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Bright Machines

Automating Assembly—A Crucial Step for Day One

Eric Johnson
November 5, 2020

In many industries, automation is an afterthought—considered only after a process is stable, “everything works,” and an organization assesses the “risks and paybacks.” Ideally, however, automation should be considered from day one.


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Flexible Fixtures for Automated Assembly

Flexible Fixtures for Automated Assembly

Researchers have developed a hexapod-based reconfigurable fixture that can be used to assemble a family of automotive headlights.
Aleš Ude
March 5, 2018

Fixtures are essential to most assembly and machining processes. Their design is vital, as they have a direct effect on productivity, cost and quality. It is estimated that 40 percent of rejected parts stem from inappropriate fixturing.


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Philips: Future-proof assembly concept for high-end shavers

Philips: Future-proof assembly concept for high-end shavers

January 9, 2017

In response to markets that constantly demand new and more products, many manufacturers are turning from hard automation and off-shoring to flexible automation.


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Rockwell to Purchase MagneMotion

February 11, 2016

MILWAUKEE—Rockwell Automation has agreed to purchase MagneMotion, a manufacturer of intelligent conveying systems.


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Automated Assembly Systems: Fixed or Flexible?

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John Sprovieri
March 3, 2015

Systems integrators wrestle with the notion of flexibility in multistation automated assembly systems.


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robots save jobs

New Materials, Flexibility Challenge Automakers

January 19, 2015

SOUTHFIELD, MI—The automotive assembly line of the future will be more flexible, more capable of handling new materials, and make greater of the mobile technology, says Martin Kinsella, director of advanced materials and process technologies for systems integrator Comau Inc.


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adaptive gripper

Robotic Grasp Technology Will Put an End to Clumsy Robots

May 23, 2014

BIRMINGHAM, UK—A way of teaching robots to pick up unfamiliar objects without dropping or breaking them has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The research paves the way for robots to be used in more flexible ways and in more complex environments.


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flexible feeder

Flexible Feeding for Assembly Automation

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Jim Camillo
March 1, 2014

As high-mix, low-volume manufacturing increases, so does the need for flexible feeders.


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rotating tooling platform

Servos Revolutionize High-Speed Assembly

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John Sprovieri
January 8, 2014

A new servo-driven system could change how engineers think about continuous motion assembly.


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