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Revolutionizing High-Mix Applications with Smart Robotic Cells

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This AI Robot Sands Boat Parts | Maritime Surface Finishing Manufacturing

GrayMatter Robotics June 13, 2025 8:00 pm

This is Productive Plastics — a high-mix manufacturer facing backlog, skilled labor issues, and complex part variability — finally solved the challenge of scaling production without sacrificing quality.Here’s their story:
• No two parts were the same — making traditional automation impossible
• High turnover and new hires struggled to deliver quality
• Manual sanding meant inconsistent finishes and unpredictable cycle times
• Felt traditional automation / system integrators did not truly understand the application nor how to problem solveIn short — scaling literally felt impossible.But everything changed with one new method.
They brought in Scan&Sand™ — AI-powered automation built specifically for high-mix production.Here’s what happened next:
→ No more investing heavily in custom fixtures
→ AI scanning adapts automatically to every part — no programming required
→ Consistency became repeatable and predictable
→ New hires got up to speed faster, reducing defects
→ Cycle times stabilized (and got faster)
→ Skilled employees shifted to higher-value, less repetitive work , as well as leadership positionsAnd the result?
→ Less rework
→ Predictable throughput
→ Higher margins and capacity
→ Happier customers
→ And — critically — new opportunities for workers.
Like many manufacturers, they too worried automation would replace jobs. Instead, Scan&Sand™ brought in more jobs by relieving the toughest manual work, empowering their workforce to adapt into into better, more fulfilling roles.AI-powered automation is no longer the future — it’s happening right now on production floors like Productive Plastics.
If you’re ready to make inconsistent sanding and failed automation a thing of the past, we’re offering a limited series of free demos.Find out if we can do a free demo on your parts: https://hubs.ly/Q03lMtn40

This is Productive Plastics — a high-mix manufacturer facing backlog, skilled labor issues, and complex part variability — finally solved the challenge of scaling production without sacrificing quality.

Here’s their story:
• No two parts were the same — making traditional automation impossible
• High turnover and new hires struggled to deliver quality
• Manual sanding meant inconsistent finishes and unpredictable cycle times
• Felt traditional automation / system integrators did not truly understand the application nor how to problem solve

In short — scaling literally felt impossible.

But everything changed with one new method.
They brought in Scan&Sand™ — AI-powered automation built specifically for high-mix production.

Here’s what happened next:
→ No more investing heavily in custom fixtures
→ AI scanning adapts automatically to every part — no programming required
→ Consistency became repeatable and predictable
→ New hires got up to speed faster, reducing defects
→ Cycle times stabilized (and got faster)
→ Skilled employees shifted to higher-value, less repetitive work , as well as leadership positions

And the result?
→ Less rework
→ Predictable throughput
→ Higher margins and capacity
→ Happier customers
→ And — critically — new opportunities for workers.
Like many manufacturers, they too worried automation would replace jobs. Instead, Scan&Sand™ brought in more jobs by relieving the toughest manual work, empowering their workforce to adapt into into better, more fulfilling roles.

AI-powered automation is no longer the future — it’s happening right now on production floors like Productive Plastics.
If you’re ready to make inconsistent sanding and failed automation a thing of the past, we’re offering a limited series of free demos.

Find out if we can do a free demo on your parts: https://hubs.ly/Q03lMtn40

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How This AI Robot SOLVES High-Mix Surface Finishing (For Manufacturers...)

GrayMatter Robotics May 9, 2025 9:40 pm

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