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Cobot palletizers specialize in lower case weights and feed rates while offering the smallest installation footprint requirement to bring automation into your facility. Fencing and hard guarding is not required as stack heights do not exceed the OSHA 60” threshold. Your team is protected by the arm running in collaborative mode: if it makes contact with anything it will stop...
Read MoreFull Service Automation (Robots-as-a-Service) is a complete solution for manufacturers who want automation without the complexity. It delivers the ideal automation solution for your production needs, handles programming and deployment, provides ongoing 24/7 support and maintenance, and includes software to capture, analyze, and optimize production data. All of this comes with no capital expenditure and a single fixed monthly fee....
Read MoreFull Service Automation (Robots-as-a-Service) is a complete solution for manufacturers who want automation without the complexity. It delivers the ideal automation solution for your production needs, handles programming and deployment, provides ongoing 24/7 support and maintenance, and includes software to capture, analyze, and optimize production data. All of this comes with no capital expenditure and a single fixed monthly fee....
Read MoreFormic Production Intelligence is your real-time data tool designed to deliver operators and manufacturers instant visibility into your production performance, eliminating the delays, complexity, and manual work of traditional data collection to deliver continuous operational success. Get visibility into your production when you need it most: right NOW.
Read MoreFor automation to be truly accessible, you need more than inspiration. You need a comprehensive guide that covers every stage of the journey. “Automate Now” is a full-length book designed to walk you through the entire process of production automation, no matter where you’re starting from. Backed by 300+ years of combined experience from leading automation experts, this playbook helps...
Read MoreThe first step toward automating the palletizing process in your facility is understanding your own production line. This checklist - taken straight from the Formic Solution Engineer's tool kit - walks you through the most critical info you’ll need to collect to properly scope a palletizing project and explore the best equipment options for your facility.
Read MoreThe first step toward automating the case packing process in your facility is understanding your own production line. This checklist — taken straight from the Formic Solution Engineer's tool kit — walks you through the most critical info you’ll need to collect to properly scope a case packing system and explore the best equipment options for your facility.
Read MoreOne of the most stressful parts of automating is often not the technology itself, but communicating it to your team. Deciding to automate is one thing; getting employees on board is another. Introducing automation is more than just technology, it’s a big change for your people. Fear of job loss and uncertainty can create resistance, slowing progress and hurting morale....
Read MoreLabor challenges and rising costs aren’t going away, and your end of line operations need to keep up. If you're still relying on manual labor for packing and palletizing, you’re not alone. But it might be costing you more than you realize: downtime, missed shipments, injuries, and inefficiencies.We’ve put together a fast, no-fluff checklist that reveals the most common signs...
Read MoreHow well are you utilizing your production data? In an era of endless dashboards and KPIs, are manufacturers looking at the right data or just the data they think they are supposed to collect? Your data holds the key to higher throughput, fewer bottlenecks, and better decisions, but only if it’s accurate, accessible, and actionable. Use this quick checklist to...
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