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POSTED 07/03/2024 | By: Carrine Greason, A3 Contributing Editor Reshoring is gaining momentum — a lot of it. Manufacturers are rapidly bringing production back to the United States from overseas or at least closer to home in a related move called nearshoring. Both reshoring and foreign direct investment have grown, from generating 11,000 new U.S.-based jobs per year […]
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 logistics […]
By: Brian McMorris Futura Automation President June 19, 2023 Futura Automation announces North American partnership with Garmo Instruments of Spain Futura Automation is pleased to announce our exclusive partnership with Garmo Instruments of Zaragosa, Spain. This new line brings to our North American customers an economical range of laser seam tracking vision sensors for […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Read the full article [/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner] Injection Molding Automation: Industry Best Practices Before discussing how best to implement automation within your company, let’s quickly help those of you still on the fence to decide whether automation is right for you. The operators that you already have should be able to get the job done; they just […]
Packaging Delicate Herbs at Rosborg Greenhouse, Denmark OnRobot: Flexible Packaging Line Case Study It takes great finesse to cultivate and deliver delicious, fresh herbs. It takes intelligent automation to ensure that production is efficient, competitive, and creates a good work environment. That is why Denmark’s largest producer of herbs and mini plants, Rosborg Food Holding, […]
Boosting Productivity and Reducing Cycle Time with VGC10 Gripper Australia-based Designed Mouldings is an injection moulding specialist, producing plastic caps and seals for customers in the packaging industry. The Challenge The Covid-19 pandemic led to border closures, causing disruptions to global supply chains. Companies in Australia turned to local manufacturers like Designed Mouldings for their […]
