Machine safety systems, light curtains, and protective equipment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries across the globe, and manufacturing is no exception. From optimizing production lines to enabling predictive maintenance, AI is ushering in a new era of smart, agile, and highly efficient factories. As manufacturers face rising consumer expectations, volatile supply chains, labor shortages, and increasing pressure to improve sustainability, AI […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Autonomous Welding” is the use of robots and AI software to track a pre-programmed welding task and make adjustments to that program dynamically as conditions change. While automobiles require welding of the chassis and body parts, the volumes of a given model produced are very high and so the parts requiring welding can be precisely […]
Dear Customer and Friend Another year is drawing to a close. You have been our good friend or customer in the past and we hope this year has been good to you and that you will have a fantastic year in 2024. Futura Automation, LLC has grown a bit in 2023. It was a slower […]
GarLine & SharpTrack ― cutting-edge seam tracking solutions for “autonomous welding” Manufacturing is becoming more and more automated and increasingly demanding of easy-to-use solutions. In the welding sector, due to the lack of qualified welding personnel, automated and robotic welding solutions are in high demand and at the same time becoming more cost effective for […]
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 […]
