Suppliers offer tips to increase the efficiency of robots and end-effectors. Many years ago, Sen. Everett Dirksen is reported to have said, "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." Assemblers looking to decrease the cycle times of robotic workcells might paraphrase Dirksen as follows: "A second here, a second there, and pretty soon we're seeing real improvement in efficiency, throughput and profits."
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