Mike said he’s been interested in robots since he was 15 years old. Looking at him you get the idea that that’s just a little over half his life ago. And he seems about as enthusiastic as he must have been at the very beginning.
He’s since assembled a team of about 8 engineers and designers that provide custom automation systems for manufacturing. He calls himself a robot integrator.
He primarily buys the Japanese brand Fanuc, programs them, and outfits them with tools for the particular custom job. I told him I’d be interested in seeing what they do.
“Do you have a video brochure or Youtube channel as part of your sales and marketing efforts?”
“Well, … no. This is all custom and …”
“Ah, proprietary.”
“Yes. People pay us to keep them ahead of the competition.”
Mostly he’s gotten good enough that business is pretty much word of mouth. He gets a lot of referrals from the tool guys at trade shows. As a matter of fact there is no website attached to his email domain.
Anyway, he presented it all so well that I was quite enthused. He actually invited me by for a tour of the shop.
It’s possible he thought my interest in video meant that I have some expertise in that discipline.
“Do you do video?”
“No”, I said, "but I know people if you are interested.”
A tour? I can’t imagine why not. He’s right down in Greendale’s Industrial Loop.
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The screenshot is a random Fanuc video from Youtube.
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