Automobilové aplikace patří mezi nejvyšší poptávku po automatizaci v celém průmyslu. Klíčovými ukazateli jsou samozřejmě vysoké rychlosti os a vysoká produktivita, ale v tomto konkrétním projektu byly na seznamu priorit také přesnost a opakovatelnost. Při takovém množství poptávky byly průmyslové roboty FANUC těmi, které splnily všechny požadavky.
Automatizace celého procesu ražby od jednotlivých mincí až po hotové paletové krabice není nijak náročná. Před tímto úkolem však stála Swissmint, švýcarská federální mincovna. Aby se tento komplexní koncept stal skutečností, nasazuje Swissmint vysoce výkonné roboty FANUC v úlohách, které zahrnují pick and place, montáž krabic a paletizaci.
In a fast-moving fresh-food distribution plant, efficiency through automated packing operations is paramount to keep pace with demand. As a by-product of this approach, robot adopters also gain from less physical strain for employees, gentler handling of delicate produce like fruit and vegetables, and more a uniform and repeatable process. Among the latest factories to benefit from all this added value is the Bätterkinden, Switzerland facility of major food distributor Inoverde, where carrot filling, packing and palletising operations are benefiting from the introduction of three FANUC industrial robots.
In the manufacture of popular household appliances such as coffee grinders, a number of prerequisites determine production success. For instance, only clearly structured, efficient and target-orientated processes will result in the required levels of production reliability. Achieving this ambition becomes significantly more realistic using automation, as market leader Eugster/Frismag AG can testify following its adoption of 14 FANUC LR Mate industrial robots and FANUC ZDT (Zero Down Time), which now enable the continuous automated assembly of a coffee grinder every 7 seconds.
Automated CNC machining cells comprising various machine tools and robots require astute design and integration. So why not simplify the process by turning to the world’s most prominent manufacturer of both CNC machine tools and robots: FANUC. That was precisely the strategy of RADMOT, a major Poland-based provider of machining services when it wanted to implement a new CNC milling cell involving three machining centres and two robots that could run unmanned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – without any collisions between robots.