Automated Assembly Systems

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EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists has received a contract to design and build an automated system to assemble and test driver control modules.

With automotive and aerospace manufacturing going strong, our annual Capital Equipment Spending Survey predicts continued growth in investment.

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With the right tool changer, a robot can perform multiple assembly tasks quickly, safely and cost-effectively.

Sensors and RFID technology can be used to error-proof automated assembly processes.

SCARAs perform pick-and-place and other operations.

NEWTOWN, CT—Joseph F. Engelberger, an engineer and entrepreneur who pioneered the robotics field, died Dec. 1, 2015, at age 90. Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation Inc., the world’s first industrial robotics manufacturer, which he launched in 1956 and grew into a company with more than 1,000 employees before the enterprise was acquired by Westinghouse.

This past May, automotive modules and components manufacturer TRW was purchased by transmission manufacturer ZF for $12.4 billion. The deal creates ZF-TRW—the world’s third-largest auto supplier, with 130,000 employees and annual sales of more than $34.2 billion.

As automated assembly increases, so does the need for flexible vibratory bowl feeders—and practical ways to optimize their performance.

Vision-guided SCARA robot picks and places delicate ceramic parts.