by Fortville Feeders | Jun 26, 2019 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: The customer was building a robotic assembly solution for an auto manufacturer. The procedure required 10 bolts to be picked up and turned in place by the robot. This had previously been performed one bolt at a time. The customer had developed a...
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 26, 2019 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: The customer was upgrading the automation machinery for the manufacturer of gas flow meters. Two components of the meter were different sized pointers assembled on the face of the gauges. There were three challenges with this feeder system. First, these...
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 26, 2019 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: An integrator was building a robot assembly for an automotive manufacturer. The robots fastened rivets at a rate of 180 ppm. There were two configurations for the rivets to fit into metal plates. One configuration required 15 rivets per cycle and the...
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 26, 2019 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: An integrator was building a robotic assembly station that handled four different stamped aluminum parts. The parts all had a double-ear geometry that needed to be presented to the robot ears leading. However each of the four parts had a unique shape....
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 17, 2019 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Our engineered solutions are evident with the precise hand off of parts in our end-of-line mechanisms and escapements. Take a look at real-life case studies of solutions to parts feeding...
by Fortville Feeders | Jan 1, 2016 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: A manufacturer of tubular assemblies and precision machined products for the auto industry. They had a problem with extraneous materials, such as chips and shavings, getting into the ID of the machined parts as they moved down the line. This caused them...
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