High Speed Automation

Boost Production Rate - Keep Quality Standards

Labor intensive processes can easily be accomplished via the means of today’s High Speed Automation and Robotics technologies. McAlister Design & Automation specializes in evaluating a process and developing a custom conceptual design for automating this process. Automation evaluations typically include:

Visit from McAlister Design & Automation sales and application engineer to review process
Cycle time calculations
Throughput analysis
Return on Investment calculations
3D Modeling (with Purchase Order)
Overall Project Cost Estimates
Project Delivery Estimates

When are Automated Machinery and Robots most Needed?

1) Dangerous Working Areas for Employees

Loading/Unloading of Dangerous Machinery
High Heat Production Environments
High Voltage or High Power Processes
Toxic Production Environments with Hazardous Materials
Interaction with High Inertia loads
Extremely Dirty Production Environment

2) Aggressive Throughputs outside of Human Capabilities

Manual Operators are only so fast
Machines and Robots can be ...
- Faster
- More Accurate
- Better Repeatability
- More Reliable
- More Profitable

3) Dull or Monotonous Tasks that require continuous production

Machines and Robots do not require breaks, and can work continuously through weekends and holidays.
True 24/7/365 work!
Repeatability does not decrease throughout the day or week as long as equipment is kept up well.

4) Task outside of Human Capabilities

Heavy-Duty Lifting of Assembly Components
Extremely Long Horizontal or Vertical Reach Requirements
Quick Cycle Time Speeds
Moving or Processing many parts Simultaneously
Making Calculations and/or Decisions many steps ahead of current state
Intelligent Robots can be working in one area while receiving inputs from cameras or other devices in another area. They can have all calculations and decisions made before they ever need it.