higher utilization rates and TEEP

Assembly Capabilities

SYMPHONI™ machines are multi-purpose assets; they adapt quickly from one product to another. They keep running when dedicated machines sit still; if there are no orders for Product A, it can change to run Product B, or C, or D.

SYMPHONI multi-purpose assembly machines make money while dedicated machines collect dust.

Pre-automation Solutions / Prototyping

Drawing upon a broad technical base and seasoned experience in multiple markets, our experts collaborate with you using a disciplined data-driven approach.  Using standard SYMPHONI cells at our Innovation Center, production processes can be demonstrated through a wide range of speeds with prototype parts.  

While completing DFM / DFA activities with confidence, a phased manufacturing strategy can be optimized, and equipment investment determined.

We can show you exactly how we would optimize your future production with SYMPHONI simulations. Because SYMPHONI is a fully digital technology, and all the components, elements and robots have been standardized, we have developed dozens of motion profiles and corresponding simulations. These simulations yield an accurate understanding of the precision versus speed balance. 

Simulations show how the same hardware can provide flexibility for potential product changes, product variants, or even different products and processes, perfect for life sciences and other high-risk regulated applications. 

Imagine being able to fully describe full-scale production processes at the time you are seeking product approval and, further, being able to use the same equipment for prototyping, clinical trials, early-stage production, and high-volume commercial manufacturing.

A Fully Digital Assembly Platform 

Symphoni™ achieves high speeds and delivers versatility without sacrificing gentle handling, critical process time, and precision.


The systems are configurable for a wide range of products, from simple two-piece assemblies to highly complex products having dozens of components and specialized processes. Symphoni systems scale to meet a product’s changing needs as it progresses through its life cycle – from low-volume samples to high-volume production.

With Symphoni’s patented design, you can surpass your expectations and achieve exceptional results.

Orchestrated motion. Powerful results.

Symphoni’s modular building blocks are designed for plug-and-play configuration, enabling easy retooling, reordering, and repurposing to accommodate product changes.
Its control system directs and synchronizes all functions, eliminating non-value-added movement waste from cycle time, thus ensuring fluid and seamless automation performance.

Digital assembly automation technology featuring an unmatched combination of speed, versatility, and precision in a scalable, modular platform.

What Makes Symphoni Different?

Symphoni’s synchronous motion, digital flexibility, centralized coordination, and decentralized configuration result in high throughput, optimized cycle times, greater equipment utilization, and gentler parts handling.

How it Works

Symphoni is an innovative assembly system that combines the best features of indexing motion, continuous motion, pallets, and robots. 

Symphoni’s modular building blocks are designed for plug-and-play configuration, enabling easy retooling, reordering, and repurposing to accommodate product changes. 

Its control system directs and synchronizes all functions, eliminating non-value-added movement (waste) from cycle time, thus ensuring fluid and seamless automation performance.

Capabilities

Symphoni is designed to assemble small and discrete components in the medical device and consumer product (CPG) industries. This patented and market-proven solution is configurable, modular, and scalable.

Symphoni’s digital platform is a powerful tool comprised of several core building blocks that work together to deliver exceptional performance. These building blocks are divided into four main categories: 

  1. Patented Rapid Speed Matching Technology
  2. SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ technology
  3. Symphoni’s digital E-Cam software
  4. Supporting infrastructure

Together, they form a cohesive and efficient system that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Towards Sustainability

Through efficient automation, Symphoni can minimize waste and reduce carbon footprint for the Life Science and Consumer Packaged Goods industries, while producing high-quality goods. 


Symphoni’s advanced technologies and innovative processes contribute to more sustainable manufacturing practices, such as reduced energy consumption, optimized resource utilization, and lowered water and land usage.


With the addition of ATS’ Illuminate™ Energy and Efficiency Module, you can measure in real time pneumatic and energy consumption per part/by batch to easily identify and report on carbon footprint.

Ready for Digital Manufacturing

Responding to the advancement of IIoT and digital manufacturing, ATS has developed technologies that provide a jump-start and significant competitive advantage.

SYMPHONI technology, combined with SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™, results in a fully digital manufacturing platform designed to give manufacturers far greater agility, flexibility and utilization.

Layer on Illuminate™ Manufacturing Intelligence software for complete system diagnostics to pinpoint where to further reduce downtime, realize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) gains, maximize line throughput, and improve product quality.

IS SYMPHONI THE SOLUTION FOR YOU?

ATS’ SYMPHONI platform, working with the SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ system, is leading a revolution in assembly automation where speed, flexibility, and precision are crucial.

  • SPEED The gentle handling of parts at high rates means higher throughput. The digital nature of SYMPHONI and SuperTrak, along with their lean methodology, enables the platform to achieve very high speeds without sacrificing quality.
  • FLEXIBILITY SYMPHONI and SuperTrak are modular, meaning the system can quickly and easily scale up and adapt to new products and processes, providing unmatched equipment effectiveness. Every SYMPHONI machine is assembled from standardized and pre-tested building blocks, reducing product launch time to market. 
  • PRECISION SYMPHONI not only reduces non-value-added time in the production process but also translates to significantly less employee training time, maintenance and spares costs, mechanical tooling, and floor space. 

Applications

Perfect for process development, clinical trials, and low-volume production of medical devices

  • R&D
  • Clinical and low-volume production
  • High-volume/low-mix & low-volume/high-mix products

Accelerate development and time to market, and streamline inventory and the supply chain for Consumer Packaged Goods.

High-volume assembly of CPG; variable speed capable of 10 – 600+ ppm

Recommended for:

Autoinjectors, pens

4 – 10 components

Output

up to 400 ppm

Eye dropper bottles and lids

2 – 3 components

Output

up to 320 ppm

Inhalers

Output

up to 320 ppm

High output diagnostic devices

Output

120+ ppm

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