AgileMation™
Automation Has Evolved. Now it Needs a Clearer Name.
For more than seventy years, the word automation has carried an ever-widening range of meanings. What began as mechanical mechanization in the 1950s has grown to include advanced electronics, robotics, sophisticated controls, and complex material movement. Today, the term has become so broad that it often fails to communicate what a system actually does or how it performs.
At the same time, work transfer technology has advanced dramatically. Precision link conveyors, modular chassis, and cellular building blocks now offer new levels of flexibility, accuracy, and reusability.
Swanson has long embraced both disciplines — custom automation machine building and agile work transfer. From this combination comes a clearer, more purposeful concept:
Agilemation™ represents a forward-looking approach that brings together the best of both worlds: the power and capability of modern automation with the flexibility and modularity of advanced work transfer systems.
Agilemation™ - The Hybrid Advantage
ROBOTS + MODULAR CONSTRUCTION. BUILT FOR TODAY’S REQUIREMENTS.
Agilemation™ is Swanson’s hybrid approach to automated assembly. It combines robotic solutions with the cellular and modular building block construction of Agile Assembly precision link conveyors.
This combination delivers exceptional flexibility across a wide range of applications:
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Slower, heavier-duty operations best served by robotic cells
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High-speed, servo-driven multi-station systems
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Long-duration processes requiring stability and repeatability
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Projects that benefit from readily reusable, modular components
Whether your needs call for a single robotic station or a complete high-speed assembly line, Agilemation™ gives you the freedom to configure the right solution — without compromise. Modular construction allows systems to be expanded, reconfigured, or repurposed as production requirements change. The result is automated assembly that is both powerful and adaptable: the strength of custom automation paired with the agility of modular work transfer.
Created & Built on 100+ Years of Expertise
of advanced technological expertise achieved by Swanson with continuous owner-management.