Robot Cells: Ready to Run When They Arrive

We build cells that stack boxes, sacks, crates or parts onto pallets at the end of the line. The heavy, repetitive lifting moves to the robot, and so does the problem of staffing the end of the line on every shift. Pallet patterns, slip sheets, empty pallet supply and the hand-off to the stretch wrapper are part of the cell. Details on the robotic palletizing page.

Machine tending means a robot loading and unloading machines such as CNC machine tools, presses or injection molding machines. The machine keeps running through breaks, shift changes and nights, and your operator moves on to quality checks and setup. What decides the result is part presentation, the gripper and the interface to the machine: robotic machine tending.

Every cell is built in software first. Before installation, you see that the robot reaches every point, collides with nothing and runs a cycle time within the target takt time. We run the PLC program against the virtual cell and catch logic errors at a desk: simulation and cycle time.

A used robot cuts the investment considerably, but it brings risks: unknown operating hours, worn gearboxes, an older controller generation. We inspect used robots, integrate them into cells and commission them. We also supply new and used spare parts with warranty for ABB, KUKA and other brands: used robot integration.