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Emerging Markets

  • Isthmus automation solutions are used to help our partners in emerging markets, such as solar and wind power, improve production efficiencies and product quality. We are experts in custom automation technologies:
  • • Material Handling
  • • Assembly
  • • Vision-Guided Robotics
  • • Testing/Inspection
  • • Custom Web Handling
  • • Data Tracking

Medical / Pharmaceutical

Handling medical and/or pharmaceutical devices can be challenging. At Isthmus, we know how important it is to incorporate the latest technology and comply with strict regulatory standards, while keeping your product cost-effective. We’ve helped our clients in a variety of medical/pharmaceutical applications, including:

• Assembly, Testing, and Packaging
• Validation Processes
• Clean Room Applications
• Precision Manufacturing

Consumer Products

Isthmus has provided a wide range of custom automation for many consumer product applications. We work closely with clients to help them produce high quality, consistently reliable products. We have worked with partners in a variety of Consumer Products markets, including:

• Personal Care Products
• Appliances
• Packaging & Food

Industrial

Isthmus has a varied client history. Many of our applications have served customers in a range of industries. Some examples of our automation solutions for industry include:

• Electronics Manufacturing
• Small Engine Assembly
• Filtration Components/Products
• Web Handling Applications
• Conveyance & Material Handling Systems

Automotive

At Isthmus, we have a long history of working with our partners in the Automotive Industry. Whether you are a tier 1 or tier 2 supplier, we can handle your most demanding specifications. Our experience encompasses a wide range of automotive applications, including:

• Die cast components (secondary machining)
• Safety systems (assembly & testing)
• Locking systems (assembly)
• Instrumentation (assembly & testing)

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ISTHMUS PROJECT STORIES.......


Medical Component Assembly

This multi-stage indexing system assembles medical components.

The first assembly section delivers soft plastic tubes and hard plastic end-caps to indexing fixtures from vibratory bowls. The parts are press-fit together and ultrasonically welde...


Housing Assembly

This system assembles & fastens three (3) large metal components into a single housing. The system integrates material handling, decoiling, press forming and fastening technologies.

Two (2) and three (3)-sided pre-stamped parts are fed into th...


Flexible Leaf Assembly

Automated assembly and web handling cell including two unwind locations, tension control system, trim slitting, servo controlled payout rollers, and an ultrasonic welding head. Two independent webs are unwound from supply rolls by independent payout nip ...


Automotive Die Casting – Machining & Assembly

Automated machining and assembly cell including inline parts washer. This machine is used to perform secondary machining operations and assemble several components into an aluminum die-cast housing. From a load-dial, parts are transferred via a precision ...


Medical Connector Assembly

This system will receive pre-assembled conponents, complete a variety of inspections, and perform a final assembly.

Sub-components are pre-loaded into custom trays. A SCARA robot then transfers the parts individually into a precision tooled fi...


Magnet Assembly to Cast Iron Parts

Full line automated assembly cell including three separate rotary indexing tables, material handling system, and UV curing system. The first dial assembles five different sub-components including adhesive dispensing. Finished products are cured and trans...


Casting Processor

Raw parts are manually loaded onto a staging dial, then robotically transferred to the main dial where hydraulic horizontal and vertical trim presses remove excess material at parting lines and axle bore. Parts are then robotically stacked in finished go...


Soft Part Assembly

This system automatically sorts and assembles multi-colored components into final parts.

Individual components are delivered to the system by vibratory feeders, which properly orient incoming parts. Components are robotically picked and placed ...


Caster Frame Assembly

Automated dial index system for assembling a variety of industrial caster sub-assemblies. Operators load varying component parts with fully automated assembly in between. Automated off-load / reject station....


Casting Trim and Mill

Parts are manually loaded onto a staging dial and transferred via a cam pick and place to the machining dial. The first station removes the casting gate using a milling process. Parts are then trimmed in a hydraulic push-through die to remove excess mater...


Swab Packaging

Machine automatically separates, sorts, inspects, and re-combines swabs according to package configuration requirements. System is integrated with a horizontal bagging machine to complete the automatic process....


Soft Part Assembly

This system automatically sorts and assembles multi-colored components into final parts.

Individual components are delivered to the system by vibratory feeders, which properly orient incoming parts. Components are robotically picked and placed ...


Sensor Assembly and Packaging

Automated assembly and packaging cell including rotary load dial and ISTHMUS linear indexer. Operator loads over-molded sensor components onto load dial for automated processing of final assembly, test and packaging. Sensor leads are trimmed and Sub-compo...


Cap Assembly & Test

Automatic Power and Free system for assembly and testing of plastic pump and aerosol cap assemblies (2 types). Up to 4 sub-component parts (per assembly) are vibratory fed and placed into the pallet transfer system. Parts are progressively assembled at ...


Pen Sub-Assembly

(4) Discrete component parts are supplied from vibratory feeder bowls to the main assembly dial. The continuous motion dial progressively assembles each component using circular cams. Each sub-assembly is automatically rejected or off-loaded into bulk c...


Zinc Die Cast Machining

Automated machining and assembly cell. This machine is used to perform secondary machining operations and assemble several components into an aluminum die-cast housing. Parts are transferred via a precision indexer around multiple horizontal and vertical ...


Lid Assembly

Pre-assembled parts are manually loaded into machine which automatically clamps, welds, lubricates, tests and accepts or rejects completed assemblies....


Cap Assembly & Test

Automatic Power and Free system for assembly and testing of plastic pump and aerosol cap assemblies (2 types). Up to 4 sub-component parts (per assembly) are vibratory fed and placed into the pallet transfer system. Parts are progressively assembled at ...


Piston Machining and Core Removal

Automated transfer and machining of cast part and high-pressure removal of casting core. Inbound parts are located on a power and free transfer line and robot-loaded to the machining dial. Two horizontal servo spindles perform the machining operations. ...


Caster Frame Assembly

Automated dial index system for assembling a variety of industrial caster sub-assemblies. Operators load varying component parts with fully automated assembly in between. Automated off-load / reject station....


Robotic Grinding Cell

Automated material handling and grinding operation for three (3) different part types. A six-axis floor mounted robot transfers parts from an inbound carrier to the grinding station. The robot performs a dedicated grinding profile on each part with comp...


Custom De-Palletizer

Automated material handling cell including Pallet transfer system and Custom product removal. Full inbound pallet stacks are automatically positioned in cell while cross-transfer conveyance removes empty pallet stacks. Individual product trays are servo...


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