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Constant use and punishing tasks take their toll on even the most rugged and well-built industrial machines and pieces of equipment. Over time, the wear and tear require ongoing maintenance to keep the units running and from breaking down. Just as manufacturing of industrial machinery and equipment are major components of the U.S. export economy,…

Heavy equipment and machinery sales is big business in the U.S. manufacturing economy, with exports of capital equipment exceeding $140B in 2018. Driving this sector is the constant need to improve and expand production capacity. Whether to address normal wear and tear or to take advantage of technological improvements, equipment upgrades are the best method…

Whether in an attempt to make room for an upgrade on your manufacturing floor or in the process of reducing or liquidating assets, there’s going to come a point that your business will have to offload machinery. Unless the equipment is broken beyond repair, there’s a strong likelihood that there’s someone somewhere who will buy…

Robotic automation in the manufacturing sector is considered to have first started with the introduction of robotic welders in a General Motors Plant in 1962. However, the movement didn’t gain traction until the 1980s, mostly in the automotive manufacturing industry. Once manufacturers across other industries began to see the advantages of using robotic welders, the…

At the heart of every industrial manufacturing company’s success is its ability to remain efficient and productive, and in order to accomplish this, companies have to rely upon machinery on the production floor to perform to the specifications promised by the manufacturer. Eventually, though, a piece of machinery will break or reach the end of…