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<div class="pr-story--text">SAN JOSE, CA, May 2nd, 2024 &ndash; Flexiv, a global leader in general-purpose robotics solutions, is excited to announce the release of its Adaptive Production Line (APL) whitepaper.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Set to redefine production paradigms by undertaking tasks that previously required skilled or semi-skilled manual labor, the APL provides operators with a 20% cost saving over semi-automated assembly lines while also enhancing efficiency, flexibility, and overall sustainability.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text" style="text-align: left;">At the heart of the APL are its core principles of modularity and scalability, which significantly minimize investment risks for clients while enhancing production capacity. This enables swift and efficient redeployment, simplifying and streamlining the production of short or customized batches.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Powered by Flexiv&rsquo;s range of Rizon adaptive robots, the APL is an end-to-end automated production solution that leverages artificial intelligence, industrial-grade force control, computer vision, and a simple yet powerful semi-automated programming interface.</div>
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<p class="pr-story--quote pr-font--condensed"><strong>"The Adaptive Production Line represents a leap forward in manufacturing technology. Through adaptive robotics, we're offering a higher level of automation that significantly amplifies scalability and modularity. This not only mitigates investment risks but also optimizes the total cost of ownership for our clients."</strong></p>
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<div class="pr-story--text">From screw fastening and adhesive application to component insertion and quality inspection, the APL automates tasks that traditionally required skilled or semi-skilled manual labor. This full automation capability elevates production standards by removing the possibility of human error.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Should a production bottleneck occur on the APL, Rizon adaptive robots mounted on autonomous platforms can be automatically dispatched to swiftly address any disruptions. This provides operators with the ability to address production bottlenecks on-demand, while improving the production line's overall balance rate.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">In today&rsquo;s challenging landscape of labor shortages and escalating costs, the APL offers a robust and reliable solution that enables the reassignment of personnel to roles that truly require a human touch. This leaves robots to complete the dirty, dangerous, or just plain repetitive tasks that often have a high staff turnover rate.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Designed with efficiency and flexibility in mind, the APL provides a solution that allows operators to make their production process more agile and cost-efficient than ever before. This efficiency is evident in reduced energy usage, lower workpiece error rates, increased levels of quality, and the ability to operate in an entirely &lsquo;lights out&rsquo; state.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Find out how Flexiv can help you drive growth, increase sustainability, and revolutionize your production processes with the Adaptive Production Line by downloading the APL whitepaper here:</div>
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Flexiv’s whitepaper showcases how the Adaptive Production Line will revolutionize manufacturing by automating the entirety of the production process.

Flexiv Robotics Helps Solve the Labor Shortage: The Adaptive Production Line Whitepaper Unveiled

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<div class="pr-story--text">SAN JOSE, CA, April 1st, 2024 - Flexiv, a global leader in general-purpose robotics solutions, is pleased to announce its successful collaboration with EsVata, a leading manufacturer of window shutters, in ushering in a new era of sanding efficiency.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Deployed to EsVata&rsquo;s California-based factory, Flexiv&rsquo;s Rizon 4 adaptive robot has set new benchmarks for automated precision and efficiency in the previously labor-intensive material abrasion processes.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">EsVata chose to integrate the Rizon 4 into their production line specifically to automate the time-consuming task of sanding window shutters. Previously accomplished by skilled manual labor, Flexiv&rsquo;s adaptive technology has sped up the sanding process by 80%, while simultaneously increasing the quality and consistency of the shutter's surface finishing.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Paul Hsieh, Founder of EsVata, emphasized the strategic decision to adopt the Rizon 4, stating:&nbsp;</div>
<div class="pr-story--text">"Our commitment to quality led us to select the Rizon 4 from a sea of competitors. Its exceptional precision, powered by advanced force sensors in each of its seven joints, made it the ideal solution for our sanding needs."</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">The installation of the Rizon 4 has not only transformed EsVata's production process by reducing sanding times and cutting material costs through the more efficient use of sanding discs, but it has also positively impacted the workforce.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Employees are now freed from monotonous, labor-intensive sanding tasks, enabling them to engage in more valuable, fulfilling roles within the company.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">This strategic reallocation of human resources underscores EsVata&rsquo;s commitment to enhancing employee satisfaction and highlights that the role of robotics is to enhance the impact of human labor rather than replace it.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">To guarantee a smooth transition to the new production process, Flexiv&rsquo;s engineers worked in close partnership with the EsVata team to ensure a seamless deployment and commissioning process.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Integral to the project was the OnRobot Sander, which was attached to Rizon's universal mounting flange, along with the custom, user-friendly interface developed by Flexiv for EsVata. This setup enables EsVata to make on-the-fly modifications to the sanding program or to quickly and easily create entirely new sanding tasks.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">Gavin Bomhoff, Flexiv's on-site application engineer, emphasized the technical excellence of the Rizon 4:&nbsp;</div>
<div class="pr-story--text">"Equipped with integrated force-torque sensors that measure with greater speed and precision than any human, the Rizon 4 reacts to surface changes instantaneously. This capability not only enables a superior level of finishing but also eliminates the need for specialized end-of-arm force sensing tooling during sanding tasks."</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text">This project, aligning with the direction of industry 4.0+ and the growing trend towards more efficient production methods in the post-pandemic world, sets a new precedent for the manufacturing sector, showcasing the transformative effects of integrating adaptive robotics into traditional manufacturing processes.</div>
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