MACHINE VISION INTEGRATORS

Manufacturing automation and automation types have experienced growth and expansion over the past several decades. As a manufacturing process, it was first introduced in the post-World War II era and, by the 1970s, had become a common industrial method of production. Manufacturing automation is a system of manufacturing that utilizes technology to automate tasks, processes […]

Recently, I was giving a tour of EAM to a family member, whom I must point out is not employed in the manufacturing sector whatsoever. He was completely amazed at what was going on with the size and complexity of some of the automation equipment currently being assembled on the shop floor. He commented that

Should we consider automation as an evil entity? Why all the talk to automate factories today? While it appears on the surface that we may be throwing many workers out on the streets of America as we replace some with automation, the opposite may in fact be taking place before our very eyes. We as

Here we go with the acronyms again. Do you know what RFID is? Radio Frequency Identification can be thought of as bar code information that is scanned or received over the air instead of visibly off printed material. Where a bar code is presented to you by way of a printed mark on a package

Who put the “Cooper” in EAM’s Cooper Cardstock Feeder? Those of you who are familiar with EAM’s automation projects over the years are used to having them name machines in very practical ways. The machines have often had descriptive names such as MINI-ST 300, a labeling machine that is small compared to others on the market,

You’ve probably checked out Engineered Automation’s home page to find that they have just completed a new project and if you haven’t taken the time to see the new Custom Automation video, please do. While you’re watching the system in action, I’ve taken the opportunity to explain just how the folks at EAM go about

The internet is constantly being bombarded with machine vision technology, but you are probably still asking yourself what this emerging technology is all about. Machine vision is the use of computers to extract information from images, and can be used in a number of different industries, such as e-commerce, medicine and manufacturing. It’s not a

I recently spent a morning at EAM getting some video of their latest machine as it was going through its shakedown time.  Since I was not familiar with the project yet, some of the people who were instrumental in producing this new machine took the time to explain what it was all about.  Although the

MACHINE VISION AT THE POINT OF CARE(POC): REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTHCARE Skype can be used to keep in touch with friends and family. Maybe you use it to collaborate and communicate with business partners. Have you ever had a doctor’s appointment through Skype? You will, and it will happen sooner than you think. The healthcare sector is

I recently spent a morning at EAM getting some video of their latest machine as it was going through its shakedown time.  Since I was not familiar with the project yet, some of the people who were instrumental in producing this new machine took the time to explain what it was all about.  Although the