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Evana Automation ships robotic material handling system to medical device manufacturer

Evansville, Ind.-based Evana Automation Specialists, a systems integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, has shipped a robotic material handling system to a medical device manufacturer. The system transports wire-shaping fixtures to one of several heat-treat furnaces, a cooling quench, and the final assembly line.

Operators load wire-shaping fixtures into part nests, which hold multiple fixtures. The robot picks up the nest and loads it into one of several furnaces. The robot then takes the next heat-treated part nest from the furnace and places it into a cooling quench. Part sensors ensure that all fixtures are present before entering the furnace, as well as when the fixtures are removed from the furnace.

The robot transports the previously quenched nest to a conveyor that feeds the fixtures to an operator. From there the nest and fixtures are returned to the wrapping operators on a flat belt conveyor for final assembly.