OVERVIEW Manufacturers use automation to take their operations to the next level. Whether it is increasing throughput or decreasing labor costs, the integration of robotics gives enterprises of all sizes the opportunity to expand their business and eliminate pain points in their processes, which oftentimes has a ripple effect of unforeseen benefits. When Battery Builders, LLC. (BBI), a Naperville, IL based industrial lead-acid battery manufacturer, decided to upgrade their facility, it seemed like an obvious choice to include their six-station COS (Cast-On-Strap) machine in those upgrades. They worked with robotic integrator MAC Engineering from Benton Harbor, MI to install a Kawasaki large payload robot with a robotic cell consisting of 6 process stations. Almost immediate

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