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Assembly News Now, episode 24: Epson Robot Wins New Product of the Year
Episode 24—Assembly News Now

Epson Robot Wins New Product of the Year

December 2, 2025

Cobot sales are expected to grow at a cumulative annual rate of 31 percent over the next five years.




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Vibratory Bowl Feeds Caps in Two Sizes

A Vibratory Bowl Feeds Caps in Two Sizes

Jennifer Pierce
Jennifer Pierce
April 15, 2025

Hoosier Feeder Company has built a vibratory bowl that feeds plastic caps in two sizes.


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Flexible Feeder Solves Assembly Challenge

Flexible Feeder Solves Assembly Challenge

SCARA robots free skilled labor from dull, repetitive task.
Gurpreet Bhoot
October 7, 2021
Medbio is an ISO 13485:2016-certified contract manufacturer of medical devices and injection-molded plastic parts. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, the company operates six manufacturing locations throughout Michigan and New York.
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Belt Conveyors Optimize Flexible Feeding

Belt Conveyors Optimize Flexible Feeding

John Sprovieri
August 4, 2021
Based in Torrington, CT, systems integrator Plastimation has been designing and building robotic automation systems for more than a decade. The company's portfolio ranges from simple projects, such as a machine-tending application in which a cobot unloads stacks of plastic lids from a molding machine, to complex ones, such as an automated line in which four robots assemble and test a medical device.
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Feeding System Handles Delicate Parts for Swiss Watches

Feeding System Handles Delicate Parts for Swiss Watches

John Sprovieri
May 6, 2021
A simple mechanical watch contains roughly 130 components. More complex watches contain hundreds of parts. A top-of-the-line model can have well over 1,000 parts.
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Flex Feeder Accommodates Multiple Parts

Flex Feeder Accommodates Multiple Parts

John Sprovieri
March 25, 2021
Vibratory bowl feeders have long been the go-to device for supplying parts in automated assembly systems.
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We Fed It: Flex Feeder Handles Plastic Clips

We Fed It: Flex Feeder Handles Plastic Clips

John Sprovieri
February 10, 2021

Plastic clips and fasteners are becoming increasingly popular in the automotive industry. They are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and quick and easy to install.


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Piston Pushes Bridging Parts Into Motion

Piston Pushes Bridging Parts Into Motion

John Sprovieri
November 10, 2020

Manufacturers of automated machinery often receive requests to feed and orient ordinary plastics caps, but even an ordinary cap can have features that can cause part "behaviors" that present challenges during the feeding process.


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Flex feeder handles heavy castings

Flex feeder handles heavy castings

John Sprovieri
October 9, 2020

A construction equipment manufacturer needed a way to feed a family of large, heavy castings. The castings range in weight from a few ounces up to a few pounds and come in many geometric shapes.


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Flexible Feeding Systems

Flexible Feeding Systems

A new generation of flexible feeders are helping manufacturers cope with high-mix assembly
Jim Camillo
March 4, 2020
Flexible feeders are great at helping manufacturers accommodate product variants on the assembly line. After the feeder presents parts to a vision-guided robot, one or more cameras take images of the parts, and vision software tells the robot which parts are pickable and which are not. The robot then retrieves the parts for kitting or assembly.
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