Technical Articles

Empowering the Right Decision

Genesis Systems Group shares these technical articles to enhance your ability to choose the best robotic solution for your welding and cutting needs.

Going Green – Recycling a Robot

Going green and recycling has become the environmentally right thing to do in homes and industry. Genesis Systems Group and FANUC Robots brought new life to a FANUC robot that was taken out of a welding production line and sitting in storage for over 24 months.

Auto weld that ends well

Three years ago Peter Dunlop, production supervisor for Tommy Gate Co. (Woodbine Manufacturing at the time), and Andrew Fitzgibbon, a manufacturing engineer, asked themselves a question that many metal fabricating operations eventually get around to: Will robotic welding work for us?

In-House Tooling and Offline Programming Drive Great Plains’ Unique and Versatile Robotic Welding Systems

Like the lush wheat fields of Kansas that rise abundantly throughout the colorful Midwest landscape, Great Plains Manufacturing has taken robotic welding to a height that surpasses most factory automation. Many companies who consider robotic applications seek manufacturing automation solutions based on producing a large number of similar parts by a dedicated robotic system. Innovative thinking, creative minds and the combined efforts of Genesis Systems Group, the largest independent robotic systems integrator in North America based in Davenport, Iowa, and Great Plains Manufacturing in Kansas, resulted in unique and versatile automation solutions.

Testing the Limits

In today’s fierce competition for market share, manufacturing companies are continually looking for ways to produce their products faster, cheaper and better. One solution for both large and small manufacturers is the installation of robotic welding systems.

Aluminum and Robotic Welding

This article details the unique issues associated with welding aluminum.

“Acceptable” Downtime

In today’s high-tech manufacturing world, downtime can create serious problems. While some amount of downtime is unavoidable, manufacturers can take a pro-active approach by assessing their company’s down-time needs by priority and learning strategies to help decrease the risk of downtime to levels that are more acceptable.

Engine Deburring System Focus on Flexibility and Expansion

While the majority of projects undertaken at Genesis focus on welding processes, their designers and engineers are experienced in engine deburring and cosmetic weld finishing automation and rose to the challenge to successfully complete a system in Spring 2003.

Sparks Fiberglass

For Sparks Fiberglass, Inc., located in Rock Island, Illinois, the addition of a robotic cutting and trimming workcell improved their overall production and delivery time, but also decreased environmental and health hazards. The workcell has not only changed their processes, but has changed their business.