Automated Assembly Systems

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 Speed is essential for high-volume assembly. However, speed also creates problems. 

Assemblers continue to invest in robots. Does your assembly plant employ robots? Is it planning to? Share your thoughts!

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation is building the fourth of seven custom assembly and test systems for a Tier 1 automotive supplier.

The latest technologies for robotics and automated assembly will be on display at the Automatica show June 3-6 in Munich, Germany.

Simulation and testing are vital for determining the feasibility of 3D vision guidance in an application.

As high-mix, low-volume manufacturing increases, so does the need for flexible feeders.

 Sensors verify that the rings have been installed correctly. 

An Airbus assembly plant here is leading a project to introduce humanoid robots to the assembly line.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Raytheon Co. has revolutionized missile manufacturing at its sprawling, classified factory here, where automated transporters ferry missile parts to gleaming assembly stations, and even tuck themselves away for charging when their batteries run low.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA—Freedom Smokeless has installed a new, U.S.-built, high-speed automated assembly system for its electronic cigarettes.