Robotics Case Studies
September 2015
POSTED: 09/23/2015
Placing coins into a coin presentation case insert sounds like an easy thing to do, right? But when the application calls for placing several thousand coins in exact places on moving inserts every day, the task becomes much more demanding. This was the challenge facing engineers at Coatesville, Pennsylvania-based Farason Corporation.
July 2015
POSTED: 07/16/2015
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
May 2015
Schmalz Lifters Effective at Reducing Injury and Worker Compensation Claims
POSTED: 05/05/2015
In today’s world it is essential that companies run lean and efficient processes while increasing ergonomic and safe work-flows that protect and broaden the work force. Vacuum Tube Lifters are an economical and practical tool for meeting each of these essential goals. In 2010 an independent study conducted at Munster International Airport reported that after one
April 2015
Advanced Temperature Monitoring and Control at Hill Country Bakery
POSTED: 04/15/2015
Control system integrator assists Food Manufacturer in meeting safety and quality goals with the engineering, design, and implementation of an advanced automated temperature monitoring and control system. Auburn Hills, MI - Patti Engineering, Inc., a leader in control systems integration, today announced details of a project it completed for Hill Country
Schmalz large area grippers also excelling
POSTED: 04/02/2015
America’s largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer products was able to resolve the issues with their feeder. The new handling solution installed in one of the facilities proved that this advanced gripping technology was the right choice. This is the 3rd generation evolution of Schmalz large area grippers. The
Efficient handling of metal sheets
POSTED: 04/02/2015
Holding force, lateral force absorption, adaptability to the work piece, long life, environmentally friendly design and a clear reduction in costs: With the suction pads series SAXM, the German producer of vacuum technology J. Schmalz GmbH, sets new standards in sheet metal processing. The requirements of the automotive and sheet metal
February 2015
Laser Hybrid Welding with Gantry Robot
POSTED: 02/09/2015
Precision hybrid laser welding is a demanding application with strict requirements for precision and vibration free motion. Laser welding over large work surfaces is even more difficult –
January 2015
Pilz automation system PSS 4000 Monitors Fire Protection System
POSTED: 01/27/2015
Hackensches Quartier, in Berlin, Germany, opted for the Pilz automation system PSS 4000 to monitor their fire protection system. The building complex spans 44,000 square meters with the industry-proven PSS 4000 monitoring the fire protection system, ensuring that smoke extraction concepts that are triggered will work reliably, thus providing safety
Intuitive Robot Programming for Flexible Aerospace Manufacturing
POSTED: 01/21/2015
Robots are proving to be flexible tools for aircraft manufacturing and assembly. Their full poten-tial however can be limited by the challenges of programming a robot in a CAD/CAM environ-ment. Software that integrates offline programming, simulation, code generation, and path opti-mization makes the process seamless and error-free. Robots are
December 2014
75-ton Turbine Requires Güdel Gantry for Precise Robot Measurement
POSTED: 12/03/2014
The Challenge : Automate inspection of large, complex geometry of a 75-ton turbine Manual inspection of a 75-ton turbine is a time consuming, difficult task that takes teams of workers up to two weeks, requires high levels of precision and is prone to human error. Precision and repeatability are the
September 2014
March 2014
Custom-Engineered EOAT and Degating System Puts Pr
POSTED: 03/19/2014
How SAS Automation helped an automotive parts leader automate a complicated degating process and increase productivity with a specially designed end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) system. The Client Delphi is one of the world’s leading suppliers of electronics, parts, and technologies for the consumer and commercial segments of the automotive
POSTED: 03/17/2014
Intelligrated integrates Alvey robotic and conventional palletizing system to handle Hershey’s wide range of product Please note: Intelligrated acquired Alvey® palletizing products through its purchase of the North and South American operations of FKI Logistex® in June 2009. At the Hershey manufacturing facility where packaging systems engineer Alex
January 2014
POSTED: 01/09/2014
Midwest Engineering Systems Inc. provided a water outlet assembly system for an injection molding & prototyping company. The final system was a completely automated system that moved unassembled parts through three (3) assembly operations. The Challenge System
