April 9, 2012 Offline programming has come of age. Fully taking
advantage of all this technology has to offer can help you
minimize downtime, increase robot productivity, boost quality,
and improve your overall operation. Just because you want to do
some robot programming doesn’t mean you actually need a robot.
Offline programming has come of age, and using this now mature
and trustworthy technology – in the words of the famous Dr.
Seuss – “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” This two-part article
discusses just what offline programming is, how it functions,
and its basic uses and applications. The series also will dive
deeper into the philosophy and applications of offline
programming that can really penetrate into your organization to
help you realize deeper benefits. These benefits, which you may
not have thought of in this context, can support your lean
initiatives and quality systems. Offline programming provides
much more than simply the ability to program a robot from your
desk, something that’s been done succe