Yushin America, Inc. (YAI) is the leading supplier of automation for the plastics injection-molding industry in the Western Hemisphere. Based in Cranston, Rhode Island, with branch offices located around the US, YAI is the largest subsidiary of Yushin Precision Equipment Co., Ltd., of Japan. YAI combines Yushin Precision Equipment's world-class product development and manufacturing capabilities with U.S.-based applications engineering and integration services, providing the most complete automation solutions available to injection molders. Depending upon users' requirements, solutions range from single, stand-alone robots for sprue picking to complete “lights-out” factory automation systems involving parts removal, secondary processing, inspection, packaging, and material handling. All YAI systems are based on robots manufactured by Yushin Precision Equipment, one of the three largest producers of injection-molding robots worldwide. YAI's primary objective is to help injection molders realize the substantial cost savings that automation offers. YAI offers engineering in the following areas: Part Design Mold Design Robot Sizing and application engineering. End-of-Arm Tooling: Design and construction. Robot Programming. Downstream Automation Design (boxing, packaging, palletizing, decorating, labeling, insert molding, weighing or dimensional gauging, complete Plant Layout and Design). General manipulation: part removal, part orientation, sprue picking and flex hinges. Degating. Part sorting Packaging: boxing, palletizing, tray loading and bagging. Decorating Serialization Assembly Insert Molding Quality Control: vision inspection, dimensional gauging, shot-weight recording and leak testing.