Items Tagged with 'assembly machine'

When US Digital introduced the E4T, a new, miniaturized optical encoder, the assemblers who processed components during production faced difficulties. To improve the operators’ working conditions and free up their time for higher-level tasks, the company developed a new system to automate a process that had always been done by hand.

Custom machine produces a part every 3 minutes.

Ironically, the tool used to reduce inflation—higher interest rates—has made investing in automation more expensive.

Digital twins facilitate design of robotic assembly systems, from prototype to high-volume production.

A linear motor transfer system is key to increasing flexibility and efficiency in a high-mix, high-volume production environment.

Heat and vibration can facilitate disassembly of press-fit parts.

Localized heating can enhance the strength of clinch joints in high-strength steel.

Systems integrator develops unique automation process to disarm mortar rounds filled with deadly mustard agent.

A major advantage of clinching is that it will not damage anticorrosive coatings on sheet metal.

A dozen SCARA robots produce more than 2 million connectors annually.