Automated Assembly Systems - Articles - Page 54

Victor Scheinman, Inventor of Assembly Line Robot, Dies at 73

September 23, 2016

PETROLIA, CA—Victor Scheinman, the Stanford engineering professor whose electrically powered, computer-controlled robot would become the Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly (PUMA) robot, has died at age 73.

BD to Invest $100 Million in Nebraska Assembly Plant

September 23, 2016

HOLDREGE, NE—Becton Dickinson & Co. is investing $100 million to expand its assembly plant here to make room for insulin syringe manufacturing.

Innovative Conveyors Maximize Use of Space

New conveyor technologies are giving plant managers more options to make better use of existing space.

Stacy Johnson

September 8, 2016

Walk into any modern assembly and packaging facility, and the conveyor systems may very well resemble roller coasters at an amusement park—going up steep inclines, moving down drops, and twisting and turning around equipment and machinery as they transfer product from one area of the plant to another.

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.

Vision Systems Cure Research Company’s Inflexibility Problem

Jim Camillo

September 8, 2016

In every manufacturing industry, tradition is becoming less important. Companies no longer assume that what worked in the past will be enough to keep and gain customers. Instead, they look to the latest technology to improve manufacturing processes, optimize product quality and expand their customer base.

Systems Integrator ATC Automation to Expand, Add Jobs

August 25, 2016

COOKEVILLE, TN—Systems integrator ATC Automation is investing $10.4 million to expand its operation here and create 110 new jobs during the next five years.

Adidas to Open US Highly Automated Shoe Factory in US

August 15, 2016

ATLANTA—Adidas will be opening a factory in Atlanta in 2017 where shoes will be produced entirely by robots. In a press release, the company outlined how the factory, dubbed the Speedfactory, will allow the company to manufacture shoes faster while bringing production closer to U.S. consumers.

Collaborative Robots Aid Workers at Ford Assembly Plant

July 15, 2016

COLOGNE, Germany—Workers at Ford’s assembly plant here are working hand-in-hand with collaborative robots to fit shock absorbers to cars.

Robot History Mystery

Austin Weber

July 7, 2016

Should another company other than GM be credited with the first successful robotic application? Why did Pullman invest in Unimation? When was the first Unimate robot first installed at GM?

Automated system assembles stepper motors for Tier 1 supplier

Tray handlers and cam-driven assembly cells produce a stepper motor every second.

John Sprovieri

July 1, 2016

Today’s automobiles contain dozens of electric motors. They adjust the mirrors, position the seats, aim the headlights, provide heating and cooling, and raise and lower the windows. In fact, a luxury car might have as many as 120 electric motors of various sizes.