Industrial Automation Engineering Services

Robotic Depalletization Saves Firms Time, Reduces Mistakes, and Increases Productivity

MJ Engineering has been providing the manufacturing industry with automated solutions since 2006. At MJ Engineering, we custom build a solution for every customer. With years of experience in house and a 15,000 sq. ft. attached shop, MJ Engineering will take on your project, build it in house and provide a run-off to make sure the system is working prior to shipping. The system is then shipped and installed by our team at your site. Choosing MJ is choosing the company who will take the time to make sure the customer gets the best system for their needs, robotic or non-robotic. We specialize in the following applications:

Pick and place
Palletizing and depalletizing
Part and product manipulation
Safety control
Line tracking
Routing
Drilling
Sagger Handling
Vision Systems
Robotic Assembly

Contact us today to learn more about our solutions for industrial automation.

Automated Manufacturing: What Are the Benefits?

Automating your process comes with many benefits. By automating your process you can:

Reduce and repurpose operators
Increase production
Increase safety
Increase reliability and repeatability
Avoid issues caused by worker shortages

Factory Automation Integration:

Integration of a robotic cell happens in steps.

Step 1: After the build portion of the project is completed. MJ Engineering will provide a run-off at our own facility. The point of this step is to prove to the customer that the cell works and meets the requirements set forth by the customer in the specs.
Step 2: MJ Engineering puts all of the equipment on pallets and ships it to the factory it is going to be permanently installed in.
Step 3: Once the equipment arrives and has been unloaded, MJ Engineering will send our install team to the site to reassemble the equipment to the same condition it was in at our shop.
Step 4: Once reassembled and hooked up, MJ Engineering will provide the customer with one more runoff to verify that the cell is working properly. This gives us a chance to make sure that everything fits in the space provided and that nothing gets broken in the shipping process.
Step 5: Once the specs of the project have been met at the customer’s facility, the project is deemed complete.

Once we have our design, we will meet with the customer to review our design and get final approval. This process allows us a deeper dive into the important things the customers are looking for and to be able to show the customer a design that will work while finding things that may need to be changed.

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Automated Manufacturing Services Based Out of Central Ohio

MJ Engineering has been integrating robots into manufacturing facilities since 2006. We can handle projects ranging from $100k to $1,000,000+. We can handle robot cells that utilize industrial or collaborative robots. We are licensed integrators for Fanuc, Kuka, and Epson. Once we land a job from a customer, the likelihood of them choosing us for other projects skyrockets. Our customers appreciate our clarity, low cost, and reliability.

If you are looking for a reliable, and exceptional engineering firm to assist in robotic integration into your factory, reach out to MJ Engineering. You won’t regret your decision to choose MJ Engineering.

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Robotic Integrators tend to develop niche's through their experiences. MJ Engineering is no different. We have developed a niche serving the powder processing industry

County Fairs

MJ Engineering has started providing third-party support on amusement rides at a number of Ohio county fairs. The engineering team has been working closely

Backlit Conveyors Systems

Engineers are responsible for coming up with creative solutions to problems that customers have and MJ Engineering is no different. Oftentimes that problem revolves

Richard’s Roundtable

Robotic Integrators tend to develop niche’s through their experiences. MJ Engineering is no different. We have developed a niche serving the powder processing industry with our robotic sagger handling cell. We have robotic solutions that can handle multiple different kiln styles including roller kilns, tunnel kilns and shuttle kilns. A single robot system is capable of handling 1400- 1500 saggers per day depending on the needs of the system. A two robot system can handle 2000 saggers or more per day. The robots use a proprietary EOAT (end of arm tool) that will not over squeeze the saggers because ceramic saggers don’t handle compression well. Overall the robot system can be integrated with dump stations, fill stations and crack inspection systems to remove saggers before they fail. The systems are designed to run 24 hours a day with little to no human interaction. Through our experience, we have found that robotically handling saggers increases the life of the sagger substantially.

Mission: To provide the expertise people depend on to solve complex engineering or machine design problems.

Fair Ride Inspections

MJ Engineering has started providing third party support on amusement rides at a number of Ohio County Fairs. Our engineers have been working with the state of Ohio ride inspectors and ride operators to review documented instances of ride corrosion and fatigue. Our engineers are able to facilitate discussions with ride manufacturers and provide expert opinion on the effects that specific instances of corrosion and fatigue create on the overall ride structure and, most importantly, the safety of the ride.

3D Printing Capabilities

MJ Engineering continues to experiment with new capabilities in 3D printing. As shown in the photo (left) we can insert H nuts inside the plastic then print over it to seal it inside the plastic. This allows us to put screws in parts to make them more complex. We can also put springs and other parts inside prints to make them more efficient for specific jobs and requests.

Backlight Conveyors

MJ Engineering has created our own Ultra-brite backlit conveyor for our automation systems. Backlighting is a technique used frequently in vision system inspections when parts have differing contours or surface finishes or are prone to reflections. For example, a plastic part which may have oils on the surface will not work well under top lighted vision systems, but under a backlit system, the oil will not have any effect on the vision system. Our backlit conveyors use super brite LEDs (with a wide range of colors) that are built into the conveyor frame. There is a special plate over the LEDs to diffuse the light and create a nice smooth light for the vision system.

Solving your unique problems with our unique solutions.

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MJ Engineering has started providing third-party support on amusement rides at a number of Ohio county fairs. The engineering team has been working closely with State of Ohio ride inspectors, ride owners, and operators to review documented instances of ride corrosion and fatigue. Our engineers have been able to facilitate discussions with ride manufacturers and provide expert opinions on the effects that specific instances of corrosion and fatigue create on the overall ride structure, and most importantly, the safety of the ride.

The passing of “Tyler’s Law” in 2019, which brought more oversight to the ride review process, placed a greater emphasis on the regular review of corrosion and fatigue for rides coming into Ohio. Ride inspectors have documented a greater number of corrosion instances on rides than ever before. When inspections occur the day(s) before a fair opens, it can be very difficult to get info back from ride owners quickly enough. This bottleneck has posed a significant challenge to the process of opening and operating rides this year. Luckily, that’s where we can help.

MJ Engineering is able to help review the corrosion in a timely manner with the goal to get rides open while ensuring the experience and safety of the patrons. It is important to note, we do not overrule the ride manufacturer. We communicate openly with ride manufacturers to get necessary engineering information to understand the extent and implications of the specific corrosion damage. Finally, we also provide third-party review and opinion in instances that manufacturers are: unavailable, untimely, or no longer in business. We are able to meet with the ride operators and inspectors, review the damage first-hand, work with the manufacturer, and develop the best solution for the damage present on the ride.

The most recent list of fairs we have been to include a few of the following:

Canfield County Fair
Allen County Fair
Mercer County Fair
Fayette County Fair
Cuyahoga County Fair

And many more!

While we do work for County fairs we can also inspect stationary amusement park rides. If you have a ride that needs support, reach out to us and we will send a member from our superior engineering team out to meet with you and review the ride to determine what next steps need to be taken to protect not only the riders but yourself as well. So don’t wait, contact us today!

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Engineers are responsible for coming up with creative solutions to problems that customers have and MJ Engineering is no different. Oftentimes that problem revolves around how to increase production and decrease labor costs. Palletizing and depalletizing cells are a quick and easy way to streamline a process that cuts out labor and increases productivity. However, when you have a product that needs to be inspected the process can be far more complex, and often it is easier to leave a person in charge of that process. One method for part inspection is through the use of a vision system. To enhance the capabilities of vision systems, MJ integrates them with our own specially designed backlit conveyor.

MJ Engineering has created our own Ultra-brite backlit conveyor for our automation systems. Backlighting is a technique used frequently in vision system inspections when parts have differing contours or surface finishes or are prone to reflections. For example, a plastic part that may have oils on the surface will not work well under top lighted vision systems, but under a backlit system, the oil will not have any effect on the vision system. Our backlit conveyors use super brite LEDs (with a wide range of colors) that are built into the conveyor frame. There is a special plate over the LEDs to diffuse the light and create a nice smooth light for the vision system.

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The belt is a translucent belt that allows a significant amount of light to pass through. This allows the conveyor belt to transfer the part(s) into and out of the vision system without an operator, robot, or other transfer mechanisms. This can significantly reduce the cost of automating your inspection processes. The conveyor can be combined with ejection mechanisms to automatically reject bad parts while allowing good parts to continue to the next operation. Backlit conveyors are extremely useful for quality control, product safety, labeling, and assembly. The more contrast created, the better results you will get out of your vision system.

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If you have a project that requires strict tolerances and you want to automate your process. Get in touch with us at MJ Engineering and we can provide you with all the information you will need to get the project kicked off. We have done numerous projects with our backlight conveyor and we want yours to be next. Contact us today.