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Mechanical Design
Simulation Services
Robot Programming
Controls Engineering
Custom Software
Paint Applications
Calibration
Vision
Training
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2nd Annual Emerging Automation Open House
Did you miss the last AMT Emerging Automation Open
House? Did you know that over 220 Automation
Engineering professionals and manufacturers attended
our last event? If you missed the last one, here’s
one that you shouldn’t miss!
Mark the date: September 12, 2007. 2nd Annual AMT
Emerging Automation Open House!
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AMT Sponsored First Robotics Team Wins the Chairman's Award at Grand Rapids Regional Competition & Seeded 13th in Division of 86 Teams.
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This award is given to the team that in the judges' estimation, best represents a model for other teams to emulate, and which embodies the goals and purpose of FIRST. It remains FIRST's most prestigious award. Winning the Chairman's Award at the regional qualified the team to compete against the other 37 Regional Chairman's Award winners for the Chairman's Award at the Championship. At the World Championship event held April 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, the team seeded 13th in its division of 86 teams and then partnering with 2 other teams finished 3rd in the division moving them on to the semi-finals. The team's final record was 16 wins, 8 losses and 3 ties. An excellent achievement!
For more information
on Team RUSH go to:
http://www.teamrush27.net.
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North American Robot Orders Jump
24% in First Quarter of 2007
According to the Robotics Industries Association North American robotics companies posted gains of 12% in new orders in the first
quarter of 2007. For more information, read the RIA release by clicking here. With the largest robot programming department in the US
with nearly 100 programmers & over 18 years of experience, AMT has the expertise to get your robot systems up and running.
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AMT is the Largest Independent Flexible Automation Engineering Company in North America 
Founded 17 years ago by Michael P. Jacobs, today we are 230 engineers, designers and programmers helping manufacturers, systems integrators, line builders and robot OEM’s deploy robotic based automation.
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here for more information.
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Top 10 Machine Vision Improvement Opportunities
 As the global manufacturing market continues to get more competitive, it is important to ensure that your factory is running at a peak level of efficiency. Any downtime due to process related malfunctions is considered non value-added downtime directly impacting company profitability. Machine vision is an area that if setup correctly can reduce process inefficiencies. If your facility uses machine vision as robot guidance or inspection, there are areas of improvement that can be investigated.
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Lean Aircraft Maintenance – Process Development and Validation using Ergonomic Simulation:
Case Study
Read how AMT preformed ergonomic simulations that provided accurate confirmation that a given set of parts on an aircraft would be field serviceable and ergonomically compliant.
For your copy of "Airplane Maintenance Simulation Analysis - Safer and More Efficient Manufacturing Processes" case study click
here.
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Role of Robots in Lean Manufacturing
In the last 25 years, there has been a steady increase in the role of industrial
 robots in manufacturing. With over 15,000 industrial robots sold every year, robots have become a mainstay in the manufacturing industry. This white paper discusses the role of robots in automated systems that have implemented lean strategies to save costs, improve ROI, and increase system productivity.
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here for your copy of AMT's White Paper on
the Role of Robots in Lean Manufacturing.
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AMT Announces New Machine Vision Feasibility Service for Robot Guidance and Quality Inspection
Think you need to use a vision system in your manufacturing process? Let us perform a feasibility study to tell you what you need! Machine vision systems can often be implemented to improve process efficiency and eliminate non value added labor such as manual inspection for repetitive quality inspections. AMT now offers its new service that can help manufacturers identify potential opportunities to use machine vision for robot guidance and quality inspection.
For more information click
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AMT as Your
Virtual Training Department!
In today's industrial landscape it's not unusual for manufacturers to have multiple robot vendors with updated equipment and applications that they need to train staff to maintain. If you consider the costs of maintaining software revisions, robot models, or other equipment as well as the cost of having full time trainers at your facility, having your own training department could be cost prohibitive. AMT is uniquely qualified to offer system integrators, line builders, equipment providers and manufacturers the opportunity to consider maintaining a “virtual training department”, with the ability to deliver customized curriculums based on customer requirements with flexible class schedules.
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AMT Announces Die Cast Automation Practice
Using robots for your die cast process? AMT has years of experience dealing with die cast automation using robots. From process conception, design, simulation, controls and robot programming, AMT is your one stop shop for integrated engineering solutions.
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Classes Scheduled for Robot Transition Training. Register Now! Call for Details.
Do you use one brand of robot in your plant and are purchasing a different brand? Have you hired an engineer that is only familiar with one type of robot and now needs to learn a different brand that is on your manufacturing floor? Are you an integrator that is being asked by your customer to integrate an unfamiliar robot? AMT has two upcoming classes just for this type of problem. AMT will host a Fanuc to ABB robot transition training class on August 14-17. This class will train those familiar with Fanuc robots how to jog, setup, and navigate the menu of the ABB robot. Likewise, an ABB to Fanuc robot transition training class is scheduled for August 21-24. Class size is limited, so call now to reserve your seat at
(248) 409-2000 or email us at
training@appliedmfg.com. Future classes will be customized to cover transitioning between other major robot vendors - Kuka, Kawasaki, Motoman and Nachi robots. Watch for details in your email or call us for additional information.
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