Introducing automation to remove repetitive tasks

Spector & Co. was looking to remove repetitive and dull tasks from their manufacturing floor so employees could be reallocated to more fulfilling tasks. They also wanted to improve production by introducing more efficient processes. Spector & Co. knew that automation was the solution to their problems, but with no prior automation experience, they weren’t sure where to begin.

After learning about Spector and Co.’s operation and visiting their factory floor, the Vention team identified machine tending as an easily automated task that would see a strong return on investment, improve production efficiency, and reallocate employees to more fulfilling tasks.
 
Vention deployed a machine tending robot cell with a safety enclosure and area scanner in just a few weeks. The Universal Robots UR10e, the OnRobot dual-gripper, and the custom-built cart with locating pins have a very small footprint, making this solution ideal for a flexible production line like Spector & Co.’s.

Spector & Co. was able to reallocate qualified workers from manual machine tending tasks to more fulfilling work. The machine designed on Vention is intuitive enough for anyone to operate and make programming changes, so no advanced automation experience is required. The operator’s time has been freed up to open, pack, and set up the products and perform quality checks on the produced goods resulting in greater productivity.
 
With precise, standardized settings, the output control was a welcome byproduct of adding automation. Having visibility into the production capacity and output at all times, Spector & Co. now has a more consistent production, which allows for improved production capabilities.