Robots Automate Pipe Welding

摘要

Reinke Mfg. Co. Inc. employs nearly 400 people-about half the population of Deshler, NE, where the company manufactures center-pivot and lateral-move irrigation systems. Demand for skilled workers far outstrips the available supply: at one point, the company had more than 50 job openings. With production demands increasing and no end to the labor shortage in sight, Reinke recently implemented robotic automation.