Case Study: Ancor And The Monroney Window Sticker
Ancor knew there had to be a better and more efficient way to manage the label packaging process - which had a 10-hour or less nightly production timeframe and a client-mandated 100% verification process.
Robotic Welding Series: Perfectly weld imperfect parts with adaptive welding
This is the second of a 4-part series by KC Robotics about the automated arc welding industry.
Educational Resources Kits Covering Factory Automation, Linear Motion and Mobile Engineering Available from Bosch Rexroth
Packaged on convenient USB drives, each kit provides useful technical information and content relevant to its core topic.
Integrated Force Control
A force‐controlled robot can be programmed to mimic the movements of a human arm, applying search patterns to find the correct position to assemble a given part.
Robotic Welding Series: Alleviate Skilled Welder Shortages With Robotic Welding Cells
A robot system, fully deployed is going to give two to three-hundred percent return on investment per year.
Compliance In Motion - An Automotive Parts Application
Even 1 mm of misalignment between the robots end of arm tool and the position of the parts in the table could cause costly damage.
Six Advantages of Ethernet for Auto ID Readers
Ethernet cabling has been standardized. The cables for an Ethernet-enabled Auto ID reader are common with all standard Ethernet equipment.
Festo Offers Clean Design Solutions for High-Speed Factory Automation
Cost-efficient solutions combined with high standards of hygiene is a key concept in automated food production. Product, flavour and packaging variety as well as set-up times and system modularity play a decisive role too.
Closed Loop Current Transducer Characteristics
A properly selected current transducer for an application can easily give 25+ years of service. By acknowledging the details behind the data sheet, better performing applications and more robust designs are possible.
Microscan Imagers Ensure 2D Code Readability During Manufacturing of Miniature Identifiers
Bridging the gap between ease of use and performance, the QX Hawk features a high resolution modular optical zoom system, aggressive X-Mode decoding, and simple plug and play connectivity.
ASIC Based Current Transducers
The implementation of ASIC based current transducers opens up functionality that the traditional discrete component transducers could never achieve.
After 5,000 Years, Automation Finds Its Way Into The "Lost Wax Process"
With home-grown innovation and ABB robots, MPI, Inc. has discovered the secret to incredible increases in productivity and quality for today's most competitive foundries.
Case Study: Machine Vision System Detects Defective Parts for Precision Stampings Supplier
Dimensional measurement is an essential step in the manufacture of Hexins stamped parts in order to ensure that each workpiece meets required tolerances.
Case Study: Alignment Device With On-center And Off-center Locking
The KA device's ability to lock to center and also off center is critical to this application. That ability, coupled with the devices reliability and repeatability, makes for a great solution in this application.
Machine Vision System Detects Defective Parts for Precision Stampings Supplier
With production rates of 3,200 pieces per hour for a single production line and an acceptance rate of virtually 100% required by mobile phone and hard drive manufacturers (one defective piece per 120,000), 100% inspection of the components is necessary to ensure that all orders will be accepted by the end customer.
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The maxon IDX Compact Drive with Integrated Positioning Controller
The compact brushless EC-i motor combined with an EPOS4 positioning controller delivers a highly dynamic, powerful drive package with field-oriented control (FOC), high efficiency, and maintenance-free components in a high-quality industrial housing. The maxon IDX drives are suitable for use across the entire speed range (from standstill to maximum speed) and have an extremely high overload capability. Together with a positioning controller, the integrated sensor (single turn) enables absolute positioning.
