Automated assembly systems and pick-and-place applications
Click on the Link for Webinar Registration Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 1pm EDT / 10am PDT Link for Webinar recorded on June 23, 2020 Reprinted from Business Wire, September 10, 2019 OnRobot Takes Robot Compatibility to the Next Level with the OnRobot One-System Solution New unified mechanical and electrical […]
Overcoming Space, Size & Product Handling Constraints for Aerospace Industry Integrators Glide-Line offers several vertical lift conveyor application options. These VTUs can be applied to solve unique challenges in your conveyor automation system design. For instance, you can reduce floor space for your conveyor system, utilize the precision aspect of our VTU in interesting concepts, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Futura-Automation.com of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA has exclusively partnered in North America with Robot Protection Systems (RPS) GmbH of Tutzing, Germany. RPS has led in the specification, design and manufacture of protective covers, turnbuckles and windows for robotic and other industrial applications. Futura Automation and RPS are able to provide robot protection solutions for welding, painting, […]
Check out Futura Automation’s Quik Jig 3D Printing services: www.futura-automation.com/partners/quik-jig 3D Printing is becoming “main stream”. This technology has advanced from a cutting edge product development tool, especially in the automotive industry, in the 1990s, to a dependable form of mass customization and production for plastic, metal and even organic products and parts. The 3D […]
Season’s Greetings from Futura Automation. In this issue: When robots assemble – are they feeling’ it? COBOTS V Robots and much more!
One of the best assembly applications for a cobot is adhesive or sealant dispensing. The rate of motion required is slow enough for a cobot to apply optimally. The repeatability of a cobot is sufficient and the ease of teaching the robot for a variety of dispensing tasks is a significant benefit. Futura Automation’s partner Fancort Industries offers […]
Cobot vs Robot in Assembly Brian McMorris For robotics cognoscenti, the great debate of our time is: “what is better, a cobot or a robot” for robotic assembly, finishing or machine tending? People line up on both sides of this argument, with equal degrees of passion. Online journal “Asian Robotics” is a website that falls […]
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 […]
