TRANTEK AUTOMATION CORPORATION
TranTek Automation is located in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan – just a few hours away from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon and the Tri-Cities.
Subsidiary, TranTek Systems, designs and builds modular, standard automation cells and components for factory automation. These are designed to be low cost, efficient and easy to- access, clean and move. The configurable TekCel options include: Robotic Automation Cell, Dial, Dial Trunnion, Ferris Wheel, and Overhead Robot cells. Other products available from TranTek Systems are: Bundle Loaders, Robot Transfer Units (RTU), Floor Trunnions and various cell components all configurable to fit your specific needs.
What We Do
What is automation?
Automation uses technology such as industrial robots, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and computers to perform tasks that would otherwise take valuable employee time. In manufacturing, automation can perform assembly, welding, inspection and material handling tasks. Some benefits of implementing automation into a manufacturing process are: enhanced safety, increased productivity, improved quality control, and reduced labor cost.
Fixed automation
Used for high-volume production of a single product where specialized equipment performs specific tasks repeatedly, also known as hard automation.
Programmable automation
Can be reprogrammed to handle different products or batches by reconfiguring equipment (manually or computer-guided) to accommodate different tasks, commonly used for medium-volume production runs.
Flexible automation
Highly adaptable and versatile with quick changeovers between tasks without significant downtime or manual reprogramming; can be configured to adjust to product variances, different product designs and find inconsistent product locations, also called soft automation.
Integrated automation
Combines multiple automation types into one cohesive, larger system. One example of integrated automation is “lights-out manufacturing” which simply means production can proceed without human involvement.
integration partners
FANUC America:
Authorized Robotic Integrators
Kawasaki Robotics:
Industrial Robotics Partners
Yaskawa Motoman:
System Integration Partners
Magswitch:
Magnetic Solutions for Industrial Automation
