August 28th, 2015
The Cobots are Coming We’re working hard on preparing for our latest advancement: a collaborative robot. This “Cobot” will be used for at least one new project in our shop, but has potential to be used for many other existing applications. As you may have read, we have been using robotics at Staub for almost two Read more…
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March 2nd, 2015
We’re really excited to have EWI move into town. Buffalo Manufacturing Works is being operated by Edison Welding Institute (EWI), and they’re trying to replicate the success that EWI achieved in Ohio. This article from the Buffalo News offers a brief explanation of what EWI and Buffalo Manufacturing Works is trying to accomplish here in Read more…
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February 11th, 2015
Robots in a Machine Shop? Here at Staub, robots are nothing to be afraid of. The robots that we use in production aren’t capable of learning, or changing, or of being an existential threat to humanity. They are capable of being really useful, though. Recently, Matt Glynn of the Buffalo News was in doing research Read more…
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May 16th, 2014
Tony, circa 1992. Back in 1992 Tony Staub broke the Golden Rule of Machining: he walked away from an operating machine. He nervously waited in the break room for 10 minutes. When he came back, his machine was still working fine. As time went on, he left the machine operating alone for more and Read more…
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April 15th, 2014
When most people think of machine shops, they conjure up images of dirty men standing over engine lathes with smoke filling the air and metal debris flying everywhere. They think of dirty machines and oil-covered floors. They picture guys stacking metal parts in the corners of cramped garages. Well, owner Tony Staub’s shop was in Read more…
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