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Sean Walters, General Manager at Captron North America, discussed the company's 40-year history in automation and capacitive sensing, emphasizing their role in solving problems. Captron's products, likened to Jeep accessories, ensure quality assurance in robotic applications.
They have supplied Amazon with over 600,000 buttons without failure, highlighting their ruggedness. Walters noted the importance of partnerships with companies like Universal Robots, Tesla, FANUC, and Kuka. He also stresses the need for mentoring the next generation of engineers, advocating for openness, curiosity, and willingness to learn in the evolving field of automation.
Sean Walters, General Manager at Captron North America, discussed the company's 40-year history in automation and capacitive sensing, emphasizing their role in solving problems. Captron's products, likened to Jeep accessories, ensure quality assurance in robotic applications.
They have supplied Amazon with over 600,000 buttons without failure, highlighting their ruggedness. Walters noted the importance of partnerships with companies like Universal Robots, Tesla, FANUC, and Kuka. He also stresses the need for mentoring the next generation of engineers, advocating for openness, curiosity, and willingness to learn in the evolving field of automation.
