Material handling robots are programmable mechanical devices used as a replacement for manual labor in assembly lines, production processes and loading applications. Common examples of handling robot use include handling stampings on a welding line, small parts assembling, loading or unloading glass sheets and products or moving objects onto overhead conveyors.
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Savant Automation, Inc.Walker, MI 616-791-8540 At Savant Automation, our material handling robots can move considerably more loads, material handling is planned and predictable and can operate at a programmed speed to meet product rates while maintaining safety. With our expertise and experience, customers choose our company to complete all of their material handling robot requirements. Call our company today.
Jervis B. Webb CompanyFarmington Hills, MI 800-932-2178 Let Jervis B. Webb be your complete source for all of your material handling robot needs. Our wide selection of products including material handling robots provide you with the most lucrative and resourceful solution that meets your requests. If you are looking for a specific product of ours, please give our company a call so we can get you started in the right direction.
Murata Machinery USA, Inc.Charlotte, NC 704-394-6900 Murata Machinery facilitates the transition from labor intensive factory and warehousing operations to leading edge material handling robots and information control systems with a full line of storage, conveyor, sorting and retrieval systems. As a total manufacturer of factory and office systems, our goal is to satisfy our customers by providing the perfect product for every need.
SI SystemsEaston, PA 800-523-9464 I Systems has been providing automated material handling solutions for manufacturing, assembly and distribution operations since 1958. We are apart of Paragon Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of material handling solutions. Our LO-TOW® product line is extensively used in all types of manufacturing and is a more cost effective alternative to material handling robots.
Creform CorporationGreer, SC 800-839-8823 At Creform Corporation we use the best methods and tools to create your material handling robots to ensure you receive the best product possible. Properly employed, the dynamics of constant improvements paired with lean manufacturing can result in a ten percent increase per year in productivity by eliminating non-value added waste. For quality, call Creform.
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As components of AGV systems, material handling robots are able to greatly increase the efficiency and accuracy of many manufacturing processes. They are used for loading, unloading, moving, feeding and assembling parts, handling delicate products and other tedious processes. According to the actual scale of the application, a material handling robot can range in size from a counter-top unit up to a much larger piece of equipment designed to handle extremely heavy loads. Specifications for material handling robots include the number of axes, intended load capacity, robotic arm reach and travel distance. The robots can be mounted to the floor or ceiling, or to a mobile unit allowing the robot to move from station to station. Depending on a robot's intended function, it is usually constructed of between one to three arms with multiple joints. The joints can be rotary or prismatic and the movement of the arms is typically powered hydraulically, pneumatically or electrically depending on the power and load capacity required. Further modifications can include magnets or hooks as well as treads, tracks or wheels attached to the ceiling or floor to aid in robot mobility.
A major advantage to implementing a material handling robot into a manufacturing process is the minimization of manual intervention. Some tasks are potentially hazardous, or in the case of clean room applications, can be negatively affected by the presence of persons. Therefore, allowing much of the process to be controlled by self guided vehicles rather than manpower reduces the margin of error which typically occurs. Accuracy and repeatability are important in the assembly, packaging and manufacturing industries in which material handling robots are commonly used. Material handling robots, as with other automatic guided vehicles, are an expensive investment. The process of installing an automatic guided vehicle is both time consuming and costly and the computer software used to control the robots can require a lot of initial information input. However, as errors are reduced and the operating output of a manufacturing facility greatly improved, robotic machinery will over time prove more valuable than hiring workers for the same tasks. Furthermore, for simpler applications, robots can be purchased used which will typically save the buyer a lot, although this is not possible for highly specialized processes.
