CNC machine tending and injection molding automation
Futura Automation, LLC is a solutions provider for automation conveying and robotic systems. With today’s newsletter, we are pleased to provide an in-depth overview of the 10 most important types of automation conveyor systems, excluding screw, pneumatic, overhead, and magnetic conveyors, along with their key industrial applications. There are a wide variety of material handling […]
Machine Safeguarding remains a very important aspect of automation and robotics in industry, as well as commercial uses of automation. Machines must follow the First Rule of Robotics as given by Isaac Asimov, almost 100 years ago (“Runaround”, 1942): “Do No Harm”. This phrase is credited to the Hippocrates, who created an oath in medicine […]
Protecting robots, their cousins, cobots (collaborative robots) and precision servo-driven machinery from environmental hazards is crucial for ensuring their longevity, functionality, and reliability. As robots become increasingly integral to various industries, from manufacturing and healthcare to exploration, mining, agriculture and domestic services, safeguarding them from environmental challenges is essential. This discussion explores the importance of […]
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 […]
Since the beginning of mankind, somewhere in central Africa about 2 million years ago, there has been a steady, if not logarithmic, progression towards reducing the amount of human labor required for output gained, thereby improving the quality of human life (assuming less work equals more quality). This week to prove the point, I have […]
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 […]
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 […]
11 Reasons to Introduce CNC Automation to your Manufacturing Processes Computer Numerical Control machines, or CNC machines, are automated devices that assist tools in working upon a series of commands to automate the process of production. It is widely used by many manufacturing businesses such as electrical, metalworks, furniture, and appliances. To keep the production […]
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 […]
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 […]
