Industrial robots including articulated, 6-axis, SCARA, and Delta robots
Futura Automation LLC is pleased to announce the introduction of “Power Palletizer”, a state of the art, BLDC servo-driven Cartesian style robot palletizing system. Macron Dynamics provides the mechanical components, Delta Technology in Phoenix provides fabrication and field support while Vanguard Automation in Denver, NC provides the electrics, safety and controls. This new palletizing system […]
One of the hottest, most important ideas in decades is the concept now known as Industry 4.0. This is not a new concept, but is a continuation of the advancement of technology to support product manufacturing. It demarcates one of those times when technology and society is beginning to intersect to change the way we […]
Awesome work done by Wolf Robotics, A Lincoln Electric Company and Matt Robinson – Program Manager of ROS-Industrial at Southwest Research Institute and his development team. This type of collaborative effort shows what robots can do in manufacturing. ROS-I will provide a non-proprietary platform to publish special applications and routines. http://rosindustrial.org/news/2017/9/7/robotic-blending-milestone-4-technology-demonstration-at-wolf-robotics
One of the product lines proudly represented by Futura Automation is Macron Dynamics of Croydon, Pennsylvania. In 2015 Macron Dynamics was selected as a supplier to a record setting 3D robotic billboard located on Times Square in New York City, NY. This billboard was developed by Coca-Cola Bottling, based in Atlanta, Georgia. This 6 Stories tall, […]
A recent Morgan Stanley study comes to a proactive conclusion. The US left the Paris Accord, but will it even matter to the climate? The analysis in the study is a resounding NO! The point is dirty carbon-based fuels have already peaked in their cost-effectivness. That is true for both Oil and Coal, less so […]
Man has forever been interested in invention and creation. The ultimate creator is he / she who created the Universe. Are other universes possible? Maybe. Can man himself create a new universe from nothing? Another Maybe, though one even less certain. Walt Disney was a creator and inventor. His most famous creation was Fantasia, which […]
There have been several investor indexes created around the robotics market over the past 20 years. I myself put together such an index in the 1990s which included Cognex, RVSI, Acuity, ABB, Fanuc, Adept and Yaskawa. The problem with such indexes is the components were rarely a pure industrial robotics play (exception being Adept Technologies). […]
Policy makers should begin to consider “life after robotics”. Robots will undoubtedly improve quality of life. But at what cost and with what concessions? https://futurism.com/mass-human-labor-is-no-longer-needed-where-do-we-go-from-here/
Shoes are one of the most important clothing items worn universally by men and women. They have become fashion statements and people pay more for customized shoes that fit well and have a distinctive or personal appearance. www.TheHouseofDesign.com develops robotic work cells that manufacture customized shoes. Here is an article on how shoes laces are […]
