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SDC Automates a Complex Assembly Process with Mecademic’s 6-Axis Robot

January 7, 2025

Learn how Steven Douglas Corp. (SDC), an industrial automated machine builder, integrated Mecademic’s Meca500 to automate a complex medical device assembly process for one of its customers at a microscopic level. The Meca500 is the world’s most compact and precise six-axis robot: it delivers optimal accuracy and micron-level repeatability through ease of use, minimal footprint, and mounting flexibility.

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International Innovation Network Oy (IIN), a Finland-based automation solutions company, have partnered with Mecademic, an industrial robot arm manufacturer based in Montreal (Canada), to integrate the MCS500 — the world’s most compact, most precise SCARA robot — as a central component in their soon-to-be-released white-label desktop robot cell.

According to IIN’s CEO Teijo Fabritius, this new robot cell will be a cost-efficient standard automation solution ideal for operations requiring little or no customization. This solution will be perfect for applications such as quick assembly, glue dispensing, functional testing, and various types of pick-and-place for industries like medical and diagnostic device manufacturing, consumer electronics, and industrial electronics.

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