AI, machine learning, and vision systems for automation
How can we reduce waste and become more lean? One way is to identify losses around a robot cell operation. A manager once said “You can never recover lost robot cell time”. Goal: minimize idle robot cell time How do we capture losses? How do we categorize those losses? How do we put that process […]
Reece Armstrong looks at how medical manufacturing has reacted to Industry 4.0 and where the sector sees robots and automation having the most impact. The factory of the future is a term that has been thrown around for a number of years now but what does it mean? We entered the fourth age of the […]
A Timeline History of Robotics IN THE BEGINNING Before 1920 In ancient times, the percursors to robots were Automata, the word which was originally an Italian renaissance term for a mechanical device, usually powered by water, windpower or clockwork. The word Automaton was a plural version and came to mean a self-operating […]
Futura Automation at ATX West / MD&M Expo in Anaheim CA on February 5-7 Futura Automation will be exhibiting at the ATX West / MD&M Expo in Anaheim at the Convention Center on February 5-7. We are in exhibit #4481. Several of our “Industry 4.0” product lines and services will be on display. Come see […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* FUTURA AUTOMATION | LEAN PRACTICES, SMART ROBOTS and CREATIVE SOLUTIONS Streamline manufacturing by eliminating waste and cost. Our primary mandate and mission is to counsel and support American manufacturers in solutions for advanced manufacturing and robotics (LEAN manufacturing) delivering a leading position in global competitiveness American companies strive to regain global competitiveness and attract back the […]
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* 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 […]
Futura Automation: Advanced Manufacturing and Machine Tending Advanced Manufacturing & Machine tending “Machine tending” is the process of automating the loading and unloading of industrial machine tools in a manufacturing plant, primarily using robot automation systems. While loading and unloading is the primary function of machine tending systems, the robot will often perform other valuable functions within the automation process. This might include part […]
Amazing to say that we are on the doorstep of autonomous electric trucks. This is the next great wave in transportation. Many experts five years ago thought it would be 2030 or 2040 before this day arrived. Now just a few short years later, it looks like we will have commercial autonomous trucks and then […]
Summary: Marco Paglietti, Sales Director at Reer Safety, will discuss and answer questions on the latest in Advanced System developments for machine and robotic safety system, including an overview of the existing solutions for safeguarding: Q&A Style Agenda: Introduction of Speakers and Backgrounds The Problem: Orienting and Locating high mix parts for easy and accurate […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser What’s new in robotics? In this issue, automation meets the increasing demand for artisan products. You’ve seen robots weld and palletize, but this new frontier of automation might surprise you. The Artisan Robot Baker Improves Productivity Noticing a high demand for hand crafted Artisan bread, our friends over at TechBrew showed […]
