My Job
I was on the End-of-Arm-Tooling (EOAT) team, working on Cardinal, one of their newer robot systems. Much of my time was dedicated to developing quick disconnect mechanisms to reduce workcell downtime.
Results
I designed and tested an injection molded quick-change system for suction cups that reduced replacement time by 80% and costs by 12%.
Another system I worked on was developing tool-less replacement solutions for actuators. My final design, reduced station downtime by 60% and prevented false positive installation.
I developed and parameterized a concept for a mechanically intelligent air valve so that it could be easily redesigned for a variety of situations.
I also wrote a python program to interact with a Modbus network to trigger actuators and record sensors. It was written so that the end user didn’t have to code they just had to write the test plan and connected sensors/actuators in an XML file.
Throughout my time, 3 concepts/designs I came up with got submitted to Amazon’s internal invention disclosure system to possibly get a patent filed.
Trainings
While at Amazon, I also participated in a number of trainings that amazon hosted.
- Solidworks Advanced Part Modeling from TriMech
- GD&T from John Stolter of gd-t.com
- Tolerance Stack-up from another instructor of gd-t.com
- ABB Robots and RobotStudio
Ben Veghte 