Material Handling Automation

Industrial Automation & Robotics

Adaptive Innovations delivers material handling automation solutions that streamline your operations.

Adaptive Innovations is a leader when it comes to automated material handling systems. Our robotic solutions streamline and speed up numerous processes within your facility, making it possible to enhance efficiency and improve the performance of your entire operations.

These material handling automation solutions can perform even relatively complex tasks with maximum repeatability and accuracy. You can expect to reduce the number of errors in your manufacturing processes, leading to higher quality in the finished products. Our solutions also take many potentially hazardous tasks off the shoulders of your team members, which means a safer work environment and lower risk of injuries. Having these systems working in your factory or processing plant enables reliable and consistent operation around the clock. With tedious and potentially dangerous jobs off their plates, your employees will have the latitude to focus their attention on more-meaningful tasks throughout your processes.

Our equipment is built to move parts from one point on your manufacturing line to the next. Their versatility and our ability to create customized solutions mean we can tailor these material handling robots to fit virtually any type of industrial space. Our material handling automation systems can be found in a variety of manufacturing environments for medical devices, consumer goods, automotive components and even food processing. The broad range of machines we can supply, combined with our extensive in-house expertise, means we can solve even the most complex material handling challenges with success.

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Conveyor Systems

Adaptive implements both off the shelf and custom conveyance solutions. Ranging from mini parts handling conveyors to plant wide material handling solutions, Adaptive is your single source for conveyance. Our installations include servo driven indexing conveyors, powered roller conveyors, belt conveyors, pallet conveyors, rotary table conveyors, sorting and merge conveyors, drag chain conveyors, and so much more. Combining our conveyor experience with our robotic and gantry experience makes Adaptive the go-to partner for your material handling needs.

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SKU SORTING & GROUPING

More and more processes and packaging systems are requiring handling of multiple SKU numbers simultaneously. A creative approach to SKU handling, grouping, and sorting can make large differences in equipment costs, space utilization, and system capacity. Adaptive has delivered some very creative solutions to SKU sorting and grouping, developed and delivered some extensive traffic management systems, and welcomes the opportunity to review your requirements.

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Traffic Management

Traffic management in major material handling systems is key to the success of the project. Adaptive employs simulation software to model and analyze system traffic and part handling to ensure success before the project ever starts.

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Pick & Place Systems

Pick and place systems consist of equipment simply tasked with moving components from one location to another. Choices for this type of equipment include 6-axis arms, 4-axis arms, Cartesian robots, walking bars, and more. In some cases, this type of equipment is integrated with vision guidance to locate, orient, and pick components, such as with a flex-feeder. In other cases, this equipment communicates with encoders and vision guidance to achieve real-time picking from a moving conveyor. Partnering with the correct systems integrator makes even some of the most challenging processes a reality.

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Vision Inspection

Machine vision is one of the fastest areas of evolution in sensor technology. Utilizing advancements in camera hardware, image analysis tools, deep learning software, and more, what once was considered impossible is now possible. Keeping up with the rapid advancement of these technologies can be an overwhelming and time-consuming task. The importance of connecting with the right industry partner to stay ahead of your competition is becoming more critical every day.

Adaptive utilizes advanced vision technologies for component identification, component inspection, robotic guidance, and many other applications. Our engineers are familiar with many vision brands and have experience with countless applications. Employ Adaptive’s knowledge to gain and maintain your competitive edge.

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Vision Guidance

Vision guidance is the utilization of machine vision to capture and provide data to robotic hardware or a machine controller. The system then uses this data to make process decisions & adjustments. This is a very powerful tool that greatly enhances capability and flexibility in robotic systems. In many cases, this highly flexible process replaces the need for expensive tooling, allowing manufacturers to process a wider range of products on a common system. The Adaptive team is well versed in vision guidance and frequently implement solutions that apply it.