NEW Workshop: How COBOTs Can Fill the Workforce Gap

The hottest new technology in automation is the collaborative robot. In fact, research predicts that the collaborative robot market will grow to $1B in total revenue by 2020! So why are manufacturers everywhere flocking to this new product in a hurry? Come find out at this one-hour informative session on collaborative robots – or “cobots” for short, on June 4th in St. Louis. You will learn how cobots can reduce manufacturers’ hiring difficulties, how cobots differ from traditional robots, where in your plant cobots might provide the optimal Return on Investment, and why they’re such an efficient and cost-effective workforce multiplier. A live demonstration will follow. As vacant manufacturing positions nationwide reach an all-time high, cobots can help manufacturers solve some of their workforce shortage woes. WHO is this for: small to medium-sized manufacturers facing increased competition for new hires, competitive pricing pressures, rising quality demands, and increased demands for product variety.  This seminar will be ideal for plant owners who would like to maximize their automation investment while minimizing plant disruption. WHEN: Tues., June 4, noon – 1 p.m. WHERE: Ranken Technical College, 1313 N Newstead, St. Louis, MO 63113 HOW: Register here no later than May 31. DYK: An analysis by the Deutsche Bank estimated that cobots in Amazon’s newly opened warehouses save as much as $22 million in fulfillment costs and reduce operating expenses by 20%. Imagine what this new technology can do for your company. As Missouri’s number one manufacturing expert, we want to connect our companies with the latest technology and tools to allow them to compete in this new generation of manufacturing, Industry 4.0. Register for this Lunch N’ Learn where HTE Technologies will introduce manufacturing’s newest worker, the cobot.