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Christmas in July? Universal Robots' e-Series is On Its Way!

Posted by Mark Howe

Jun 28, 2018 5:47:26 PM

We were excited to hear the recent news that Universal Robots unveiled its new e-Series. We immediately ordered one to demo and it arrives in our offices in July. It will be a bit like Christmas morning as we unpack the box and gather the team to test this new cobot (collaborative robot). 

Universal Robots has a history of solid design and quality. We expect nothing less with the e-Series and look forward to offering it to our customers. Why will the new e-Series be a smart investment? Among its numerous benefits are:

  • Quick activation and deployment: under an hour to unpack, mount, and program a cobot’s first task.
  • Flexibility to change its nature of work over time as production line needs change. 
  • A redesigned control panel for an easy user interface (for the humans that need to program and control it).
  • Single phase A/C source compatibility (connect to any regular power outlet).
  • 17 safety features like collision detection are built in.
  • Space saving by design: compact and flexible. 
  • All joints are field replaceable within 2-6 minutes.
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Topics: automation solutions, automation, collaborative robot, cobot, Universal Robots, cobots, e-Series

Introducing a Bigger, Stronger and Faster MiR - MiR500

Posted by Mark Howe

Jun 28, 2018 1:47:26 PM

Meet MiR500

The brand new MiR500 joins the MiR100 and MiR200 to form a complete fleet of flexible and easy-to-program MiR robots for both heavy and light transport that can optimize logistics throughout the entire production chain, from the warehouse to the delivery of goods.

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Topics: Mobile Robots, automated mobile robot, MiR

C3: Coffee, Cobots & CNCs - Updated Date

Posted by Mark Howe

Mar 5, 2018 5:39:03 PM

***DUE TO THE PENDING INCLEMENT WEATHER, OUR "C3: COFFEE, COBOTS, & CNCs SHOW DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 9th from 9am-12pm!!!***

Come visit us at Allendale Machinery Systems and enjoy this FREE unique learning opportunity with The Knotts Company featuring Universal Robots and Robotiq.

  • Watch cobots interacting with CNC machines LIVE and learn how they work.
  • Discover how they can help streamline your business to run more efficiently.
  • Learn the benefits of using collaborative robots for your machine tending applications.
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Material Transfer Pumps Improve Throughput & Quality in Pharmaceutical Assembly Operations

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 28, 2018 8:10:00 AM

This post is brought to you by Bimba | Vaccon

Material transfer pumps automate the sorting and recycling of defective sample tubes in pharmaceutical assembly operations. The previous process required manually removing uncapped sample tubes from an assembly line, a labor intensive and inefficient process that reduces productivity.

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Topics: vacuum, Vaccon

Bimba TECH TALK: Telescoping Electric Actuator

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 27, 2018 11:13:00 AM

Bimba's Electric Motion Group (EMG) created this special telescoping electric actuator. This actuator uses arc belt technology and two different carriages to produce 60% more stroke than actuators of comparable size with a single carriage.

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Topics: bimba, bimba electric

C3: Coffee, Cobots & CNCs

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 23, 2018 11:33:49 AM

Come visit us at Allendale Machinery Systems and enjoy this FREE unique learning opportunity with The Knotts Company featuring Universal Robots and Robotiq.

  • Watch cobots interacting with CNC machines LIVE and learn how they work.
  • Discover how they can help streamline your business to run more efficiently.
  • Learn the benefits of using collaborative robots for your machine tending applications.
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Bimba TECH TALK: Bumpers and Cushions for Pneumatic Actuators

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 22, 2018 10:13:00 AM

Join Taylor Phillip, Application Engineer for Bimba Manufacturing, as he describes the differences between Cushions and Bumpers and the reasons for using each.

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Topics: bimba, bimba pneumatic

WHEN YOU CAN’T AFFORD DOWNTIME, EVEN IN THE TOUGHEST CONDITIONS

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 20, 2018 8:07:00 AM

This post is brought to you by Universal Robots.

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Topics: Universal Robots

Reduce Cycle Time with Automatic Sorting System

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 14, 2018 9:00:00 AM

This post is brought to you by Intelligent Actuator

System Overview of a potential automation application.

1. Explanation of Process Cardboard boxes containing CDs travel on a conveyor. There are five different types of cardboard boxes, and each type contains different CDs. Boxes are sorted by type and transferred onto five product conveyors.

2. Explanation of Operation

  • A cardboard box moves on the transfer conveyor and passes the product identification unit. The unit reads the bar code on the cardboard box and identifies the type of CDs packed in it.
  • As the cardboard box arrives in front of the applicable conveyor, it is pushed by the sorting air cylinder onto the conveyor.
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Topics: intelligent actuator, automation

Flex Uses Mobile Robots to Stay Lean

Posted by Mark Howe

Feb 8, 2018 8:22:00 AM

This post is brought to you by Mobile Industrial Robots

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