Case Study 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… Read More
Blog Article Blog 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.… Read More
Blog Article Blog 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… Read More
Case Study Aerospace 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… Read More
Case Study Aerospace 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… Read More
Blog Article Blog 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… Read More
Case Study Energy 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… Read More
Case Study Assembly High-Speed, 3-Part Home Fragrance Assembly Cell The customer requested a fully automated system to feed and assemble three parts—a wick, plastic holder, and small nail—for a home fragrance collection. The system… Read More
Case Study Assembly Medical Port Device Assembly The customer needed a system to manufacture CPAP assemblies at a rate matching the mold’s output, with minimal operator involvement. Each package contained 32 assemblies,… Read More
Case Study Assembly Fully Automated Assembly Machine and Control System SDC designed and developed an automated assembly machine featuring two servo indexing chassis, surrounded by multiple flex feeders and vibratory bowl feeders. To manage the… Read More