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Cutting edge changes have arrived

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Webinar General Industry: OLRP Insights - Episode One Accumetal
General Industry: OLRP Insights - Episode One Accumetal

Jon House hosts a discussion with Aaron DeJong of Accumetal Manufacturing Inc. After many years of manual welding, the volume of work increased and triggered the need to look at more automation. Join this exciting conversation as they discuss Accumetal’s journey with Offline Robot Programming.

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Webinar General Industry: OLRP Insights - Episode One Accumetal
General Industry: OLRP Insights - Episode One Accumetal

Jon House hosts a discussion with Aaron DeJong of Accumetal Manufacturing Inc. After many years of manual welding, the volume of work increased and triggered the need to look at more automation. Join this exciting conversation as they discuss Accumetal’s journey with Offline Robot Programming.
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Blog OLRP: What are your options? What is important?
OLRP: What are your options? What is important?

What are your options for OLRP? Who offers OLRP? What red flags should you watch for? These are questions often asked by manufacturers looking to evaluate OLRP providers. Read the blog to learn how to pick the right provider for you.

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Blog October 2020 Update: Cutting edge changes have arrived
October 2020 Update: Cutting edge changes have arrived

Introducing our October 2020 product update: advanced cutting and machining capabilities, tangent arc lead motions, multi-select and update points, and much more.
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Video Cutting and Machining Applications in OCTOPUZ
Cutting and Machining Applications in OCTOPUZ

Cutting and machining applications are made easy with OCTOPUZ.
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Video Welding Applications in OCTOPUZ
Welding Applications in OCTOPUZ

No matter what type of welding you're using robots to tackle, we can program it in OCTOPUZ.
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Video Creating a Robot Program in OCTOPUZ
Creating a Robot Program in OCTOPUZ

Programming in OCTOPUZ, from start to finish. All in 3 minutes.
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Video Import Statements from CAM in OCTOPUZ
Import Statements from CAM in OCTOPUZ

Import statements into OCTOPUZ from your favourite CAM software, for a number of different file types.
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Video Stitch, Multipass, and Weave in OCTOPUZ
Stitch, Multipass, and Weave in OCTOPUZ

Add advanced welding configurations - stitch, multipass, and seam tracking - with the click of a button.
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Video Searching in OCTOPUZ
Searching in OCTOPUZ

Check out our intuitive, simple-to-use tools for creating search statements in OCTOPUZ.
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Blog July 2020 Update: Advanced Welding Capabilities
July 2020 Update: Advanced Welding Capabilities

Introducing our July 2020 product update: advanced welding capabilities
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Video Creating Robot Code in OCTOPUZ
Creating Robot Code in OCTOPUZ

Quickly and easily convert your robot program built in OCTOPUZ to usable code for your physical robot.
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Video Verify your Program in OCTOPUZ
Verify your Program in OCTOPUZ

Quickly and efficiently analyze and solve for errors in the statements of your robot program.
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Video Transforming Statements in OCTOPUZ
Transforming Statements in OCTOPUZ

Discover some of the tools available in OCTOPUZ that provide complete control over path creation.
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Video Path Control in OCTOPUZ
Path Control in OCTOPUZ

Discover some of the tools available in OCTOPUZ that provide complete control over path creation.
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Blog Why a properly set Tool Center Point (TCP) is critically important to OLRP
Why a properly set Tool Center Point (TCP) is critically important to OLRP

When it comes to Offline Robot Programming (OLRP), the Tool Center Point (TCP) is what defines the exact working point of the robot; it is the point used to determine the robot's positional coordinates.

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Video Path Selection in OCTOPUZ
Path Selection in OCTOPUZ

Create robotic toolpaths using three unique path selection methods in OCTOPUZ.
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Video Building a Cell in OCTOPUZ
Building a Cell in OCTOPUZ

Watch how OCTOPUZ can easily and intuitively build robotic cells.
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Blog Welding on Aluminum with OLRP
Welding on Aluminum with OLRP

Seam Tracking doesn't work reliably with aluminum workpieces. How can this be overcome with OLRP? By using Touch Sensing instead.
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Blog May 2020 Update: Next Generation Programming Experience
May 2020 Update: Next Generation Programming Experience

Introducing our May 2020 update: welcome to our next generation programming experience.
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Blog What happens when your CAD is different than the real-life part? And the case for touch-ups...
What happens when your CAD is different than the real-life part? And the case for touch-ups...

There will almost always be discrepancies in CAD, whether minor - a few millimeters of variance - or major - missing key components of the part. In both cases, we discuss the best solutions.
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Blog Which real-world robot functions assist with successful OLRP implementation & deployment?
Which real-world robot functions assist with successful OLRP implementation & deployment?

This is a question we see a lot, and so we've come up with five robot functions that are critical to the success of OLRP.
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Blog Why exactly is OLRP helpful to robot programmers?
Why exactly is OLRP helpful to robot programmers?

We've put together this short article on our top five key reasons to the above question
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Blog 2019: A Year in Review
2019: A Year in Review

Thank you for being a part of the OCTOPUZ family in 2019! We are excited for everything to come in 2020!
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Video What is Offline Robot Programming (OLRP)?
What is Offline Robot Programming (OLRP)?

Offline Robot Programming (OLRP) is making the integration of robot systems in manufacturing more cost effective, easy to deploy, and scalable.
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Webinar Robot programming made simple with KUKA & OCTOPUZ
Robot programming made simple with KUKA & OCTOPUZ

In this short webinar, watch how KUKA and OCTOPUZ are working together to keep your robots in production and working for you.
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Blog Getting ready for your new 24/7 employee
Getting ready for your new 24/7 employee

Contrary to what many think, hiring new staff isn’t always necessary. Learn how a robot and Offline Robot Programming can improve your bottom line.
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Video OCTOPUZ uses RTCP to sharpen lawnmower blades
OCTOPUZ uses RTCP to sharpen lawnmower blades

OCTOPUZ performs a blade grinding application with a Yaskawa Motoman GP7 robot and an attached Zimmer Group IO-Link GEP5000 2-Jaw Parallel Gripper.
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Simulation Additive Manufacturing with a KUKA robot
Additive Manufacturing with a KUKA robot

Additive Manufacturing simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Case Study Edge Following in OCTOPUZ
Edge Following in OCTOPUZ

In a continuing series, OCTOPUZ will be examined to determine their expertise in the field of offline programming software for robotics. In this post, we will be looking at edge following applications in OCTOPUZ.
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Simulation CNC Machine with Robot
CNC Machine with Robot

CNC Machine with Robot simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Additive Manufacturing with a KUKA robot
Additive Manufacturing with a KUKA robot

Additive Manufacturing simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Material Handling
Material Handling

Material Handling simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Welding with a Yaskawa Motoman robot
Welding with a Yaskawa Motoman robot

Welding simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Material Handling & Deburring with Kawasaki robot
Material Handling & Deburring with Kawasaki robot

Material Handling & Deburring simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Edge Following with a KUKA robot
Edge Following with a KUKA robot

Edge Following simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Pick and Place
Pick and Place

Pick and Place simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Material Removal with a KUKA robot
Material Removal with a KUKA robot

Material Removal simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Welding with a Panasonic robot
Welding with a Panasonic robot

Welding simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Edge Following with a FANUC robot
Edge Following with a FANUC robot

Edge Following simulation image from OCTOPUZ
Simulation Welding with a KUKA robot
Welding with a KUKA robot

Welding simulation from OCTOPUZ with a real-life side-by-side
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Simulation Welding with an ABB robot
Welding with an ABB robot

Welding simulation from OCTOPUZ with a real-life side-by-side
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Case Study How Dimic Steel Tech Cut Their Programming Time In Half with OCTOPUZ
How Dimic Steel Tech Cut Their Programming Time In Half with OCTOPUZ

Dimic Steel Tech, a metal fabrication and machining service provider in Upland, California uses OCTOPUZ to program their robot, a KUKA KR 16 for MIG welding, from start to finish.
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Video OCTOPUZ mills the Stanley Cup®
OCTOPUZ mills the Stanley Cup®

OCTOPUZ mills the Stanley Cup® using a KUKA KR Agilus robot equipped with a PushCorp, Inc. SM2002 Spindle
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Video OCTOPUZ Programs a KUKA Robot to Deburr a Hockey Helmet
OCTOPUZ Programs a KUKA Robot to Deburr a Hockey Helmet

Although the OCTOPUZ offline programming and simulation platform is employed around the world, it is, very proudly, a Canadian company.
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Video OCTOPUZ Mills a 3D Sculpture
OCTOPUZ Mills a 3D Sculpture

OCTOPUZ mills a 3D sculpture using a KUKA robot equipped with a PushCorp spindle.
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Webinar Dive into OCTOPUZ PathFinder
Dive into OCTOPUZ PathFinder

In this webinar, you’ll learn how OCTOPUZ PathFinder automatically analyzes and solves for optimal toolpaths for industrial robots and their wide range of end-of-arm tools.
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Case Study OCTOPUZ Customer Spotlight on Flory Industries
OCTOPUZ Customer Spotlight on Flory Industries

Flory Industries is a manufacturer of nut-harvesting equipment. They invested in a Lincoln Electric Welding Cell equipped with a Fanuc robot programmed with OCTOPUZ to weld components for their harvester machines and complete mainframes.
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Case Study From Teach Pendant to Offline Programming
From Teach Pendant to Offline Programming

Slic3r was the start, the robot was the finish, OCTOPUZ is everything in between.
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Case Study OCTOPUZ Programs Panasonic Welding Robot at Accumetal Manufacturing Inc.
OCTOPUZ Programs Panasonic Welding Robot at Accumetal Manufacturing Inc.

There is a multitude of robot brands in the industrial robotics industry, there is also a multitude of options for programming. Manual programming, OEM specific software, and third party offline programming software are some of the different approaches.
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Case Study Welding in OCTOPUZ
Welding in OCTOPUZ

A unique quality of OCTOPUZ’s software is that it is ONE software solution to program all robot brands/models in the exact same way.
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Case Study Preparing Students for the New Industry Standard
Preparing Students for the New Industry Standard

Throughout a student’s education, the student is taken through a curriculum that shapes him/her in the best way possible for their career path.
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Case Study Removing Production Bottlenecks through Automation
Removing Production Bottlenecks through Automation

Universal Robots and OCTOPUZ work together to automate Fibreline’s manufacturing process while providing flexibility for the future
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Case Study Robots are saving your jobs, not destroying them
Robots are saving your jobs, not destroying them

This fear of new technologies dates back hundreds of years about the inevitable changes that they bring. However, again and again, it has proven that while some jobs are lost, they are ultimately replaced with new ones.
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Case Study Stepping into the future With Old World Stone
Stepping into the future With Old World Stone

Old World Stone recently made the leap of faith into technology of the future, investing in OCTOPUZ, Mastercam, and a KUKA robot (KUKA 120-R27000 Extra HA Quantic Robot with 4C Controller).

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Case Study OCTOPUZ Support is going above and beyond
OCTOPUZ Support is going above and beyond

OCTOPUZ specializes in the design, development, implementation, and customization of superior Offline Programming (OLRP) software for industrial robotic applications, doing so with extensive knowledge acquired from all around the world.
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