Automation Manufacturer Reduces Costs with Cutting-Edge Automation

This die-casting manufacturer outran competition by making automated improvements in casting, degating and inspection.

To help a leading manufacturer develop a revolutionary new personal-care system, our client sought a value-added automation solution that could keep pace. It would need to be integrated perfectly with the manufacturing process already in place, while trimming costs at every step. CRIQ helped bring a cutting-edge technology to this customer - with spectacular results.

With the development of a new product, the time was right for this industry leader to seek improvements in its traditional manufacturing process. Decision makers wanted an integrated automation solution that could handle all production phases of a key die-casted part. It had to be combined with an existing production line, while improving efficiency and reducing costs in casting, degating, inspection and handling.

CRIQ responded with a custom solution combining the most advanced robotics, machine vision and process control systems available:

• Automatically degates several million pieces per year
• Fully integrated process controls collect real-time data
• Robotic parts handling eliminates human intervention in tedious small-parts activities
• Easily adjusts for quick adaptation to product modifications

With efficient robotics that increased production, payback came quickly:

• Parts that were 100% inspected through computer vision significantly cut down on the delivery of defective products
• Sixty tasks requiring human assistance were eliminated
• Statistical process control improved production consistency, while neatly trimming cost-per-part

CRIQ is a recognized integrator of FANUC Robotics