Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) as Alternatives to Tow Line Conveyance by Jeff Chu, Eckhart Factory of the Future Consulting team lead for SME.org M|Exchange.

Eckhart’s Factory of the Future consulting team leader, Jeff Chu, writes for Industry Week. Original date of publication 10 February 2022.

Eckhart’s Parth Koshti (Business Development Engineer) writes about the importance of documenting the process, constraints, and expectations of any automation project in Industry Week (original publication on 6/6/2022).

Eckhart’s Factory of the Future (FotF) Consulting team was featured in the May 2022 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Manufacturing Engineering Magazine issue. Eckhart FotF provides automation consulting, robotics consulting, and manufacturing engineering services.

NEW YORK, January 18, 2022  — Arsenal Capital Partners (“Arsenal”), a private equity firm that specializes in investments in industrial growth and healthcare companies, today announced that it has acquired Eckhart Holdings, Inc. (“Eckhart”), a leading automation solutions provider from LFM Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Eckhart’s advanced engineering, design, simulation, and integration services, […]

The U.S. Army has selected Eckhart to design and build automation to increase the rate of fire for Self-Propelled Howitzers. By way of the SPARTN Fire Faster program, the Army Applications Laboratory managed a competitive process in which hundreds of potential industry partners were evaluated before selecting and funding five companies to lead the artillery loading modernization effort.

Eckhart FotF delivered an end-to-end operational review to prioritize how this OEM can meet its 5-year growth plan.

Warren, Michigan – May 19, 2021 – Eckhart has been highlighted as a key player in polymer additive technologies for assembly aids within the automotive industry. In Plastics Engineering’s May 2021 issue, Eckhart demonstrates how their innovations lead to efficient tools that help workers build vehicles in record time, while creating a safer and more […]

WARREN, Mich – May 10 , 2021 – To better serve the demand for Universal Robotic’s ActivNav flexible machine loading system, UR names Eckhart as a listed ActivNav Solutions Provider to aid end users in loading system deployments. Universal Robots’ ActiNav Handles Challenging Picking Task The ActiNav flexible machine loading system combines real-time autonomous motion […]

WARREN, Mich – March 30, 2021 – To support worldwide demand, Applied Fiber is licensing its fiber rope socketed termination technology to select industry partners. Licensed partners will have access to Applied Fiber’s substantial portfolio of products, applications and service to expand the use of terminated fiber rope globally – growing market potential and new […]

North Vernon, Indiana – July 14, 2020 – Eckhart, an Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider, has named Joseph Andrew as General Manager of North Vernon Operations.  Joseph most recently served as Commercial Business Unit Director & North American Operations board member for Faurecia Clean Mobility where he was a key leader in profit, business growth, […]

Warren, MI – June 2, 2020 – Eckhart, an Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider and portfolio company of LFM Capital since June 2015, has named Michael (“Mike”) Stob as Chief Financial Officer. Mike most recently served as Corporate Controller at JR Automation Technologies, a leading designer and developer of custom automation equipment for a variety […]