Our guest for this episode is Robotiq’s Finishing Applications Product Owner Michel “Mike” Beauchemin . We go back a few years in time when robots performing finishing applications were reserved to those experts who know a lot about programming. Times have changed since automating finishing tasks with a collaborative robot is now something anyone can do. Mike guides us through the main steps to achieve a fast and efficient robot deployment.

Our guest for this episode is CNC Machine Tending Application Expert Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette. We discuss how he and his colleagues worked on offering a CNC machine tending solution that meets the customers needs and helps them start production faster. What are the main blockers to a fast and efficient machine tending cobot cell deployment? Listen to find out!

With 2 millions manufacturing jobs predicted to go unfulfilled by 2020 throughout North America, an interest in deploying automation solutions is on the rise. Cue the collaborative robots (cobots)!

Listen to Michel Beauchemin, Robotiq Channel Sales Manager, discuss the 3 steps for successful robot cell deployment and common applications on The Knotts Company podcast “Focus on Automation”.