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Kinemetrix

Name: Kinemetrix
Address: 708 Miles Point Way, Lexington, KY, 40510, US
Telephone: (859) 381-9937

The technical team at Kinemetrix is staffed with talented automation engineers and technicians. We hire intelligent people who are passionate about hands-on problem solving. Our team can apply best-practice knowledge from hundreds of successful automation projects to your production need. Kinemetrix can implement the latest robotic and non-robotic automation in your plant, but we also know when a simpler solution is best.

12/05/2023

Kinemetrix Announces Expansion: Doubling Capacity to Empower Regional Manufacturing

Press Release:

LEXINGTON, KY – Kinemetrix, a pioneer in automated robotic manufacturing solutions, today unveils its plan for expanding its facility, team, and manufacturing capacity.

Strategic Growth and Investment
With a vision for the future, Kinemetrix announces a $3.5 million investment in facility expansion and state-of-the-art automated machining and fabrication equipment. This is the final step in a strategic plan to double capacity in all areas of the business by Q4/2024.

A Statement from Our Founder
Jim Peyton, President of Kinemetrix, shares his insights: "Since our last major expansion, we've continued quietly building strong internal teams and deep customer relationships. It's now time to move to the next level of scale. We're growing along with our market-leading customers and building additional capacity to serve the accelerating manufacturing growth in our region.“

Catalyzing Regional Manufacturing
This expansion is more than an increase in size; it's about supporting the rapidly growing manufacturing ecosystem in the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio region. Kinemetrix is well-positioned to support manufacturers in the southeast USA and along the I-75 corridor. Clients benefit from the proximity and expanded capabilities.

A Call to Action
Kinemetrix invites manufacturers with larger projects to make contact before looking outside the region or internationally. For technical professionals seeking a dynamic career path, Kinemetrix offers an opportunity to be part of an innovative team with a unique always-learning culture. To our existing team, this expansion is a recognition of your hard work and dedication.

About Kinemetrix
Since its inception in 1995, Kinemetrix has been a leader in robotic automation and advanced manufacturing solutions, committed to innovation and lean manufacturing principles. For further information, visit: www.kinemetrix.com or contact Chris Gullo, Business Development Manager, at 859-940-3929 / [email protected].

03/25/2023

ROBOTS ARE GOOD GUYS.

This most recent shipment from FANUC is part of an advanced 20-robot modular assembly system. The system assembles EV drivetrain components. Our customer ordered this second assembly line as a result of market success using their first Kinemetrix Agile Assembly system.

Each of these robots have a productive future ahead. Some will go forward to dispense highly accurate adhesive beads using our integrated servo-dispense technology. There will be assemblers. Many look forward to a career in screwdriving. A few will make tens of millions of micro-welds. Some will use our Agile3D™ robot guidance technology to perform “impossible” tasks.

All of them will serve their community and contribute to making Kentucky a hub for advanced manufacturing.

Robots are good guys.

02/18/2023

Traceability is essential to understanding your manufacturing processes. Subtle patterns in process variation can only be detected over longer time scales. To be useful, process data must be captured completely, accurately, and automatically.

Kinemetrix has been implementing its AssemblyDNA™ traceability technology for nearly two decades. Way before “Industry 4.0” became the hot new thing.

Successful traceability programs are less about flavor-of-the-week technology. You don’t need “edge Ai-computing” to gather and analyze useful data. You do, however, need field-durable, serialized marking of component parts.

Part identification is where traceability starts. Selecting the right marking method for your parts ensures that parts and assemblies can be identified through the process, the supply chain, and even into the field.

This case study describes serialized laser marking of a forged crankshaft as it begins its journey through the manufacturing process. This part was challenging to mark because of its curved geometry and rough scaled surface.

You need the best tools to compete and win. Contact Kinemetrix to get you there.

12/22/2022

Our clever elf has re-purposed an xBot planar servo system from the Kinemetrix Applications Lab. Planar servo unlocks many exciting capabilities. Just one of the many tools our application engineers bring to fit the best technology to your application.

Our Applications Lab is where we stress test new technology. Find it’s capabilities and limitations. The way to push the limits is by testing to extremes. Breaking stuff. Understanding boundaries leads our engineering team to more robust designs for your equipment.

You want your process to be elf-proof. Contact Kinemetrix.

12/22/2022

The clever elf here is featured with a Fanuc CRX-10iaL collaborative robot equipped with our Agile3D™ robot guidance system. Just one of the many tools our application engineers bring to provide high performance, flexible automation.

Every factory has elves. They visit the evening shift. Sometimes helpful, sometimes mischievous.

Kinemetrix builds tight, automated, mistake-proof processes for our customers. ...Bad for mischievous elves. Great for your production.

You want your process to be elf-proof. Contact Kinemetrix.

08/12/2022

Kinemetrix engineers thrive on creating high performance manufacturing tools that our customers love to use.

Built-in poka-yokes prevent mistakes. Robust control systems handle abnormal conditions gracefully. Rich on-screen diagnostics are there to highlight machine conditions. No more propping up a laptop on a stack of pallets to see what’s going on.

Automated robot recovery gets the system back in cycle quickly after unexpected stops.

When the equipment is a joy to use, your manufacturing team is more productive. Contact us to see how well-built automation pays for itself.

06/23/2022

The reality of building custom automation equipment is that it often means shipping the prototype. Getting the design right the first time is essential to managing technical and schedule risks. In this post, we share how Kinemetrix uses virtual reality technology in our custom machine design process to create consistently high-performance factory automation systems. Please enjoy this video on the topic:

Key Benefits:
*Optimized workspace and maintenance access points. Our machine footprints are the smallest in the industry.
*Placement of user controls, load/unload points, and safety barriers minimize wasted motion.
*Lines of sight preserved so that the operator can see important machine functions from one location, at a glance.

And our customers practicing lean principles appreciate the designed-in visual control, quick changeovers, and minimal floorspace.

Kinemetrix adopted 3D solid modelling, at its inception in the 90’s, as a design power-tool. And VR is a natural extension of 3D modelling. Our engineers and customers immerse themselves physically in the machine design, at scale, leading to human-friendly automation equipment.

Follow our channel or contact our sales team for more on how Kinemetrix is equipped to make your most challenging projects successful.

05/25/2022

Congratulations to our team of brilliant University of Kentucky engineering students. These seniors won the capstone design competition for developing an advanced part feeding system prototype embodying our MagicFeeder™ technology.

Thanks to Dr. Regina Hannemann and the ECE program at UofKY for the opportunity to work with this talented group. Bright futures ahead.

3D Robot vision. Multi-Robot/Sensor/View Large field imaging

07/11/2021

https://youtu.be/uFFQvXRcC6A

3D Robot vision application using Kinemetrix Agile3D™ technology. Multiple robots, sensors, views are combined into a single calibrated coordinate frame. This enables 3D sensing and robot guidance for very large and challenging scenes.

It's now practical to automate previously impossible applications such as:
*Handling and alignment of large aerospace structures
*Racking/deracking large stampings
*Loading large components into weld fixtures
*Handling large freeform composite/molded parts

Visit our website to learn more.

3D Robot vision. Multi-Robot/Sensor/View Large field imaging Example application using Kinemetrix Agile3D™ technology to image large volumes accurately. Technology centers around an automated calibration framework that...

06/22/2021

The leadership team from University of KY: KORA group visited our facility recently. A tour of Kinemetrix 3D robot vision lab isn't complete without a 3D portrait.

Enjoy:
https://kinemetrix.com/scans/viewer.php?id=KORA-Team-Visit
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05/03/2021

Kinemetrix hits an Industry 4.0 Trifecta after uncrating a new Fanuc CRX collaborative robot. We're working on applications that bring together three potent technologies:

1) Our factory-proven Agile3D™ 3D robot guidance platform
2) Omron Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) vehicles
3) Fanuc CRX family collaborative robots

Kinemetrix has been putting advanced robotic technology into factory and material handling applications long before "Industry 4.0" was coined. We have mature end-to-end risk management processes, like active in-house R&D to qualify new technologies.

Contact Us today. Because Kinemetrix can bring the experience to help you form a solid technology strategy.

04/13/2021

Stress-testing an Omron LD-250 in our lab to qualify it for upcoming applications. It's the first AMR product we've evaluated that's truly designed with mechanics and a controls stack suitable for a factory environment.

Here's a fun video of one test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoP4-Z2dRbk

03/11/2021

Outstanding team effort from application engineering through installation on this inline sheet metal forming station.

A pair of servo positioned hydraulic presses is robotically loaded for complete flexibility. Form tooling enables tool-less changeover with RFID error-proofing of die sets.

Equipment required to fit into an existing laser welding line and meet cycle times of

03/05/2021

How many engineers does it take to commission 16 servo axes of custom motion?

It seems the answer is, "at least four." 😀

02/19/2021

Our development team was eager to test a new 3D path-planning feature to minimize wasted motion / unneccessary cable wear. The natural test case was a SCARA robot we had in the lab, as it only has 4 axes of motion.

The result was a successful test, and a proof-of-concept for a fast / ultra compact feeding application. This demonstration employs a FANUC SCARA robot, an IDS Ensenso 3D structured light sensor, and Kinemetrix Agile3D robot guidance software.

Stay tuned for updates on new technology offerings for automated warehousing, logistics, and order fulfillment.

02/06/2021

An exciting week in the 3D Vision lab, as we wrap up new additions to our Agile3D™ suite of 3D robot vision tools. Below are images from our high-speed 3D Color Time-of-Flight module.

Now we add color information to help solve challenging segmentation applications, code reading, color verification, etc.

Building a broad toolkit allows Kinemetrix to put this transformative technology to work for our customers.

01/18/2021

One of our developers playing around. Photo shows extending our Agile3D™ Auto-calibration module for creating augmented reality (AR) interaction.

This demonstration of a virtual 3D object positioned in a real 3d space is whimsical. The underlying technology is serious, with real-world application.

As we tune our definition of Agile Automation, we're seeing customers with impossibly high-mix / low volume production demand. And the trend isn't reversing.

We anticipate a new class of applications where the robot goes to the work, rather then the work coming to the robot cell. Kinemetrix has developed automated calibration and frame tracking so that an imprecisely-positioned mobile robot can interact with a fixed workstation, or an autonomous mobile robot (AMR).

[ If you're involved in 3D machine vision research, you probably recognize Armadillo. Our Stanford Bunny model was on lunch break. ]

Please Caption This Photo in the comments!! 😀

12/20/2020

BFG !!

This is a Big Flippin' Gripper... Kinemetrix custom designed and built two BFGs as part of a much larger automated dispensing/urethane molding line project.

The gripper belongs to a process station that flips cast aluminum wheels. It accommodates varieties of wheel width and diameter with tool-less changeover.

In house FEA and waterjet-equipped machine shop support Kinemetrix production of custom machine designs, tailored to the task. Sometimes you just need that Lego brick that doesn't exist.

12/05/2020

What do you have when there's 8 robot arms, each one carrying four smaller robot arms?

Really busy, ninja-level controls engineers. That's what!

Nice work guys!

11/14/2020

Kinemetrix updated their information in their About section.

11/11/2020

For those who deal with high reliability systems, you realize that when you toss a coin a million times, it will land on its edge. And not just once.

Here's an archive image from a machine vision application where the defect we caught was... A housefly landed on the part just as the image was exposed.

The part indexes out of this station every 5s. So the timing here is remarkable.

We use this image when teaching younger engineers that their design has to be robust against *highly* improbable events in order to achieve single digit PPM quality.

10/22/2020

Rare footage of what robots do at night...

We walked in on this team of Fanuc robots one night telling scary stories around the campfire.

Happy Halloween !!

10/13/2020

From the lab...
Testing an Agile3D™ Robot Guidance application. Racking a stamped automotive body panel from a flat conveyor.

Results: this is a solid application.

People are too valuable to sling heavy, razor sharp parts all day. Contact Kinemetrix to help make your team more productive.

10/02/2020

Latest release on recently shipped multi-robot system using Agile3D large-field 3D vision guidance and AgileArm automatically reconfigurable End-of-Arm-Tools.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/213793

We enjoy helping manufacturers compete and win.

09/19/2020

You have to love it when the right talent and tools come together to make something really cool. Richard, our CNC machining ninja, produces a small batch of these challenging parts for a project using our AgileArm grippers. Go Richard!

Our latest generation of AgileArm automatically configurable robotic end of arm tooling complements our Agile3D robot guidance for high mix applications. We discovered early that 3D robot vision requires agile gripping technology to realize its potential.

Here's a video of an example application:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXHjEoHOV78

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Robotic Blank Handling With 3D Vision | Kinemetrix

09/07/2020

Robotic material handling cell for automotive laser welding. Mid-assembly view from the floor. This is a 5th generation system. AgileArm(tm) tooling, and Agile3D(tm) robot guidance make high-mix blank handling / press tending a mature application area for Kinemetrix.

Robotic Blank Handling With 3D Vision | Kinemetrix Destack and stack blanks at the press or laser welder without expensive pin pallets. 3D Vision and Agile Arm EOAT makes our systems adapt to your short run, high variety reality.