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FLEXIBLE IS THE NEW FAST Collaborative Robots and the

Adaptive Manufacturing Movement

- Eric Foellmer 5.11.15

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MASS PRODUCTION CUSTOMIZATION

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Labor shortage

Rising labor cost

Manufacturing agility

Short life cycles

Fast ramp to volume

Manufacture near customers

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CHALLENGES FACING MANUFACTURERS TODAY

Traditional automation

solutions are expensive

and

inflexible

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ROBOTS ON THE RISE

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Source: Boston Consulting Group

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SOLUTION: COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS

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Safe (no guarding)

Easy to train

Flexible (rapid redeployment)

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COLLABORATIVE ROBOT TASKS

• Tending machines • Packaging / Kitting • Order fulfillment / 3PL • Circuit board testing • Inspection / scanning • Material handling • Contract manufacturing • Line loading / unloading • Light assembly • Much more…

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SMART, COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS

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• Adapt to real-world variability • Change applications quickly • Work like humans do

• Compliant arms • Embedded vision • Intera Software

$25,000 $29,000

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COMPLIANT ARMS

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Inherently Safe “Feel” Parts Into Fixtures

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EMBEDDED VISION: ROBOT POSITIONING SYSTEM

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Part Recognition Easy Redeployment

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INTERA SOFTWARE PLATFORM

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Train by Demonstration Always Improving

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THE ULTIMATE ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTION

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THANK YOU

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