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. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Customer Problem The customer had a forge cell that had two robots originally installed to move parts and perform die spray. Wanting to increase production, Adaptec analyzed the customer’s operation and used FANUC RoboGuide to simulate a new design that added a third robot to perform the die spraying. This gave robot 1 and robot […]
Customer Problem The customer wanted to improve their forging operation. Their shop did not have any automation prior but did have fully-functional mechanical presses. Adaptec started the project by identifying the project goal: to provide the customer with a forge loading package that is flexible and easy to change over. This particular forger was a […]