Technical Articles
Visumatic Industrial Products has published these technical articles:
(Hand, Power and Assembly Tools)
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Assembly Process: Automatically feed and drive, one per cycle, an M4 x 20mm long torx drive pan head screw to required 4.8 Nm torque to secure a fan clutch housing....
(Robotics)
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A machine builder approached Visumatic with a fastening application for fully automated assembly with an aggressive throughput requirement....
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An appliance manufacturer purchased a handheld automatic screwdriver to speed up production on a fan assembly. Their in-house machine build group began exploring the idea of taking automation to the...
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An automotive manufacturer was re-tooling their line for a new front grill model. Having been successful with Visumatic for nearly two decades, we partnered again to tackle this latest fastening...
(Hand, Power and Assembly Tools)
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A long time Visumatic customer manufacturing laundry hampers has been experiencing sustained sales growth. Production was given the task of nearly doubling production of this product at their...
(Material Handling Equipment)
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An automated materials handling equipment manufacturer developed a production bottle neck. The operator had to install end caps onto a series of structural extrusions, and then secure each with four...
(Industrial Automation Services)
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A couple of factories and 20 years later, automated fastening continues along for this electrical lug manufacturer....
(Industrial Automation Services)
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Along with a mid-model design change, this automotive interior trim maker saw their production target triple. Already struggling with some quality concerns, they met with Visumatic to review the...
(Robotics)
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This Viper MBC screwdriving system integrated a FANUC SCARA robot arriving complete to the machine builder. They were able to mount the robot and program screwdriving coordinates in one day....
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A machine builder was working on a very challenging assembly project for an aerospace component assembly application. They began searching for a fastening solution to accurately and repeatably drive...
(Material Handling Equipment)
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A casting and machine part gear box manufacturer was using an operator to perform a manual bolt placement and tightening operation with inconsistent results. Now a heavy-duty Visumatic VPD Power...
(Hand, Power and Assembly Tools)
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An appliance manufacturer's in-house build group was looking to clear the bottle neck on their washing machine assembly line....
(Material Handling Equipment)
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Visumatic's VCM-3X.2 collaborative robot fastening system is a complete feed-and-drive package for use by machine builders. This article explains the complete system, including an automatic feeder,...
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An electronics manufacturer was rolling out an updated product design and they wanted to prove out a new form of process automation at the same time. The part had compound angles for which the...
(Industrial Automation Services)
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There are many considerations when dealing with parts to be assembled. One overriding goal however, should be to automate as much of the process as possible. While most designers focus on the...
(Robotics)
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The record numbers of parts representing today's industrial production require short cycle times, high reliability and the greatest possible accuracy. These parts are smaller, made of diverse...
(Hand, Power and Assembly Tools)
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A long time Visumatic customer manufacturing laundry hampers has been experiencing sustained sales growth. Production was given the task of nearly doubling production of this product at their...
(Material Handling Equipment)
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Assembly Process: Automatically feed and drive, one per cycle, an M4 x 20mm long torx drive pan head screw to required 4.8 Nm torque to secure a fan clutch housing. A radial torque arm was required to...
(Material Handling Equipment)
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When volume production becomes a problem, automating with a Visumatic Assembly Machine can be the answer -taking assembly from the Dark Ages to Automation overnight....
(Industrial Automation Services)
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An appliance manufacturer's in-house build group was looking to clear the bottle neck on their washing machine assembly line. Their kaizen plan was being held up by this agitator trunnion install...
(Business Applications)
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported a loss of 8,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector in June. While this figure might initially raise concerns, it's crucial to delve deeper into the labor...
(Robotics)
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Along with a mid-model design change, this automotive interior trim maker saw their production target triple. Already struggling with some quality concerns, they met with Visumatic to review the...
(Robotics)
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A machine builder approached Visumatic with a fastening application for fully automated assembly with an aggressive throughput requirement....
(Robotics)
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A screw driving robot machine for production where floor space is premium and quality control counts....
(Material Handling Equipment)
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A tabletop assembly machine installing two screws per part. This straight forward platform has a simple control and basic operator interface. The portable Visumatic tabletop system is a fast-payback...
(Industrial Automation Services)
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Fastener automation is an effective way to get more out of a process, while enhancing reliability and increasing tracking abilities. While some class of automation is an obvious solution, the question...
(Industrial Automation Services)
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While automation technology has evolved from waterpower and steam engines to the proliferation of electric cars, internet of things (IoT) technologies and the advanced computational abilities needed...
(Industrial Automation Services)
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Recent advances in the internet of things (IoT) have resulted in an explosion of new products and applications for automation, including smart homes and cities, autonomous vehicles, fastening...