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Walt Machine President Tommy Caughey waited years to pull the trigger on a collaborative robot for his high-precision optical parts business. He struggled with the suggestion that installing a robotic vision system might be more difficult than it was worth and require extremely specialized expertise to execute properly.Each year, the company receives a huge order for scientific camera assembly parts that strains his staff and creates a production bottleneck. Given the length of time it takes to …

When implementing a collaborative robot in a pick and place application, additional sensors can yield huge benefits. There are a myriad of ways to do this, each with its own level of complexity and cost. Let’s explore some options.Fixturing – No Sensor RequiredThis method is tried and true. The biggest advantage to this option is its low cost, low tech approach. It requires little to no training but fixtures can be expensive and lack flexibility.In-Built Part DetectionBefore adding more se …

In 2015, architect Brian Vallario and finance professional Gerard Masci created a new American-made eyewear company, Lowercase, in New York City. With most eyewear produced overseas, the pair looked to automation to reduce production costs while maintaining a consistent quality level. Even with limited production runs, the company desired a completely in-house production system.“I had done a little bit of research on robots when I was in graduate school, but I never really had any working …