Meet Sha-Ron Lee Joining the Hyperion Automation team as senior project manager is Sha-Ron Lee. With over 20 years of experience managing teams, clients and projects across various industries, she brings valuable insights to our project planning strategy. After...
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KUKA Robotics KMP 3000P AMR: Elevating Automation Capabilities
In any industry striving for growth, sustaining efficient operations is important. By implementing advanced automation solutions in warehouses and manufacturing centers, businesses can boost productivity and ensure smooth operations. This strategy helps them remain...
Hyperion Team Grows with the Addition of a New Automation Engineer
Meet Dylan Brown Dylan Brown is the newest member of the Hyperion Automation team, joining us as automation engineer. With over 15 years of experience in automation, Dylan brings a valuable perspective to project design, development, and implementation. Dylan started...
AMR Integration Increases Safety and Labor Efficiency in Pallet Handling Application
Recently, FPE Automation connected our team with a heat seal packaging manufacturer looking for a solution to increase safety and labor efficiency in their facility. They needed a strategic partner capable of integrating automation products into the facility’s...
Replacing Fork Trucks with AMRs to Increase Safety and Reduce Costs
Introduction An automotive parts manufacturer with an impeccable reputation for workplace safety brought us a project to decrease the need for forklifts in their facility. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, non-fatal injuries caused by forklift...
Carted Conveyor Solution Repurposes AMR for Heavier Payloads
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...
Customizing an Assembly Fixture for Quality Automotive Manufacturing
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...
Hyperion Automation Attends AME 2023
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...
How Customizing Mobile Palletizing Cells Helps Mitigate Labor Shortages and Increase Production Rates
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...
Hyperion Automation Becomes Gold Sponsor of Hamilton High School’s FIRST Robotics Team
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...
Increase Quality and Boost Production with Next-Generation Machine Vision Software
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...
Automating a Higher Standard of Safety
At times manufacturing can be a dangerous industry. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, manufacturers had the second highest rate of workplace illnesses and injuries. The National Safety Council lists the most common causes of these injuries as:...