Industrial Factory Automation

Techcon Systems has introduced the Techkit Mixer to provide the automatic mixing of two-component materials filled in a cartridge kit for a quick and simple setup process. The Techkit Mixer is a cartridge mixer equipped with an automatic fluid-level sensing device and an electronic control system. The automatic injection feature provides the even distribution of hardener into resin during the mixing cycle to ensure a uniform mixed result. The high-torque motor maintains speed to allow for the continuous mixing of high-viscosity material. Safety features include two-hand start, an emergency-stop button and the required closing of the protective enclosure to ensure maximum protection for operators. The Techkit Mixer accommodates all standard-size cartridge kits, ranging from 2.5oz (74ml) to 20oz (591ml) and is immediately usable anywhere in the world with its accompanying tools, accessories and universal power supply. Supplied ready to use with a power cord and an air filter with an air...

Komax Systems has introduced a modular automatic assembly system that can be used initially for low-volume pre-production runs and that can later be expanded into high-volume systems. The company, which is located in Switzerland, initially developed its KSPilot to answer a problem for medical-device manufacturers. In the KSPilot system, a chassis uses a free work pallet loop to give a three-second cycling rate. Assembly tooling can be cam driven, pneumatically operated or operated under numerical control (NC). Tooling/assembly operations can be under one second. All tooling has common mechanical, electrical and software interfaces with Komax Systems's high-speed, cam-driven, inline and rotary tooling platforms. The platforms are portable and, once proven out on the KSPilot line, can be removed and inserted into a high-volume production line. According to the company, the system allows automatic assemblies to be tried, proven out and prepared for use in a high-speed assembly line d...