Category: Artificial Intelligence

May 2024 Simple Solutions Newsletter   In today’s industrial landscape, automation plays a pivotal role in reducing labor demand / cost, enhancing manufacturing productivity and efficiency across most market sectors and applications. Among the numerous automation techniques in the engineer’s arsenal, industrial robot pick and place operations stand out as crucial technologies in manufacturing and […]

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Innovative deep learning software solves complex inspection applications VisionPro Deep Learning is the best-in-class deep learning-based image analysis software designed for factory automation. Its field-tested algorithms are optimized specifically for machine vision, with a graphical user interface that simplifies neural network training without compromising performance. VisionPro Deep Learning solves complex applications that are too challenging [...] Read more

Futura Automation is pleased for Mr. Don Nedved to join our Consulting Partner team from his office in Lenexa, Kansas in the Kansas City area.  Mr. Nedved will support clients in the central region of the USA which includes Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Mr. Nedved’s passion is solving problems in the industrial automation arena, and […]

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Why Use a Flexible Feeder? Flexible feeding is the logical alternative to belt, bin or bowl feeding for automated assembly or packaging. Belt feeding utilizes a motorized conveyor belt to move product through a packing cell.  The product can be on the belt in any orientation, its position and orientation is evaluated by a machine […]

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Secure Remote Monitoring, Alerting and Access to Robot Automation Cells for Predictive Maintenance Summary: James Gentes – Founder and Steve Sickler – President, will lead the discussion.  As more and more North American companies turn to automation to compete, robot System Integrators and service companies are asked to do much of the day-to-day maintenance and service […]

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Futura Automation is pleased to be partnered with Tend for robotics monitoring requirements.  We support Tend with both a fixed hardware solution as pictured, for 1-3 robots, or can offer a Virtual Machine solution installed on an Industrial PC.  There is a base level of applications and then two additional levels of progressively sophisticated solutions […]

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Futura Automation is pleased to preview its exhibit #4481 for ATX West / MD&M 2020 in Anaheim, CA on February 11-13.  Several of our manufacturing partners will exhibit with us.  We will be showcasing: Macron Dynamics offers a wide range of belt and screw drive linear actuators that can be customized into Cartesian robots of [...] Read more
When Robots Assemble: The Important of Sensation - Futura Automation
When Robots Assemble: Are They Feelin' It? Brian McMorris What is required for robots to assemble parts as well as or better than humans? Senses. The key sense for automated assembly is vision. The next most important sense is touch and feel. Sound could be an important feedback for robots, as it already is for [...] Read more

For those fascinated with the idea of Autonomous Vehicles, here is a new Public Broadcasting Service #Nova episode updating the state-of-art: Lucid Motors Tesla Nikola Motor Company Faraday Future #AI #AV #autonomousvehicles #robotics #autonomousdriving https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/look-whos-driving/

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