Articles Tagged with ''indexing''

Rotary Cam Indexers for Automated Positioning Applications

June 14, 2021

For decades cam indexers have been used in automated lines to provide high precision location and sometimes in multiple stations in order for a process to be performed very accurately.

What’s New With Rotary Indexers

Servo indexing and flexibility drive numerous assembly applications.

Austin Weber

November 6, 2020

One of the simplest devices for partially automating an assembly process is a rotary indexing table. This device consists of a circular steel plate and a drive for turning it.

Alternatives to Pallet-Transfer Conveyors

Need to linearly index parts and subassemblies with accuracy and repeatability? Consider precision-link conveyors and walking beams

Jim Camillo

April 3, 2020

There are many ways to linearly move an object from point A to point B on an assembly line. But, not all of them are designed to optimize speed, accuracy and repeatability while performing the task.

Automated Assembly System Roundup

Auto parts, plumbing products and medical devices are among the myriad items made on automated assembly systems

John Sprovieri

October 4, 2019

There's nothing quite like a multistation automated assembly system. Watching robots, actuators and indexers go about their carefully choreographed routines with little or no human intervention can seem nothing short of miraculous.

Versatility, Precision and Short Lead Times: The CRD MR Rotary Indexer

December 1, 2018

Nexen's new CRD MR (Compact Ring Drive Motor Ready) products build on the company's successful CRD line of precision rotary indexers.

Fixed vs. Flexible Automation Systems

Both fixed and flexible technologies offer distinct advantages, but only if manufacturers optimize important operational parameters.

Tom Bemer Ray Tynczuk

September 8, 2017

The one constant thing about technology is that it is constantly changing and evolving. Don’t think so? In that case, ask the people who rushed out to buy the latest iteration of a smartphone, but then find themselves standing in line waiting to purchase the latest new-and-improved version just six months later.

Automated Assembly Cells

Standardized, preconfigured automated assembly cells can lower costs and reduce time to market.

John Sprovieri

March 1, 2017

Designing and building a multistation automated assembly system takes time. A simple project might take 12 to 14 weeks. A complex one could take three or four times that long.

Rotary Indexer Quickens SUV Door Assembly

Jim Camillo

February 1, 2017

Integrators love a good challenge, and automotive OEMs and suppliers never disappoint. Not only do these two groups expect integrators to meet increasingly high production goals and come in or under budget. They also rely on integrators for creative solutions to all types of automation problems.

Vision Enables Flexible Assembly

A new, flexible assembly system produces the same volume and part mix as six older machines.

Jeff Walsh

January 5, 2017

A Fortune 500 manufacturer of electromechanical products previously operated six separate indexing assembly machines, each producing one of a family of products at about 40 parts per minute.

Bullet-Proof Automated Assembly

A system that runs like clockwork doesn’t happen by accident.

Austin Weber

September 8, 2016

Multistation automated assembly systems are a wonder to behold. A well-designed system can mass-produce hundreds of assemblies per minute with minimal human intervention.

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