Autonomous mobile robots and AGVs for material transport
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 […]
OVERVIEW OF MACHINING AND MACHINE TENDING Machining is the process of material removal of a metal “blank” in order to produce a desired complex shape. Machine tending refers to the automated operation of industrial machine tools in a manufacturing plant, primarily using robot automation systems. While loading and unloading is the primary function of machine […]
Futura Automation’s Mission is and has been: “To Counsel and Support North American manufacturers on the benefits of Industry 4.0 by Implementing IIOT and Robotic Solutions”. The Futura Automation consulting team has diverse backgrounds and experience. As a team we have degreed engineers, in some cases with advanced degrees, in chemical, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical and […]
Futura Automation is pleased to be partnered with Tend for robotics monitoring requirements. We support Tend with both a fixed hardware solution as pictured, for 1-3 robots, or can offer a Virtual Machine solution installed on an Industrial PC. There is a base level of applications and then two additional levels of progressively sophisticated solutions […]
Advantech Reveals Edge AI Solutions Powered by Intel® Technologies 2/27/2019 IoT Edge Intelligence Software SolutionsEmbedded Modules & Design-in Services Feb. 2018, Taipei – Advantech, a global leading provider of intelligent IoT systems and embedded platforms, today reveals the industry’s first hardware and software integrated edge AI solutions powered by Intel® Vision Accelerator Design with Intel® […]
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 […]
<!doctype html> FUTURA AUTOMATION | SEPTEMBER ROBOT ISSUE Our automation partners help our customers achieve more: Today we’ll cover Advanced Manufacturing in the IIoT. This month’s email issue is devoted to our partners in automation. Check out the videos and resources on machine tending and the companies who help us achieve Advanced Manufacturing for our clients on a daily […]
Here it comes. It is the biggest economic disruption since the World Wide Web was launched on the back of the developing internet in 1992. Maybe bigger. Autonomous transportation in all its forms: cars, trucks, industrial equipment, even trains and planes, will change the world in ways we can’t even comprehend. McKinsey agrees: Self-driving cars […]
