UNDERSTANDING YOUR PROCESS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Every successful automation project begins with learning how products move through your facility, identifying bottlenecks, and understanding your production goals and future needs. We use that understanding of your process and the application to design an integrated system that brings robotics, conveyors, material handling solutions, and more together to achieve your objectives.
By the time a system is running test cycles on the shop floor, engineers have gained a deep understanding of how the automation system performs, how each component interacts, how timing affects throughput, and where small inefficiencies can quietly limit overall performance.
This level of knowledge is where engineering expertise truly makes a difference.
BEYOND THE ROBOT: UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM
A REAL EXAMPLE OF ENGINEERING EVERY SECOND
Our customer required a palletizing system capable of 72 cases per minute to meet their pull-ahead rate. The system uses a custom vacuum EOAT that picks two rows, then one row, alternating to build the pallet pattern. An Intralox DARB conveyor parses cases into the exact sequence needed for optimal robotic picking.
Our engineers saw the robot pausing periodically to wait for cases to catch up. They analyzed the interaction between the Intralox DARB conveyor and the robot to find a better way, challenging themselves to increase the rate.
VIDEO
KEY TAKEAWAY
The robot wasn't the limitation. The interaction between the robot and conveyor was.
By understanding how the conveyor, end-of-arm tooling, controls, and pattern work together, our engineers were able to increase throughput by more than 20% and they did it without adding equipment. They did it with smarter engineering.
THE KAUFMAN PROCESS: ENGINEERED AROUND YOU
1. UNDERSTAND
We acquire knowledge of your process, challenges, constraints, and goals.
2. EVALUATE
Analyze your application to identify opportunities for improvement.
3. ENGINEER
Design a custom solution integrating robotics with additional components.
4. INTEGRATE
Build, test, adjust, repeat—until we can ensure reliable performance.
5. SUPPORT
Provide ongoing service and support to keep your system up & running.
ENGINEERING BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
Outstanding automation isn't achieved by incorporating exceptional components alone. It's achieved through the efforts of engineers who understand that the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts—they know how each component works and, more importantly, how those components work together as one cohesive system.
Our engineers have the drive and the expertise to deliver solutions with real, measurable results.
That's the Kaufman difference.
LET'S START WITH YOUR PROCESS
Whether you're exploring robotic packaging and palletizing, material handling, stretch wrapping, or a complete end-of-line solution, we can engineer the right system for your organization.
Request a Quote ---- Contact Us ---- JOIN OUR MAILING LIST