If you are looking to stream line your business automation may be what you are looking for. The move towards lean manufacture and just in time production requires higher levels of automation to be effective. Whether you are looking for plant monitoring with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) or basic automation such as conveyor systems Argon Technology can help.
In these circumstances companies look to experts in the field to supply accurate advice on how to move their production facility towards a more flexible, safer workshop through factory automation.
Lean Manufacture in a Lean Millennium
Modern manufacturing requirements are placing greater emphasis on waste elimination and reducing Work In Progress (WIP). The combination of lean manufacture and Just In Time (JIT) production with Australia’s open economy has resulted in the need for factory automation systems which will keep a user one step ahead of the competition.
In these circumstances companies look to experts in the field to supply accurate advice on how to move their production facility towards a more flexible, safer workshop through factory automation.
Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS)
The days of hard automation are gone. Global manufacture is moving away from dedicated systems with limited ability to re-tool for a different purpose.
The manufacturer of today expects their equipment to handle a broader range of tasks and quickly re-tool for new products. This is flexible automation.
Now days robotics and automation isn't just for the worlds largest manufacturers — its for the smartest.
Robotics
Robotics is the command of multiple axis’ to produce controlled motion. Since the inception of industrial robotics it has been plagued with technical issues. It has only been since the late 90’s that robotic technology has begun to catch up with the demands placed on systems.
The new era of robotic system is more reliable, faster, more precise and is equipped with a broader range of functions customized to users needs. With the use of new sensor based feedback systems including vision the robots of today can handle challenging factory environments and still maintain productivity.
This functionality allows robots to be used in almost any factory application from cutting and joining processes to materials handling and spray applications. In fact there aren't many processes which wouldn't benefit from robotics.
Modular Automation
Modular automation is classical mechatronics approach to flexible manufacturing systems. The idea? To design machines from modular components which can easily be removed and replaced to re-tool for a different job.
These systems are of use in higher volume smaller component size production systems. Many of the basic palletization and handling jobs find great benefit in modular automation. These twin brazing heads are part of a heat treating application demonstrating the modular automation approach to this work cell.
If you are looking to stream line your business automation may be what you are looking for. The move towards lean manufacture and just in time production requires higher levels of automation to be effective. Whether you are looking for plant monitoring with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) or basic automation such as conveyor systems Argon Technology can help.
Modern manufacturing requirements are placing greater emphasis on waste elimination and reducing Work In Progress (WIP). The combination of lean manufacture and Just In Time (JIT) production with Australia’s open economy has resulted in the need for factory automation systems which will keep a user one step ahead of the competition.
Robotics is the command of multiple axis’ to produce controlled motion. Since the inception of industrial robotics it has been plagued with technical issues. It has only been since the late 90’s that robotic technology has begun to catch up with the demands placed on systems.
Modular automation is classical mechatronics approach to flexible manufacturing systems. The idea? To design machines from modular components which can easily be removed and replaced to re-tool for a different job.