Summer 2020 Robotic Systems Web Training: Advanced Machine Safety

Summary:  Marco Paglietti, Sales Director at Reer Safety, will discuss and answer questions on the latest in Advanced System developments for machine and robotic safety system, including an overview of the existing solutions for safeguarding: Q&A Style Agenda: Introduction of Speakers and Backgrounds The Problem: Orienting and Locating high mix parts for easy and accurate […]

Robot Flex Feeding Principles

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 […]

Introducing RPS – Robot Protection Systems – Covers for Challenging Environments

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, […]

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Robots are revolutionizing medical device manufacturing

Reece Armstrong looks at how medical manufacturing has reacted to Industry 4.0 and where the sector sees robots and automation having the most impact. The factory of the future is a term that has been thrown around for a number of years now but what does it mean? We entered the fourth age of the […]

A History Timeline of Industrial Robotics

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 […]

September 2018 Newsletter: “Advanced Manufacturing And Machine Tending”

<!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 […]

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Advanced Manufacturing

Futura Automation: Advanced Manufacturing and Machine Tending Advanced Manufacturing & Machine tending “Machine tending” is the process of automating the loading and unloading of industrial machine tools in a manufacturing plant, primarily using robot automation systems. While loading and unloading is the primary function of machine tending systems, the robot will often perform other valuable functions within the automation process.  This might include part […]

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Summer 2020 Robotic Systems Web Training: Advanced Machine Safety

Summary:  Marco Paglietti, Sales Director at Reer Safety, will discuss and answer questions on the latest in Advanced System developments for machine and robotic safety system, including an overview of the existing solutions for safeguarding: Q&A Style Agenda: Introduction of Speakers and Backgrounds The Problem: Orienting and Locating high mix parts for easy and accurate […]

July 2018 Newsletter: “Moving with Macron”

  Save us to your address book, see these robots come to life! In this issue: Last month we looked at the rise of the robot artisan baker: this month we turn to Macron Dynamics and engineered products for specific automation applications Featured Videos Cartesian Gantry Robots Long Travel Linear Actuators The Servotronix softMC The World’s Biggest Robot Read […]

June 2018 Newsletter: “Artisan Bakery Robot”

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   View this email in your browser What’s new in robotics?    In this issue, automation meets the increasing demand for artisan products. You’ve seen robots weld and palletize, but this new frontier of automation might surprise you. The Artisan Robot Baker Improves Productivity Noticing a high demand for hand crafted Artisan bread, our friends over at TechBrew showed […]