Automated assembly systems and pick-and-place applications
Dear Customer and Friend Another year is drawing to a close. You have been our good friend or customer in the past and we hope this year has been good to you and that you will have a fantastic year in 2024. Futura Automation, LLC has grown a bit in 2023. It was a slower […]
By: Brian McMorris – President March 26, 2023 Futura Automation, LLC (www.futura-automation.com) provides a range of robotic, automation and motion-controlled solutions. This week’s newsletter from Futura Automation explains the benefits of Cartesian robots, especially those supplied by Macron Dynamics, Inc., as compared to the other major industrial robot topologies: Articulated, Delta and SCARA. This article will […]
NEWSLETTER Simple Solutions Newsletter Futura Automation presents: Simple Solutions for Automation Issue: February 20, 2023 By Brian McMorris President at Futura Automation, LLC Subscribe on LinkedIn A Midwest USA manufacturer produces roll-up doors and purchases pre-extruded metal strips, or slats, which are prepped and painted prior to assembly. The manufacturer approached Futura Automation, LLC‘s Don Nedved looking for a […]
Mill Machine Tending Solutions and Partners: OnRobot Lift 100 Long-stroke robot elevator with integrated safety features When do you need a Lift100? The Lift 100 can be used in any application where additional vertical reach is needed for the robot arm (e.g., stacking of objects other than palletizing, picking/placing parts on shelves, racks etc.) Whether […]
This week’s Simple Solutions features Robotic Welding Systems and CDS Positioners The Benefits of Robotic Welding Article courtesy of A3 (Association for Advancing Automation) Robotics Online Marketing Team Robotic welding technologies are appearing more and more – in large manufacturing plants and small, project-based workshops. While a robotic welding system often calls for a hefty […]
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This week’s Simple Solutions features Universal Holding Fixtures and Curved Sheet Handling Systems This week’s Simple Solutions features Universal Holding Fixtures Article: Universal Holding Fixture Courtesy of Canadian Metalworking Publishing Whenever a workpiece changeover takes place, the universal device is adjusted to the new component by the repositioning of its supporting and clamping elements, making […]
This week’s Simple Solutions features 3D Inline Inspection Systems Inline 3D Robotic Part Inspection All production industries have enemies within, and the injection molding industry is no stranger to that fact. Companies who produce tens of thousands of parts a week that end up on a vehicle production line are strictly gauged on part quality. […]
This week’s Simple Solutions features Flexible Feed Automation Systems 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 […]
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 […]
