An integration partner recently reached out to us for a solution to replace forklifts on their client’s manufacturing floor. The client had several constraints, including: Needing to use a smaller AMR (MiR 250) with a lower weight limit than the payload Needing to...
As an official system partner, Hyperion Automation recently had the opportunity to join KUKA in a collaborative booth at MODEX 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Together we demonstrated a custom integration of two KUKA autonomous mobile robots (KUKA KMP 1500P AMRs) and a six-axis...
An automotive manufacturer presented us with a project assembling door handles for a luxury car brand. The client needed their solution to meet extremely high quality standards and to fit seamlessly into their existing workflow without reducing the pace of work. This...
Try to imagine this: a pallet of frozen carrots enters a 330,000 square-foot icy-cold, temperature-controlled building. The bags of carrots are decanted from the pallet into tote bins, which when filled, begin their journey down thousands of feet of conveyor. Along...
Hyperion Automation was an exhibitor at the Advanced Manufacturing Expo (AME) this year, hosted at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids on August 9 and 10. According to the event's host, over 1000 companies were represented in attendance this year, drawing attendees...
In a world where production demands are at an all time high and, according to the US Department of Commerce, unemployment rates are the lowest they’ve been in more than 50 years, companies are facing unique production challenges. It’s becoming increasingly difficult...
Last Monday, Tim Westveld celebrated 25 years of working at Hyperion Automation. Over the past two and a half decades, Tim has worked as an assembly electrician on commercial, residential and industrial material handling projects. His years of expertise...
Over the last six years, the Tulip City Comics and Toy Fair has brought games, art, comics, cosplay and joy to the Holland community. Hyperion Automation had the pleasure of being the premier sponsor of this year’s event, held on April 23rd. Our sponsorship helped to...
In the last two years, Hamilton students interested in learning about programming, robotics, and other STEM fields have been flocking to the FIRST robotics team to supplement their learning. The team, also known as The Cyberhawks, quickly grew about five times in...
When Dana Burgess got his start on vision systems working at a Grand Rapids automotive supplier in the early 2000s, machine vision was a different game. Starting in quality control, placing cameras was the most common response to quality problems reported by their...
A New Generation of Manufacturers Serving on the advisory board for Careerline Tech Center’s mechatronics program since September, President Jeremy Wright and Vice President Troy Morhland looked forward to welcoming eighty seventh-grade students to the office as a...
Introducing Dana Burgess Dana Burgess has also recently joined the Hyperion team as automation engineer. “Dana is a strong programmer and brings over 25 years of controls experience to the team,” said Hyperion President, Jeremy Wright. Turning hobbies into...