Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
…integrate LocusBots without disrupting workflows, claimed Locus. LocusBots travel 3M miles to pick varied items The 500 millionth pick was made at a VF Corp. fulfillment center in Prague, and the item picked was a pair of Vans Old Skool Shoes, according to Locus Robotics. The company noted that its LocusBots have now traveled more than 3 million miles in customers' warehouses, the equivalent of more than 120 times around the Earth. “Innovation and an unrelenting drive towards customer success have no doubt been drivers in this achievement.” said John Santagate, vice president of robotics at Körber Supply Chain. “500…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.25
…fourth quarter of 2020, Crocs warehouse associates picked roughly 3M units with Chuck, increased their throughput by 182% and exceeded their designed rates by 25%. The go-live ramp-up process took place over two days, reaching 100% system utilization by the end of the second day. Associates no longer had to push or pull manual carts and more than halved their time walking. One week later, the site adopted dynamic zoning into their operation, a software enhancement that further reduced total associate travel by one mile per day. Training time decreased from one week to one day, saving Crocs 32 hours…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.24
…limiters installed on each part for joint integrity and 3M Thinsulate welded to the inside of the part for heat reduction. And instead of multiple, individual stations with separate operators for each step, the customer wanted one, synchronous machine to complete all the processes. “Floor space was an issue, cycle time was a concern and the number of operator interfaces with the process was also a consideration,” said Marshall Hornsby, sales development representative, AMS. An automated solution was the only option as the project required fast cycle times and the customer wanted to use as few operators as possible to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.23
…said John Spruce, founder and CEO of Kane Robotics. “3M is a big proponent of robotic finishing. It's typically a very hard problem, and there's not a lot of penetration of automation into finishing.” Kane Robotics develops cobot finishing Since its founding in 2019, Kane Robotics has worked with manufacturers in aerospace, construction, defense, and other industries to simplify material removal processes through automation. The Chino, Calif.-based company claimed that it created the first collaborative robot built specifically for composites sanding. Kane said its GRIT cobot is reconfigurable and easy to operate, working alongside humans to perform safe and precise…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.86
…helps satisfy this requirement within a working range of 1.5-3m. It works by positioning the camera in front of the dolly chassis The Visionary-T captures a 3D image and it pre-processes and evaluates the coordinates of the space under the dolly, before outputting that information to the vehicle controller. The SensorApp can provide automated fine positioning determination for a wide range of different dollies, but that’s not its only benefit. Some benefits of Dolly Positioning SensorApp include: Increases the efficiency of AGV in logistics Short process times for dolly pick-up Low maintenance effort due to stable app hardware combination Easy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.84
…so-called seventh axis. It is now moved up to 3m by toothed belt with the lubrication-free igus toothed belt axis ZLW-20160 – driven by the stepper motor NEMA23XL with a 5:1 gear. To enable a clean run without tangling, the energy and data cables are inserted in energy chains from igus, which follow the movement of the carriage. The control system of the robot arm is integrated into its base. The electric worker finally learns how to pick thanks to software developed by Roose, which interacts with the control system via an interface. The in-house program evaluates the robot’s 3D…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.69
…Internet of Things (IIoT) company with customers such as 3M, Cargill, and Seagate. There, he led solution implementation, support, and training, enabling 25% year-over-year revenue growth. Rydberg has two U.S. patents in IIoT and edge computing. He earned an MBA from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from Bethel University. Evan Martzial, Terradepth VP of commercial business development In December, Evan Martzial became Terradepth’s first vice president of business development responsible for commercial markets. He joined the company from QPS, a hydrographic and maritime software company, where he spent about three years overseeing the Americas region as sales and business…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.68
…Form Automation Lead: Boeing Partners: University of Southern California, 3M Co. Description: To ensure the affordability of defense and commercial high-temperature structures, cost-effective means of fabricating high-quality, temperature-resistant material components at faster manufacturing rates is essential. The project team plans to develop automated trajectory planning for forming fabric-based prepregs to contours, automated in-process inspection for un-compacted areas and automated generation of rework tool paths, and self-corrective robotic recovery for prepreg backing film-removal failures. Safe Robotic Handling of Energetic Materials Lead: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Partners: Schlumberger, Interface Technologies, FANUC Description: The project team aims to develop fundamental technologies for robotic handling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
…Investigator: Boeing Project Team: University of Southern California and 3M Project Description: This project seeks to develop adaptive path planning to ensure affordability of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) components for hypersonic platforms, or an object that exceeds 5 the speed-of-sound (Mach 5 or greater). The project also seeks to integrate improvements to automated pick, place, and form for processing CMC fabric prepregs using 3D vision-based sensors to reduce the cost and variability for high-rate production of CMC structures. Benefits of this approach include having a cost-competitive alternative to titanium, higher processing efficiency, and applications for other materials and processes. Rapid…