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Increase capacity with predictable output and automate repetitive assembly & inspection tasks.
Bright Machines Microfactories combine hardware and software that can be easily programmed and operated.

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Build your products faster

Microfactories combine Bright Robotic Cells and our software, Brightware™, along with material feeding, transport systems, and end of arm tools to provide complete automation solutions for a variety of common assembly and inspection tasks used in the manufacturing of products.

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  • Pick & Place Assembly
  • Screwing
  • Heat Sink Assembly
  • DIMM Card Insertion
  • Bar Code Scanning
  • Labelling
  • Soldering
  • Dispensing

Skills that are factory-ready

Pick & Place Assembly uses grippers of various sizes, along with machine vision guided robot arm motion, to perform part assembly of components.

Skills that are factory-ready

Screwdriving using screws of various bit types, diameters, and lengths is performed using a pick and place screw presenter or bowl feeder for faster Takt time.

Skills that are factory-ready

Heat Sink Assembly automates the placement of square or rectangular heat sinks with 2 or 4 push pins onto a printed circuit board.

Skills that are factory-ready

DIMM Card Insertion automates the placement of DIMM Cards into slots on a printed circuit board.

Skills that are factory-ready

Bar Code Scanning to support traceability requirements of work in process as it moves through different manufacturing steps.
 

Skills that are factory-ready

Labelling is accomplished using a 2-finger or
4-finger applicator to apply labels of various sizes.

Skills that are factory-ready

Soldering can be used to solder larger electronic components onto a printed circuit board.

Skills that are factory-ready

Dispensing can be used for epoxy potting or the application of other adhesives.

Experience real benefits

With Bright Machines, deployment time can be cut in half.

Current Automation

Analyze

Simulate process manually using spreadsheets

Design

Custom mechanical & electrical development using multiple vendors

Fabricate

Wait for parts & build machine components

Assembly

Manually build assembly line

Program

Program robot manually using teach pendant

Integration

Solve unexpected issues

Deploy

Acceptance testing (FAT,PPAP)

Bright Machines Way

Analyze

Simulate process manually using spreadsheets

Configure

Microfactories programmed using pre-integrated Brightware™

Design

Acceptance testing (FAT,PPAP)

50%

Faster deployment time *on average

Switch it up with ease

Our microfactories allow you to do quick and easy changeovers when moving between product versions.

Version A
QuickChangeover
Version B
QuickChangeover
Version C
Case Study

Automotive manufacturer deploys next-generation automation for speedy production of infotainment centers

Bright Machines transformed a manufacturing line producing complex electronic assemblies for a major automotive manufacturer.

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88%

Defect rates reduced parts per million

50%

Reduction in assembly line staff

33%

Unit production increased

Case Study

Intelligent automation signals smart move for global telecommunications company

Bright Machines transformed a manufacturing line that produces radio frequency filters for a leading global telecommunication company.

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80%

Reduction of assembly line headcount

20%

Units per hour increased

Case Study

Smart Automation improves media hub productivity

Bright Machines transformed a manufacturing line that produces an important electronic component for a major automotive company.

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60%

Increase in productivity

40%

Units per hour increased

Case Study

Networking equipment manufacturer masters precision heat sink assembly with Bright Machines Microfactory

Bright Machines increased the productivity and decreased the changeover time for a leading networking equipment manufacturer.

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69%

Cost per unit decrease

3%

Yield increase

Case Study

Single cup coffee maker brew top-shelf assembly

Bright Machines helped a factory solve a critical quality issue with a Bright Machines Microfactory.

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63%

Improvements in yield

50%

Increase of units produced per hour

90%

Reduction in human operators required

Case Study

Microfactories bring more utility to power tool assembly

Discover how a power tool manufacturer reduced cost and gain in throughput.

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17%

Throughput increase

72%

Per unit cost reduction

Case Study

Building security device manufacturer secures increased production and lower costs through smart automation

Discover how Bright Machines Microfactories increased production and lowered costs for a manufacturer.

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71%

Increased production

34%

Cost decrease

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