Who is Liberty Pumps? For 60 years, Liberty Pumps of Bergen, NY has been a leading U.S. manufacturer of pumping products and technology. A family and employee-owned company, their mission is to develop long-term customer relationships by providing high-quality, innovative products and total value through exceptional customer service. The company has grown into a respected […]
Industry Overview Forging is a manufacturing process that shapes metal using compressive forces, typically applied through hammers, presses, or dies. Advanced automation solutions are increasingly being implemented to help forgers address labor shortages, enhance operational efficiency, and improve workplace safety. Traditionally labor-intensive and physically demanding, forging is being reshaped by robotics, advanced vision, and control […]
Hipshot & The Bass Xtender Hipshot, a manufacturer of top-notch quality hardware for guitar and basses, faced ongoing labor and production challenges in their deburring and polishing operation – a task considered to be one of the dull, dirty, dangerous applications of robotics. Seeking increased consistency, quality, and production, Hipshot aimed to integrate a robotic […]
Customer Problem The customer was interested in automating their manual bin picking process with a robotic bin picking solution. Before automating, an operator had to use a magnet suspended overhead by a crane to move the billets. This prevented the operator from heavy lifting but did not eliminate the process of guiding the magnet onto […]
Customer Problem The customer produces plastic closures on several injection molding machines. Parts from the injection molding machines tumble into 60-pound corrugated totes that operators had to manually assemble multiple times per hour, severely decreasing operator efficiency. The process resulted in excessive floor space consumption in the production area of the totes and the components […]
Customer Problem The customer wanted to increase production of the existing robotic bag palletizing system from 23 bags-per-minute (BPM) to 35-40 BPM. The additional robotic bag palletizing line will help achieve the highest possible throughput for the existing bagging and palletizing line. Conveyor modifications were also necessary to accommodate a new location for the checkweigher […]
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Customer Problem The customer was manually palletizing cases of fresh chicken and sending them to a 3PL to be frozen for warehouse storage. In order to speed up the freezing process, special “egg crate style” tier sheets were stacked between all layers of all products. The sheets had to be manually removed between layers – […]
Customer Problem The customer was manually packing, labeling, sorting, and shipping more than 6,000 SKUs of different weights and sizes. They wanted to grow their market by providing customers with the correct products at a reasonable time. In order to achieve this, an automated system was needed to take the packed box, identify it, confirm […]
Customer Problem The customer was hand palletizing and stretch wrapping two different product lines: one for moist pouches and another for loose leaf. The cases were conveyed to an operator who hand-picked and placed the cases on a pallet. A tier sheet was then manually placed between layers. A pallet jack completed the pallet to […]