At Mercator Automation, we design and build customized work cells to provide smooth, precise part movement through our automated machine vision inspection systems. Our part handling systems ensure repeatable part feeding, placement, and sorting in label inspection, assembly verification, defect detection, and other quality control applications.
Mercator Automation specializes in moving high volumes of discrete components, from those as small as a needle tip to as large as a car door. Our engineering team designs each system with the appropriate indexing, pneumatic, servo-driven, or vision guided technologies to ensure optimal part flow, and combines them with the proper components for precise, gentle part guidance. We employ a wide variety of conveyors, pallets, actuators, indexing tables, and robotics to balance speed and accuracy throughout the machine vision inspection process. Our highly automated systems are supplied with complete machine controls, intuitive, easy to use interfaces, and expertly developed motion control software.
Experienced in designing single cell or single station systems for cleanroom, welding, and general industrial environments across many industries, we can also perform upgrades to modernize your existing systems. For more information about our parts handling solutions and systems integration services, please read below, or contact us today to learn how we can help your with your application.
Part Handling Systems- Capabilities
| Engineering |
Programming
Electrical Design |
Machine Control Design
Mechanical Design |
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| Parts Handling Systems |
Conveyors
Nests / Pallets
Belt
Walking Beam |
Ball Screw
Linear Actuation
Indexing Table
Robotics |
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| Machine Applications |
Gauging
Assembly Verification
Quality Control |
Part Feeding
Part Placing
Part Sorting |
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| Machine Types |
Indexing
Pneumatic |
Servo Driven
Vision Guided |
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| Components |
Machine Controllers
Electrical Panel
Grippers
Motors
Servo Drives
Conveyors
Mechanical Actuators |
Pneumatic valves
Pneumatic actuators
Cam
Linear Slide
Ball Screw
Robots |
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| Project Scope |
Small Cell Upgrade
Single Cell |
Single Station |
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| Materials |
Extruded Aluminum Frame
Stainless Steel Frame
Welded Steel Frame |
Brushed Nickel Plated Steel Table
Lexan Guards |
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| Environments |
Clean Room
Welding/Fabrication |
General Industrial Manufacturing |
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| Connections |
Festo
SMC
Bosch
Robo Cylinder
Thomson
Baldor
Galil
Wago
Allen Bradley
Rockwell Automation |
Nachi
Schneider Electric
Mitsubishi
Toyopuc
Omron
Epson
Wonderware
GE
Motoman
ABB |
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| Other Engineering Services |
Control Panel Design /
Build Custom Graphical
Operator Interfaces
Motion Control Hardware
and Software Design
Machine Control Software
Systems Integration |
PLC/Soft PLC/PC Machine Controllers
LED Message Board Hardware/Software Design and Integration
Data Collection Systems
Machine Vision Systems |
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Additional Information
