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"Delivering the right solution to the
real need"
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through field suport, ARM Automation believes in addressing customer
needs from every angle. ARM begins each project by working closely
with customers to understand both the nature of the application and
the specific business objectives at hand. Just as no two needs are
the same, no one solution or approach can best fit all performance
demands, budgets and timelines. Therefore, ARM takes a fresh look
at each new application, never force fitting a technology or product
to the task. Combined with a professional and diciplined approach
to project planning and managment, ARM Automation can offer superior
service and support to fit each customer's individual needs. |
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Automated Palletizing
ARM, working on behalf of a major retailer,
participated in conception and development of an automated material
buffering, sorting and palletizing
system. The system uses laser sensing and vision to identify and
locate various incoming product on moving conveyors, before picking
and robotically palletizing into one of multiple pallet pattern
positions.
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High-speed Case Packing
In order to help a customer capitalize on a last-minute opportunity to
almost double their business, ARM Automation was asked to develop a high-speed,
flexible, baked-goods layer-forming and case-packing system. If the challenge wasn’t enough
to develop a tool from scratch which could outpace any system in the industry by 30%,
ARM was also asked to deliver it in 6 weeks from order. Designed for washdown and
compliant with EU requirements, this case-packing system is able to load 150 bags per minute
into multi-orientation patterns without a hitch.
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Automated Welding System
Under a joint effort with major shipyards and
the US Navy, ARM Automation was called upon to develop a man-portable
automated welding system. The design resulted in a tightly-integrated
system which allows workers to specify and set up a fully automated
robot welding system within the confines of a ship under construction.
This solution greatly reduces the risks associated with welding
in confined spaces and stands to improve the productivity of American
shipyards through reduced production costs.
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X-Ray Crystallography
ARM was able to aid AMIA Labs, a division of
the Rigaku Corporation, in creating a new family of highly-flexible
robotic positioning solutions for X-ray
diffraction (XRD). These systems, now patented and offered by AMIA
Labs, greatly increase the speed, ease, and flexibility of testing
small specimens, while making XRD possible for oversized, large-batch,
and non-conventional specimens.
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Orthopedic Implant Testing
ARM Automation was called in by Sulzer Medica
to design an orthopedic implant wear-testing system for total knee-
replacements. Significant challenges in simultaneously providing
high force-loading, precision motion and repeatability over millions
of cycles were addressed. A programmable graphical user interface
and data-collection system were incorporated to provide round-the-
clock monitoring and to allow maximum flexibility in test-profile
setup.
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Nuclear Materials Handling
ARM has developed robotic nuclear materials
handling systems for the US Department of Energy. One such system
is designed to transfer radioactive and toxic materials from station
to station within the harsh confines of lead-shielded "gloveboxes".
The development of each of these robotic solutions provides greatly-
reduced exposure to DOE workers, higher processing rates and lowers
the total cost of cleaning up America's nuclear legacy.
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Laser Micro-Machining Tool
ARM redesigned a laser micro-machining and deposition
tool for a manufactuer of semiconductor photomasks. These tools
are used to make ultra-fine repairs to chrome patterns laid out
on a quartz substrate. ARM designed new mechanicals, motion systems,
installed new lasers, process gas handling, optics,
and redesigned all controls and software for the system. This solution
greatly extends the useful life of the system, reduces costs-of-ownership
through higher reliability, and improves overall performance.
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