Automated Assembly Systems

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Mercedes is testing humanoid robots at its assembly plants in Berlin, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary, and the automaker plans to bring them to other factories in the near future.

When manufacturers begin exploring automation, they often jump straight to the most complex challenge on their production line. But starting with a more straightforward application is much better way to go.

BOLOGNA, Italy—IMA Automation, a division of the IMA Group and a manufacturer of automated assembly systems, has created IMA Med-Tech, a new business unit specifically for designing and building assembly systems for medical equipment and devices.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Swiss manufacturer SHL Medical has opened a new state-of-the-art assembly plant here to produce of autoinjectors. The project represents a $220 million investment.

Simulation software enables Stellantis engineers to save time and money when commissioning a robotic welding line.

Numerous options are available to protect workers from hazardous machinery.

The Agile Slim precision link conveyor chassis can be oriented in any attitude, and it can be equipped for indexing and continuous motion transfer. The conveyor provides greater rigidity and flexibility than conventional rotary and linear indexing systems.

System automatically dispenses, cures and inspects formed-in-place gaskets.

The Zimmer Group has designed a custom gripper that enables one robot to handle both a crankshaft and an engine block.

The new automated assembly line was running 24 hours a day, six days a week, within its first seven months.