation to a wide variety of markets, applications, and industries.  These ASI member companies are uniquely experienced in developing and implementing automation solutions that satisfy their customers’ needs.  Working closely...

At Pioneer, our mission is to sell, engineer, and build quality industrial robotics and automation systems to completion while adhering to our core values, that deliver profits, create and maintain jobs, and help our customers be more competitive.   We take pride in building lasting relationships with our customers rooted in delivering dependable machines and service that exceeds their expectations. Our sales and innovation teams work with...