November 2023 Volume 5

AUTOMATION

Meeting the Evolving Needs of the Forging Industry Pickit 3D is constantly seeking to improve its solutions and adapt to the evolving needs of the forging industry. "We're currently looking into adjusting our solution to facilitate fully automated changeovers, enabling automatic swapping of the modules. We're now also able to combine multiple cameras in one application, ensuring faster pick times," Mertens explains, highlighting Pickit 3D's commitment to continuous innovation. The forging industry is known for its harsh operating conditions and any automation solution must be equipped to deal with this. “Pickit 3D's solutions are designed to withstand rough environments. Over time we have improved our vision and billet picker hardware making it robust and meeting the requirements of the most demanding forges," says Spinks.

Looking Ahead: Increased Adoption of 3D Robot Vision As the forging industry continues to face labor shortages and the need for increased production flexibility, the role of automation and specifically 3D Robot vision will become more prominent. Pickit 3D sees itself as a key player in this future, providing the 3D vision technology that forging companies need to take their operations to the next level. "We see a strong push from forgers to inquire about 3D vision technology. They are looking to future-proof their operations and make their forges more efficient and safer," Mertens concludes.

The Pickit 3D interface is very intuitive and user-friendly.

Learn more at www.pickit3d.com.

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