modular automation components

Triangle Package Machinery reduces bagger footprint by 60%

IO-Link increases efficiency and reduces machine footprint

March 29, 2022

To meet the demands of customers wanting smaller, more efficient machines that also meet the sanitary and hygienic design requirements of the food packaging industry, Triangle Package Machinery Company required two solutions in one.

Don Wood, Founder of 80/20 Inc., Dies

April 8, 2019

COLUMBIA CITY, IN—Don Wood, the founder of 80/20 Inc., died March 28 at age 87.

24 V Revolution in Assembly Automation

September 1, 2018

With the 24 V modular system, SCHUNK is defining a new benchmark in assembly automation.

Modular Automation Components

A wide range of ready-to-install components and subassemblies enable manufacturers and integrators to quickly build custom automated assembly machines.

Jim Camillo

November 7, 2016

At some point during a philosophy 101 class, college students learn about Aristotle’s belief that the best way to understand something is to break it down to the smallest components. For an increasing number of manufacturers and integrators, however, the best way to assemble a product is to use a machine built with modular automation components that quickly and easily fit together.

CAD Configurator Speeds Assembly of Palletizer

Jim Camillo

June 3, 2014

All professors are teachers, but some are also entrepreneurs. Three of note are mechanical engineering professors Stephen L. Dickerson, Wayne Book and Nader Sadegh, who together founded CAMotion Inc. in 1997 while working at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Modular Automation Components

Walt Hessler

December 3, 2012

With the correct end-effector and prime mover, manufacturers can make sure their automation system meets exact design requirements and runs at maximum efficiency.

Automation Engineers Emphasize “Design for Serviceability”

May 11, 2012

SCHAUMBURG, IL—To facilitate maintenance and repairs, automation engineers are increasingly taking a modular approach to system design and standardizing on configurable components, whenever possible.