Automatically scribe a barcode on each part during machining or print a label at the load station. Customize the barcode to contain a unique serial, the part name, the pallet, the machine number, and other relevant data. Use barcode scanners at various stations such as the inspection station to view the specific piece of material's history.

Securely connect the cell to your factory network, providing targeted data displays for operators, supervisors, and engineers. Use barcodes, material tracking, and in-process queues to track material as it flows through multiple manual and automated cells, enters and leaves automation, and travels throughout the factory.

Use material tracking to ensure each part-pallet-machine combination is periodically inspected. Signal inspections by serial and provide robust information at the inspection stand.

Provide the control and data for an automatic load/unload robot. Integrate the cell controller with the robot PLC, telling the load/unload robot what to load, what to unload, and what to reclamp based on the calculated schedule.

We are also researching the use of the latest in neural networks, deep learning, and artifical intellegence to optimize a robotically loaded flexible manufacturing system.