Cross Automation Newsletter – December 2022

Innovating the Industrial World

Did you know we have a podcast? Cross Company is excited to share that we have our very own podcast hosted by Cross CEO, John King. On each episode, he sits down with a technical expert to talk about what’s new and exciting in the industrial world. The latest episode features Mike Holland, Innovation Team Manager, and Manan Banerjee, Engineering Lead, discussing cobots. Specifically, they talk about the complexities of implementing cobots to automate manual tasks.

You can find Innovating the Industrial World on your podcast listening platform. For more information click below

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Doosan Cockpit Programming Demo

One of the coolest things about Doosan cobots is the ability to program using the cockpit feature. Check out this demo with one of our Engineers, Jesus Yelamo, to see just how easy it is to program waypoints this way.

Merry Christmas from Cross Automation!

Check out this fun holiday video featuring Doosan cobots!

Our team wants to wish you the happiest holidays, even if you don’t have robots to decorate your tree!

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.