Robotic technology in North America is moving in opposing directions, toward smaller more compact pre‐engineered packages and faster operating speeds and to reach more applications, into greater payload capacity and greater reach. Suppliers of end of arm equipment are matching the greater...

Critical‐ratio technique is a common approach used to identify the ext job to run on a machine. Recently, an alternative procedure, known as the contingent critical‐ratio technique, has been proposed and proved to be superior to the conventional critical‐ratio rule. Examines the logic of...