End-of-arm tooling, grippers, and tool changers
SoftGripping is the innovative and modular new approach to gentle gripping of soft objects by industrial robots and cobots. Futura Automation supports the entire range and will provide technical assistance as required along with samples for evaluation. The Modular Gripping System For Highest Hygienic (FDA) Requirements Elements Of A Hygienic Gripper Hygienic Elements A SoftGripping […]
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 […]
Arsenal Products’ robotic adhesive dispensing systems leverage the accuracy and repeatability of a cobot or robot. A cobot or robot paired with precision dispensing controls ensures a customer process is up and running quickly… in hours, not days, weeks, or months. Programming is very simple on many of the most modern robots and cobots. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summary: George Wilken – will answer questions on the state of the art in Shopfloor Digitization, how it benefits manufacturers and how it helps achieve the efficiency promised by implementation of Industry 4.0. Q&A Style Agenda: Introduction of Speakers and Backgrounds The Problem: Robotics and Automation initiatives must be matched by digitizing shopfloor practices to achieve […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
