Motion Controls Robotics

What's the Big Deal About Project Management?

20 May 2010 by Scott Lang

Smooth project execution is a hallmark of a disciplined robotics integrator with well-defined processes including project management.

When seeking a robotic integrator, look for a company with excellent communication skills and tools to support its project management activities and project experience that matches the level of complexity and scope required for your project. 

At Motion Controls Robotics Inc. we use a network-based communication software tool for project management that connects every team member on a project.  This collaboration and communications tool has been specifically configured for our robotics automation projects.  It allows our project managers and engineers to assign and track tasks and gives them access to the status of each task and project milestone on a continuous basis from anywhere in the world where Internet access is available.  Motion Controls Robotics' senior management can also use this tool from the office and while on the road to access critical project information. 

In addition to our network-based collaboration tool, we hold a regular weekly resource planning meeting so we can predict and plan for peaks and valleys in resource demand. 

Excellent project management tools, processes and experience are required to be successful in developing repeatable integration of robotics with other forms of assembly and material handling automation into a manufacturing or end-of-line packaging operation. When you partner with Motion Controls Robotic, Inc. you are teaming with a company with extensive project management experience so you can be assured your project will be delivered on time and within your budget. 

Our excellent record for on-time delivery and prompt and thorough completion of project punch list items is testament to our commitment to thoughtful initial system design, complete factory testing before shipment, and continuous intra-company and inter-company communication through the life of each robotic palletizing, end-of-line packaging, and material handling project we deliver for our customers. 
 

Need to Move the Bags and Cases in Your Plant Faster?

20 May 2010 by Motion Controls

If you're looking for ways to move your bags and cases in the plant faster, we have a new robot on the block to show you. FANUC Robotics recently announced its newest robot - the M-410iB 140 - with industry leading cycle time for case and bag palletizing applications. The M410iB 140 gives up a little in capacity to its more expensive, bigger brother M410iB 160, but moves faster and with lower power consumption. It can easily handle typical cases and bags weighing 50 to 100 pounds each, and performs exceptionally well for case and bag palletizing, mixed case palletizing, and depalletizing applications with effective load (load plus end-of-arm tooling) less than 140 kg, or 310 pounds. In this weight class, the M410iB 140 is the fastest, most energy conscious robot available on the market - and Motion Controls Robotics Inc. is ready to put one or more of them to work for you.

Stretchwrapper Smarts

20 May 2010 by Motion Controls

Did you know that a typical stretchwrapper will consume more than 10 times its original cost in consumable material over the life of the stretchwrapper? So what is more important, the stretchwrapper's original cost or how effectively it consumes stretchwrap film? At Motion Controls Robotics, we believe both features are important. That is why we have selected Highlight Industries, Inc. as our supplier of choice for stretchwrapper equipment. We carefully analyzed different stretchwrapper designs for our robotic automation projects, looked at the mechanical design of their equipment, evaluated up-front cost and after market support, met with their customer service and support personnel, and reached the conclusion that Highlight's stretchwrappers are the best value on the market.