This company provides modular, cloud-enabled assembly machines and flexible feeders for manufacturers. Their automation solutions improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and adapt to diverse component needs.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Many manufacturers face challenges in adapting to rapidly changing product designs and fluctuating demands, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs associated with traditional fixed automation systems. These systems often lack the flexibility to handle diverse component needs and require significant downtime for reconfiguration.
Solution
Smart Factory provides modular, cloud-enabled assembly machines and flexible feeders designed to enhance production efficiency and reduce costs for manufacturers. Their core offering, Flexim, is an open automation platform capable of managing assembly, printing, and other manufacturing processes with high flexibility. The system utilizes a proprietary software that enables automatic recognition of modules and plug-and-play installation, allowing for quick reprogramming without intervention costs. By minimizing the use of compressed air, the machines operate efficiently and quietly, while remaining fully interconnected and big-data enabled.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes manufacturers in cosmetics packaging, pharma packaging, electrical components, and home & personal care packaging industries seeking flexible and efficient automation solutions.
Features
- Modular systems controlled by proprietary software for automatic module recognition and plug & play installation
- Rapid reprogramming capabilities without intervention costs, adapting to diverse component production
- Efficient operation with minimized compressed air usage
- Interconnected and cloud-enabled architecture for real-time data access and analysis
- Big-data enabled for process optimization and predictive maintenance
- Flexible feeders utilizing visual control and robotic arms for dynamic loading and unloading
- Compatibility with Industry 4.0 requirements, facilitating eligibility for tax incentives