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Industrial Automation

Calculating the Estimated ROI of Your Automation Project

It is easy to see that automation is on the rise in the post-pandemic era, and operational changes are occurring right before our eyes. From…

A white table with a blue and white PPE face mask laid diagonally on it with looped strings that attach at the top and bottom and metal trim lining the bottom of the table.

How Automation Can Help Manufacturers Get PPE to Market Faster

From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest concerns was the availability of resources. As we’ve grown to live with and understand…

Precision Wire Insertion Machine 2

The Difference Between Robotic Process Automation and Test Automation

Robotic process automation and test automation may seem similar, but there are differences between the two. Learn how the two compare and contrast.

Automated bottling line: Robotic arms fill clear containers moving along a conveyor belt under bright blue lights.

Consumer Products

Automated Glass Bottle Loading Cell

SDC was tasked with developing a cost-effective, high-speed system to automatically unload glass bottles from boxes and place them into individual fixtures as part of…

Servo-driven Pick and Place station with a blue part gripped and ready to insert onto a nested part on an indexing dial.

Applications for Pick and Place Robots

In some of today’s sophisticated automated machinery, the experts at Steven Douglas Corp. (SDC) have integrated robotic pick and place systems in many different applications.…

Allen-Bradley digital screen of the floor map of a factory with digital images of robotic arms and production rate times. This is the PanelView 5310 with various other buttons to press.

How to Improve Lot Traceability in Manufacturing

Lot traceability is the act of tracking and documenting a “lot,” batch, or group of goods that were made during the same manufacturing run using…

Close-up view of a blue tube forming machine shaping a silver metal tube. The machine creates a pattern of raised, rounded rectangles along the tube's surface as it passes through the apparatus

Fin Former Machine

Our previous customer commissioned us to design and build an automated fin former machine. This machine produces pleated metal with interlacing convolutions, replacing a product…

A yellow industrial robot arm in a bright factory setting extends towards a large, flat rectangular material. The robot's arm is equipped with a square yellow platform containing multiple suction cups, these affix to the material.

Automatic Resin Distribution and Material Handling Cell

Our customer requested SDC to design and build an automatic resin distribution and stacking cell for large fiberglass sheets of varying sizes and thicknesses. The…

A FANUC yellow robot connected to multiple wires operates machinery in a factory setting, showcasing advanced automation in robotic material handling.

Capabilities and Benefits of Robotic Inspection

Inspections are crucial to ensure quality products, yet the need for accurate and reliable inspections can often create bottlenecks in the manufacturing process. Compared to…

A FANUC yellow robot connected to multiple wires operates machinery in a factory setting, showcasing advanced automation in robotic material handling.

SDC Glass Panel Testing Machine

This SDC automated work cell was designed to hold bulk quantities of 3” x 3” glass panels and automatically measure their dark and light current-voltage…

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