Who is Enjet Aero? Enjet Aero is a precision aerospace manufacturer producing critical components for jet engine assemblies, with a strong commitment to quality and on-time delivery. Enjet Aero has nine manufacturing facilities across the United States, including Erie, PA. A highly manual deburring process created labor dependency, limiting throughput for a high-volume production program. […]
Customer Background & Problem Thruway Stone, a custom countertop fabrication and installation company in Farmington, NY, handles large granite and quartz slabs sourced from around the world. These heavy, oversized materials required precise positioning during fabrication to protect both employees and high-value automation equipment. When building their new facility, Thruway Stone needed an overhead crane […]
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 […]
Project Demographics Buffalo, NY Industrial History ASR Group’s Buffalo, NY manufacturing plant sits in the heart of Buffalo’s industrial history. According to Steve Cichon in Buffalo Stories, New York Central first laid railroad tracks on Buffalo’s east side right along Bailey Avenue. Cichon writes, “The trees cleared from [William Bailey’s] property became the timber backbone […]
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 […]
Project Demographics Location New York Vertical Material Handling Application Custom Fall Arrest System (FAS) Industry Food Ingredients Distribution Customer Problem Adaptec’s customer, a food ingredient procurement and processing company, faced a critical safety concern in their operations. Their tanker trucks, instrumental in the transportation of food products, relied on an outdoor filling station. Workers were required […]
Customer Problem A nation-leading academic medical center began a multi-year expansion project that included renovating a regional hospital. To ensure uninterrupted hospital operations, an offsite warehouse was established to receive non-emergency materials from vendors, sort them by facility, and subsequently ship them to the hospital. In addition to supporting the expansion project, the facility took […]
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 […]