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FUTURA AUTOMATION | THE AUTOMATION & ASSEMBLY ISSUE 

How is automated assembly 
making the US globally competitive?

By utilizing robots for flexibility
and Lean Manufacturing Principles,
that’s how.

This issue of the Futura Automation newsletter, in conjunction with the Assembly Show in Chicago on October 23-25, is dedicated to Automated Assembly. 

Automation assembly machines and robots have the flexibility to be reconfigured and re-purposed. This provides the ability to respond rapidly to design changes and innovation, which provides a competitive advantage over more traditional manufacturing processes. 



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RISE OF THE MACHINES:

#SmartMachines will operate autonomously and can communicate directly with manufacturing systems providing Industrial #IoT to #Cloud applications. 

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Assembly systems employing “collaborative robots” or #cobots can work closely with humans for co-assembly tasks and operate safely at slower speeds and with lighter loads. 

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Smart sensors, including #machine_vision systems, will evaluate changing part types, part dimensions, and tool quality to make adaptive decisions, on the fly, to improve production and quality. 

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Artificial intelligence #AI can be applied to solve routine problems and make decisions independent of people, reducing the need for production labor and its cost. 

Industry 4.0

FUTURA AUTOMATION | INDUSTRY 4.0

The Industry 4.0 Ecosystem

Lean Manufacturing is a systematic method for waste minimization within a manufacturing system without sacrificing productivity. 

#Lean approaches consider the waste created through excess material removal, such as machining away metal (subtractive manufacturing) and labor and energy expended due to uneven work load. 

Streamlining production, better production planning, use of additive manufacturing techniques (#3D_printing) all allow for a #Lean approach.

Industrial #IoT can contribute the data to make waste issues clear and can suggest improvements in production, especially with the development of Artificial Intelligence #AI techniques applied to #BigData
 

Futura Automation can help you solve your manufacturing
problems and show the way to Advanced Automation –
click here to get in touch.

 

More on Industry 4.0

We all need a little automation in our lives. 

Futura Automation helps manufacturers
secure automation solutions
to streamline production.

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Futura Automation - Our Partners

FUTURA AUTOMATION | GLIDE-LINE

Glide-Line Pallet Assembly System Video

This month we are featuring products from our partners in automated assembly solutions: Glide-Line, Visumatic, Robot System Products (RSP), and OnRobot

Check out our pallet conveyor partner, Glide-Line, for automated assembly applications.  This is a great way to manage products through various steps of assembly and inspection.

Glide-Line and Futura Automation offer the most versatile multi-strand pallet and panel-handling solution available for the assembly automation industry.  We give you powerful pricing, application and model development software (IMPACT!) that is so unique that Solidworks created a Case Study and published it worldwide! Get IMPACT!

More on IMPACT Software

FUTURA AUTOMATION | VISUMATIC

Visumatic Viper Assembly Cell Video

Futura Automation is honored to be the western USA Sales Rep for Visumatic. 

Contact us for an assessment for your high volume production fastening requirements

Visumatic offers a wide range of manufacturing automation solutions around fastening technologies, both manual and robot automated, like the Viper Assembly Cell. 

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FUTURA AUTOMATION | ROBOT SYSTEM PRODUCTS RSP

RSP STC 20 Video

Robot System Products offers a wide range of compact swivel tool changers for challenging automated assembly requirements. 

This RSP video features an example of the RSP STC 20 with a FANUC LR Mate 200ID equipped with machine vision

FUTURA AUTOMATION | ROBOT SYSTEM PRODUCTS RSP

OnRobot HEX and RG2 RAM Video

OnRobot is developing state-of-the-art servo robot grippers for fine and precise handling of components during robot assembly operations. 

They are designed as innovative Plug & Play EOAT systems, including Force Feedback and Tactile Touch sensing that help manufacturers take full advantage of the benefits of collaborative robots.  Grippers are being reworked for use on traditional guarded robots.  Get in touch for questions and info on the benefits provided by OnRobot grippers.

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FUTURA AUTOMATION | TESLA AND ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY

Robot Assembly of Electric Vehicles:
Tesla Model S

Tesla Model S Video

Tesla founder Elon Musk has committed to lead the world in the automation of electric vehicle production. 

One factor that sets Elon Musk businesses apart from others is his commitment to utilize state-of-the-art manufacturing processes with a heavy application of robotics.  He goes where no manufacturer has gone before, and sometimes pays for his boundary busting.  Here is a great example of the modern use of robots to build electric vehicles like the Model S.

FUTURA AUTOMATION | EVENTS

The Pack Expo

OCTOBER 14-17

THE PACK EXPO:
Chicago, Illinois

See robots in action. Our partner companies will be at the Pack Expo in Chicago: EDrive Actuator #N-5821, Joulin #E-10550QC Conveyor #S-4314

Timber Processing & Energy Expo

OCTOBER 17-19th

Timber Processing Expo
Portland, Oregon 

At the Red Lion Jantzen Beach
with Joulin, OES Automation, WeintekUSA
NOTE: Oct 18th –  VIP dinner; contact us to make reservations

The Assembly Show

OCTOBER 23-25

The Assembly Show:
Rosemont, IL

Several of our partner companies will be at The Assembly Show on October 23-25: Applied Robotics booth #1313, Glide-Line #923, TM Robotics #2000, Tulip Software #2137 and Visumatic #1239

The WinExpo

DECEMBER 6th

The WinExpo (7th Annual)
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, CA

Futura Automation and Manufacturing Asset Solutions (MAS) at Booth# 511

APEX Expo

JAN 29-31 (2019)

THE APEX EXPO 2019
IPC APEX Electronics Show 
SanDiego Convention Center 

Futura Automation appearing with Advantech

ATX Show

FEBRUARY 5-7 (2019)

The ATX West:
Anaheim, CA

Futura Automation will host an exhibit with Technology Brewing VR and 3D vision,  Robot System Products toolchangers OnRobot grippers,  Macron Dynamics Cartesian robots and Flexomation part feeders in booth #4481

Automate Show

April 8-11 (2019)

AUTOMATE 2019
McCormick Convention Center:
Chicago Illinois
 
with ERP – Air Turbine Tools, OnRobot, RSP #8454

PROMAT 2019

April 8-11 (2019)

AUTOMATE 2019
McCormick Convention Center:
Chicago Illinois
 
Futura Automation appearing with Quanergy

 Next Month:  Industry 4.0 and Tools to Autonomously Move Product through a manufacturing process



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