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Robotics ## Outsourced Manufacturing for Robotics While Robotics bears the hallmarks of innovation and explosive growth of a young industry, in many ways the solutions are addressing many of the same problems industries have confronted since time began: How to effectively and efficiently manipulate objects in 3D space safely and at scale.  Robotics companies are combining **centuries of machine-building knowhow** with advanced software, and **integrating** **traditional metal materials** with various **plastics and cutting edge composites** to meet modern production demands.  **EMI is experienced working with a huge range of metals, plastics and composites**, freeing industry designers to create the best robotics solutions they can imagine.  ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-2179421920.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-1435409342.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-1341262391.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-1569540490.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-2189303812.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-2179421920.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-1435409342.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-1341262391.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-1569540490.jpg) ![emi-industries-served-robotics](https://emievans.com/hubfs/INDUSTRIES/Robotics/iStock-2189303812.jpg) ## Robotics Industry Applications Designers in the Robotics industry are tasked with replicating and improving on the millions of ways nature has devised to **manipulate, move, hoist, position and protect** things that can be rigid or pliable, hard or soft, heavy or as light as a feather. EMI's decades of **precision machining experience** in both **traditional and cutting edge materials** supports Robotics companies as they create new solutions to age old problems. ### **End Use Products** - Robotic arms - End effectors   - Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs)   - Collaborative robots (Cobots)   - Warehouse automation - Traceability systems   - Inspection systems - Electrical & mechanical drive technologies - Vision systems - Positioning systems - Motion controllers - Pneumatics - Torque control systems - Material feeding - Packaging - Palletizing ### **Example Parts We Create** - Hydraulics & pneumatics - Servo motors & amplifiers - Lasers - Positioners - Sensors - Actuators - Adapters - Base components - Gearboxes & assemblies - Attachment and mounting plates - Shoulder, elbow and wrist joints - Grippers - Chassis, frames & housings - Bearing and drive units - Safety guards - Enclosures  ## Custom Manufacturing Process, Materials & Surface Treatments Whether your core considerations are **total strength**, **strength to weight ratio**, **flexibility or rigidity**, **durability**, suitability for **corrosive or other environments**, or something else, EMI brings a wide array of CNC precision manufacturing services to bear, with **tolerances as tight as ±0.0001″ (±0.00254 mm)**.  ### Manufacturing Processes To support an **endless array of manufacturing goals**, Robotics manufacturers' needs are as diverse as the day is long. 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