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Mitchell J. Sedore

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Proceedings Article | 30 November 2023 Presentation + Paper

Automation in optical manufacturing: beveling and part handling

Mitchell Sedore

Proceedings Volume 12778, 127780R (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2684720

KEYWORDS: Automation, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Robotics, Safety, Metrology, Control systems, Computer programming, Software development, Polishing

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With labor shortages and difficulty in getting experienced technicians, automation provides an opportunity to increase production and efficiency with a dwindling labor pool. Repetitive tasks such as machine tending and cleaning parts are easily automated with a robot to free up technicians to perform other more demanding tasks. These repetitive tasks can be boring, fatiguing, and menial, leading to worker burnout. Automating these tasks can improve working conditions and morale. Automation increases production rate and productivity. By communicating directly with the machines, a robot can reduce reaction time between processes, reducing down time. Automation provides consistency and the opportunity to run lights out, 3 shifts or over weekends, without breaks, increasing machine up time and throughput. It also reduces labor cost by reducing the number of employees required to hit production numbers. This labor savings results in a quicker return on investment. To help customers automate, OptiPro offers a robotic beveling solution, as well as other off the shelf and customized solutions to meet any required demands. The Revel is an automation cell that takes optical blanks and bevels both sides. OptiPro has created an easy-to-use interface so any operator can run it without knowing how to program a robot. It is set up to give flexibility in running many part geometries, tooling types, and different “recipes” based on the parts provided. OptiPro has also developed part loading for machines including cells which combine multiple machines such as a generator, polisher, cleaning stations, and even metrology to produce completed part surfaces.

Proceedings Article | 28 October 2021 Presentation + Paper

Applications of automation in optical manufacturing process chain: grinding, polishing, and metrology

Mitchell Sedore

Proceedings Volume 11889, 118890Z (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2602846

KEYWORDS: Optics manufacturing, Polishing, Metrology, Manufacturing, Software development, Safety, Robotics, Optical design, Artificial intelligence, Aluminum

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With labor shortages and difficulty in getting experienced technicians, automation provides an opportunity to increase production and efficiency with a dwindling labor pool. Repetitive tasks such as machine tending, and cleaning parts are easily automated with a robot to free up technicians to perform other more demanding tasks. These repetitive tasks can be boring, fatiguing, menial, and can lead to worker burnout. Automating these tasks can improve working conditions and worker morale. Automation increases production rate and productivity. By communicating directly with the machines, a robot can reduce reaction time between processes, reducing downtime. Automation provides consistency and opportunity to run lights out, 3 shifts or over weekends, without breaks, increasing machine up time and throughput. It also reduces labor cost by reducing the number of employees required to hit production numbers. This labor savings results in a quicker return on investment. To help customers automate, OptiPro offers an “off the shelf” Pro-loader solution, as well as customized solutions to meet any required demands. The Pro-loader is a rollup automation cart that connects to OptiPro machines for easy setup. OptiPro has integrated the robot into the machine software to allow it to mimic an operator’s keystrokes and run programs the same way an operator would. This also gives flexibility in running many part geometries that the machine can produce. OptiPro has also developed cells which combine multiple machines such as a generator, polisher, cleaning stations, and even metrology to produce completed part surfaces.

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