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To improve the technical and financial performance of
our clients’ manufacturing operations through the
design, development and implementation of innovative
robotic automation solutions
Our Mission
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History
Axium company was founded in 1989
• In 2014, C&S became majority shareholder of the Axium
Group
• Axium founder, Robert Jodoin, is still the acting president
involved in on-going operations
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Introduction
Here is a quick introduction to the Axium Group:
• The Axium Group has been designing & developing automation solutions since 1989. The companies within the Axium group have a total of over 200 engineers & technicians, in the fields of mechanical, electrical, robotics, automation and controls.
• Our offices are located on the South Shore, Laval and in Montreal where we have a 80,000 square foot facility for manufacturing and assembly of integrated solutions.
• Our expertise covers, many aspects of modern day manufacturing plants such as electrical and mechanical engineering, manufacturing processes optimization, floor layouts, industrial IT systems, inspection systems, control panels, machine safety, lockout / tagout and more.
• We also specialize in innovative solutions for products handling, component assembly, packaging, palletizing, depalletizing and mixed palletizing.
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Here are the four companies and the services offered by each :
Axium Group companies are:
1. Innovation & Robotics
– with Electrical Panel Shop
2. Enico (Process & Automation)
3. SPG V&R (Artificial Vision/ perception)
4. Emergik (Recruiting Firm)
5. Axium Europa (Zagreb, Croatia)
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Introduction
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Innovations & Robotics
• Robotic assembly (factory automation);
• Picking and packing;
• Palletizing and depalletizing;
• Mixed palletizing;
• Handling;
• Inspection.
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Electrical Panelshop
• Detailed electrical design (Panel design and wiring details);
• Mechanical assembly and electrical wiring based on pre-approved drawings;
• Quality control testing and Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT);
• Field Wiring, start-up support and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT);
• Certifications: CSA (400 amps), UL, cUL, intrinsically safe circuits and combustion circuits.
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Introduction
ENICO, a company member of Axium group
Automation and industrial IT • Pre-engineering, studies, budget preparation, design and engineering,
control systems and communications architecture;
• Industrial process control, instrumentation and factory automation;
• Troubleshooting, programming, installation, start-up & commissioning and update/upgrade of PLC, HMI and SCADA, variable speed drives, motion control;
• Industrial IT systems, data acquisition, database management, efficiency reports (MES, OEE), SPC;
• Mechanical and electrical design, control panels assembly.
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ENICO, a company member of Axium group
Mechanical Process and Equipment Integration
• Mechanical engineering, industrial processes, optimization, layout design;
• Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID);
• Functional description, drawings and specifications (equipment, mechanical
components and piping);
• Project management, supplier’s management, contractors and installation
supervision.
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ENICO, a company member of Axium group
Machine Safety
• Global evaluation, risk assessments and risk reduction measures, Lockout /
Tagout programs;
• Electrical and mechanical design;
• Design, fabrication and installation of risk reduction solutions;
• Personalized training, engineering support, documents of compliance and Pre-
Start Health and Safety Report (PHSR).
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Introduction
SPG Vision & Robotic, a company member of Axium group
• Vision 2D & 3D
• Automated inspection on high-speed production lines;
• Contact-free measurement, quality control inspections, identification and
sorting;
• Product & part positioning for robot handling;
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR), regular and 2D data matrix barcodes
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Introduction
Warehouse Technology Group
Although created in 1989, Axium
is part of the Warehouse
Technology group since 2014.
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• C&S Wholesale Grocers: Lead supply chain company in the food industry today and the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S.
• Symbotic: Offers a new value proposition for warehouse automation and the supply chain, optimizing fulfillment, transportation, and logistics
• Axium: Specialized in robotic material handling and assembly. Designs, manufactures and installs a complete range of automated solutions for robotic material handling and transformation of plastic products
• Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Axium operates out
of three facilities totalling more than 80,000 square feet
(7,500m²), including over 60,000 square feet (5,600m²) of
assembly and testing area
• In 2009, in response to increased demand in Europe,
Axium opened an office in Croatia
• Axium’s team is composed of more than 175 employees
including engineers, technicians and administrative staff
• Axium’s robotic expertise can be broke down into two basic
business units:
• Robotic Material Handling
• Factory Automation
Axium Corporate Profile
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Symbotic Profile
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• Headquartered in Wilmington, MA, USA
• Founded in 2005 (formerly CasePick
Systems), rebrands as Symbotic in 2012
• Symbotic’s case ASRS yields the industry’s
highest case storage density
• Symbotic team is composed of more than
200 employees, including engineers,
technicians...
• Symbotic is a global provider of integrated
supply network automation solutions for
warehouses and distribution centers
Robotic Automation
- Axium is a leading robot system integrator in North America.
- Our designs are renowned for their quality and originality.
- Sophisticated 3D engineering & design tools.
- Full in-house artificial vision division.
- Extensive expertise in large scale and complex projects.
- Dynamic, creative and knowledgeable team.
- Layout Design - Distribution Centers.
- Axium designs and manufactures its own Pallet Conveyor Systems
- Design and manufacture application specific robot tooling.
- Complete R & D and Testing Facilities.
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IxOFlex – Palletizing Solution
Flexible material palletizing system
Handles any combination of infeed /
outfeed conveyors
Cell configurations from 1IN ->1 OUT up to 4IN ->
4OUT
Complete solution includes Axium’s pallet dispenser
& conveyor network and row forming equipment.
Easy to integrate with existing operations.
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Project Example
Central Case palletizing
• Centralized case palletizing
• 24 hrs of operation/ 7 days per week
• Multiple case sizes including open trays
• Ultra flexible servo driven row forming
equipment allows orientation of display cases
“labels out”
• 4 robotic cells – 8 Infeed lanes x 8 palletizing
stations
• Up to 8 simultaneous SKU’s at up to 26 CPM
per infeed
• Complete pallet network with pallet dispensers
• Up to 95 pallets/ hr
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De-palletizing Solutions Axium offers an innovative layer, bulk, or tray de-palletizing solution.
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• Bulk de-palletizing
• Tray de-palletizing
• Layer de-palletizing
Axium has developed this robotics crate depalletizing & pallet handling system for a company in the dairy industry
Axium solutions project deliverables:
• Pallet chain conveyors network
• Table top milk crate conveyors network
• Robotic depalletizing system
• Robot End of Arm Tool (EOAT) to handle 9 milk crates
• Integration with the washing equipment provided by Collussi
System throughput:
• Pallet conveyors : 56 pallets/hr @ 54 Crates per Pallet
• Milk crate conveyors : 3000 Crates/hr
Milk Crate Depalletizing
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Axium has developed and implemented case packing solutions for various
industries. Examples of solutions aimed at the personal care industry follow
• Solutions include high speed, flexible solutions for compressible goods
such as diapers, wipes, sanitary napkins, etc…
• Depending on throughput requirements and product specifications,
solutions can be centered around 6 axis robots or high speed Delta style
robots
Case Packing
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Process Automation
Enico, company member of the Axium Group, offers a full range of services
allowing us to execute complete turnkey projects. Services include:
- Electrical design & panel building (UL, CSA, CE standards)
- PLC, HMI & SCADA programming
- Machine safety assessment and implementation per recognized
applicable standards
- Mechanical integration, including conveyor network layout
- Third party machine integration
- Field installation supervision, start-up & training
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Process Automation
Enico has completed numerous process automation projects in diverse
industries, including:
Food Industry
- Conveyor Layout for bottles & Cans
- Empty/ full case conveyor layout
- CIP systems
- Manufacturer’s equipment integration
- Auxiliary services integration
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Vision solutions
• SPG, Company member of the Axium Group, offers advanced
digital 2D and 3D vision solutions for the automated inspection
of products, quality assurance and to provide intelligent robot
guidance.
• SPG offers solutions designed for the food industry
• Application examples in the food industry:
– 3D scanning of bread to allow artisan cut by a robot: the
vision system will guide the robot to cut artisan stripes on
the bread, following the 3D curves of the bread.
– Color and shape inspection: a factory needs to verify that
the buns they made have the right dimensions and
cooking. The visions system can check the shape and the
color (cooking degree) of the buns.
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To improve the technical and financial performance of our
clients’ manufacturing operations through the design, development
and implementation of innovative Industrial automation solutions
Axium works hand in hand with the client always targeting his
complete and unmitigated satisfaction
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Our Mission is based on a client approach