Help with Material Handling Automation specifications:
Capabilities
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| Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV) | Automatic guided vehicles (AGV) are designed to perform their operations without direct human guidance. They are used in a wide variety of industrial applications and can be laser, inertia or Cartesian-guided. | ||
| Automated Storage and Retrieval (ASRS) | Automatic storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) are automated, robotic systems for sorting, storing, and retrieving items in a warehouse. | ||
| Carts / Trucks / Dollies | Carts, trucks, and dollies are mobile devices for transporting goods and materials. | ||
| Conveyors | Conveyors are horizontal, inclined, declined, or vertical machinery that transport bulk materials from one place to another at a controlled rate. | ||
| Cranes / Hoists / Winches | Cranes are used for lifting and lowering loads, and moving them horizontally. | ||
| Lifts | Industrial lifts are used to raise and lower material, personnel, and workpieces for loading and working positioning. | ||
| Pallet Transfer Systems | Pallet transfer systems are used to automatically move pallets from one location to another. | ||
| Pallet Dispensers / Stackers | Pallet stackers automatically align and stack similar pallet loads, one on top of the other. Pallet dispensers or feeders are devices used for feeding empty pallets. | ||
| Palletizers | Palletizers place goods on pallets in an orderly fashion. | ||
| Parts Feeders | Parts feeders are machines that orient parts so that a robot or other automatic process can use the parts. | ||
| Pick and Place Equipment | Pick and place machines are material handling equipment that automatically moves products from one location to another predetermined location. They can function as a collator or pattern maker, or be used to load products into other packaging machines, onto pallets, or onto other conveyor lines. | ||
| Robotics | Robots are programmable, multifunctional devices that move material, parts, tools, or other devices through programmed motion for a variety of tasks. | ||
| Vision Inspection | Machine vision systems are used for automated inspection and measurement in production environments. | ||
| Web Handling / Converting | Equipment is used to handle, process, and convert continuous webs of textiles, paper, plastic films, metal sheet, or other materials. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary material handling automation equipment. | ||
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| Additional Capabilities | |||
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| Powder / Bulk Handling | Material handling systems are designed to handle powder and bulk materials. | ||
| Cleanroom Application | Assembly equipment is suitable for cleanroom applications. Cleanrooms are contamination-free environments for high-tech manufacturing and assembly. | ||
| Custom Equipment Design | Suppliers can design and supply custom or specialized equipment and/or systems. | ||
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Services
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| Safety and Operator Protection | Suppliers can design and provide systems that protect machine operators and others from dangerous situations. | ||
| CAD / CAM Support | Suppliers can provide CAD / CAM support. Computer aided design (CAD) is used to design products quickly and accurately. Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) is used to fabricate products directly from CAD outputs. | ||
| Control System Design / Programming | Suppliers can design and/or program automation controls systems. | ||
| Equipment Design | Suppliers can help with concepts, manufacturing costs, manufacturing techniques, and material considerations. Suppliers may also be able to assist in upgrading, redesigning, re-evaluating, or modernizing existing products to increase performance and/or reduce manufacturing costs. | ||
| Systems Design / Integration | Suppliers can design and integrate separate equipment into a centrally-controlled system. | ||
| Factory Automation | The term factory automation (FA) refers to computer-driven assembly lines. | ||
| Manufacturing Cells | Suppliers can automate one or more pieces of computer-controlled equipment into manufacturing cells. | ||
| On-site Support / Training | Suppliers can provide training or support at the customer's facilities. | ||
| Process Development | Suppliers provide product or process development. | ||
| Turnkey Systems | Suppliers of turnkey systems assume complete responsibility, from design through project completion. This may include equipment, material handling, and controls. | ||
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Industries Served
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| Aerospace / Aeronautics | Suppliers provide equipment for aerospace and aeronautical applications. | ||
| Agriculture | Suppliers provide equipment for agricultural applications. | ||
| Automotive | Suppliers provide equipment for automotive applications. | ||
| Computer | Suppliers provide equipment for the computer industry. | ||
| Electrical | Suppliers provide equipment for the electrical industry. | ||
| Electronics | Suppliers provide equipment for the electronics industry. | ||
| Fiber Optics | Suppliers provide equipment for fiber optics applications. | ||
| Food / Beverage | Suppliers provide equipment for the food or beverage industry. | ||
| Furnace / Heat Treatment | Suppliers provide equipment for use in furnaces or heat-treating applications. | ||
| General Industry / Manufacturing | Suppliers provide equipment for general industry or manufacturing applications. | ||
| Medical | Suppliers provide equipment for medical applications. | ||
| Plumbing | Suppliers provide equipment for plumbing applications. | ||
| Microelectronics / Semiconductor | Suppliers provide equipment for the microelectronics and semiconductor industries. | ||
| Telecommunications | Suppliers provide equipment for the telecommunications industry, or that can be integrated with telecommunications applications. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary applications. | ||
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Location
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| North America | Companies are located in the United States, Canada or Mexico. | ||
| United States Only | Companies are located in the United States. | ||
| Northeast US Only | Companies are located in the Northeast United States, namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. | ||
| Southern US Only | Companies are located in the Southern United States, namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. | ||
| Southwest US Only | Companies are located in the Southwest United States, namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. | ||
| Northwest US Only | Companies are located in the Northwest United States, namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. | ||
| Midwest US Only | Companies are located in the Midwest United States, namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. | ||
| Canada Only | Companies are located in Canada. | ||
| South / Central America Only | Companies have facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Chile; or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc. | ||
| Europe Only | Companies are located in Europe, namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc. | ||
| South Asia Only | Companies are located in South Asia, namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc. | ||
| Near East Only | Companies are located in the Near East, namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc. | ||
| East Asia / Pacific Only | Companies are located in East Asia, namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted country or region. | ||
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