Improving the American Manufacturing Landscape through Automation
Manufacturing is making a comeback in America, and that’s due in no small part to automation. But what are the benefits of automation, and why have so many businesses decided to make the switch? Read on for answers. Increasing Efficiency to Stay Competitive In difficult economic times, manufacturers ...
The Value of Healthy Employees – Fighting Healthcare Costs by Promoting Wellness
Here at UMD Automated we value our employees, and investing in their health and well-being has the added bonus of benefiting our bottom line. To promote employee wellness, we have a health coach that comes in once a month and meets with anyone who would like to meet with him. The conversations remai ...
Automating Rubber Processing – Cutting Back on Workers' Comp Claims and Increasing Traceability & Repeatability
More and more rubber companies are looking for turnkey automation solutions, “cradle to grave systems” so to speak, to handle rubber processing from beginning to end. It's a smart move for their workers, as well as their customers, hence the popularity. Manufacturing rubber requires the use of volat ...
The Modular Approach to Custom Mixing & Batching Equipment
Do you have the money to automate every aspect of your mixing & batching process? How about the floor space? If you said “no,” that places you in the majority. Times are tough, and most companies aren't looking to buy large pieces of equipment. Unfortunately, there aren't many options other than ...
80/20
Most of our systems follow the 80/20 rule: 80% of what we're doing we have a history with, and the other 20% is unique to the application we're working on. Both parts of that 80/20 are equally important. The 80% provides a foundation. It's tried and true technology that's gotten the job done time an ...