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Articles Tagged with ''pick and place''

Pick-and-Place Machine Boosts Flexibility of EMS Provider

December 1, 2013

Telecom-industry leaders Nokia Corp. and Alcatel-Lucent know the importance of quality work and long-term relationships. So it is no surprise that both have been regular customers of well-known electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Kyrel Oy for more than a decade.


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SCHUNK on Automation

SCHUNK Grippers Have Set Assembly Benchmarks for More Than 30 Years

Jesse Hayes
September 30, 2013

Introduced in 1983, SCHUNK’s pneumatic “Industrial Hand” became the starting point for gripper development that continues today.


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Motion Control: Rigid vs. Flexible

"If production volume is high, that points to rigid automation."—Chris Knudsen, Yaskawa America Inc.
John Sprovieri
July 1, 2013

When specifying a motion control system for, say, a pick-and-place application on an automated assembly line, engineers have two choices.


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LED Platforms Raise Lighting Company to Market Leadership

May 1, 2013

For 17 days, NVC Lighting Technology Corp. lit up the 2008 summer Olympics—literally. Based in Huizhou, China, the company provided lighting for several facilities in Beijing, including the Olympic village and central area, China National Convention Center, China Agricultural University gymnasium, Beijing University of Technol-ogy gymnasium and Tianjin railway station.


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Elements of Successful Vision-Guided Robotics

The right camera and vision software enable manufacturers to automate a wider range of applications.
John Lewis
February 4, 2013

Fixed automation systems and conventional blind robots have a role in automated assembly, but it’s limited.


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International Collaboration Pays off for Israel Manufacturer

January 3, 2013

Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Netafim Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of professional irrigation systems and drip irrigation technology.


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XYZ: Electronic Camming Improves Pick-and-Place

March 1, 2012
Cam-driven pick-and-place devices have long been a staple of high-speed, multistation automated assembly systems.


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Quick-Change Artists

Servo-driven grippers lend flexibility to automated assembly lines in the automotive industry and beyond
Jesse Hayes
February 1, 2012
The major advantage of robots is their flexibility. It’s ironic, then, that robot end-effectors are typically custom-made for a specific part.


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Design for Robotic Assembly

John Sprovieri
May 1, 2004
The advantages of robotic assembly can be negated by poor fixturing or parts that slip out of grippers.
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