Problem: A Tier 1 automotive supplier wanted to prevent the shipment of defective parts to their customers. Traditional methods had operators inspecting parts; separating known good parts from known defective parts. This manual method made it possible for operators to accidentally include defective parts in shipments to the customer. Engineers concluded that an automated inspect and pack-out cell would significantly reduce the possibility of defective connectors being shipped to their customer. Solution: Flexible Automation, an automation equipment builder based in Burton, MI, designed and built a workcell that automated the handling and inspection routines. The workcell is equipped with an EPSON TT8800 robot and a simple pneumatic gripper. The robot picks up a connector fro

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