The Baxter robot has been making a splash in the automation scene for quite some time and major companies like Cornell Dubilier are touting their successes with him.

The large North American power capacitor company employed two Baxter units in its Liberty, SC facility to streamline capacitor labeling and inspection processes.

Baxter working on the factory floor at the Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC facility.

The company is claiming the Baxter robots are a cost-effective alternative to automation processes that would have cost it six figures.

“Baxter allows us to significantly cut that price tag, while more effectively and flexibly achieving our automation goals,” said Daniel Brazinski, manufacturing manager at Cornell Dubilier.

The second Baxter unit has been installed with a custom vision system developed by the Cornell Dubilier research and development lab to load and unload parts for inspection. The company is testing new equipment and process changes to see if employees can more easily perform the same tasks.

The research and development lab has identified an additional six tasks Baxter could perform in the Liberty facility alone and is continuing to look for more applications.

"Implementing automation has traditionally been a very expensive and rigid process, but forward-thinking manufacturers like Cornell Dubilier are using Baxter to become far more agile," said Jim Lawton, chief product and marketing officer of Rethink Robotics. "Baxter provides the company with a level of flexibility and affordability that other automation simply cannot provide and it's positively impacting the bottom line for both Cornell Dubilier and its customers."

For more information on the Baxter robot, visit www.rethinkrobotics.com. Visit Cornell Dubilier's website here.