Collaborative robot

Collaborative robots: Accurate and flexible automation for production factories of all sizes!

SOLVE LABOR CHALLENGES, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS

Unlike conventional industrial robots that are designed to work independently of heavy duty and always have a protective barrier around them, a collaborate robot or co-bot is a type of robot used. The purpose is to be able to work with people. As an assistant to assist people with simple to complex tasks reducing the time of the steps, thereby improving productivity and quality of production. In smart factories, collaborative robots are gradually being used.

WORKING PRINCIPLE OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOT

Like industrial robots, collaborative robots operate by constructing with linked joints that create degrees of freedom depending on the requirements of the job to be used. The movements are pre-programmed and calculated according to the user's intention to optimize the process time and ensure safety for people, products as well as the robot itself.

The camera system and sensors determine position and speed to help collaborative robots easily locate in lines, factories and provide safe and optimal movements.

The Pick & Place-lift and put-down principle enables the collaborative robot to be applied to almost any stage from fabrication level, component level assembly, direct assembly or packing and stacking.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLABORATIVE ROBOT

EASY PROGRAMMING

State-of-the-art technology allows operators to quickly set up and operate programmable robots using intuitive, 3D visuals, without programming experience. Just move the robot arm to the point coordinates you want or touch the arrow keys on the simple touch panel.

QUICK SET UP

Robot setup has been revolutionizing, reducing conventional deployment times from weeks to hours. The average customer set-up time is only half a day. An untrained robot operator can pick up the cobot, attach it to a production line, and program the first simple tasks in less than an hour.

FLEXIBLE IMPLEMENTATION

Collaboration robot is lightweight, space-saving and can be used to deploy to many applications without altering the production layout. Moving the collaborative robot for new stages is quick and easy, giving you the flexibility to automate any manual tasks, including small-scale manufacturing operations or operations. Activity often changes.

APPLICATION OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS IN PRODUCTION LINES

The application of collaborative robots is increasingly expanding in manufacturing activities. From fabrication, assembly, inspection and packaging. Popular applications include:

Applying collaborative robots in automatic billet feeding systems for lathes, CNC - CNC machining of loading / unloading

The collaborative robot is especially useful when it is used to support or replace the CNC milling machine operator, CNC turning to perform the jig, feed the workpiece to the correct chuck, the machine table, then take products, sorting and placing on the finished product tray.

Cobot loading application for CNC lathes machine

For Mass production batch production requirements, the cycle time for a task is in seconds. Collaborative robot can easily and accurately feed, attach the workpiece to the lathe chuck, the CNC milling machine table accurately and quickly.

Robots pick up the processed products

Imagine, if only humans do this, how long machine downtime affects output.

Application of robot into automatic packing and loading and unloading of goods - Packaging & palletizing

Collaborative robots can immediately pick up and sort products on a running conveyor and then arrange them in the exact position according to each item code. The boxing of finished products is also done easily and quickly. Robotic palletizing is not only the task of palletizing robots, collaborative robots can also take over efficiently and safely with intelligent sensor systems and AI artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated.

Application of collaborative robots in automatic assembly – Assembly

Collaborative robots support fast and precise assembly with the ability to select components, issue them to assemblers or participate in direct assembly of product assemblies. Collaborative robots are often compact in size and structure. Use the parts grabbing head with a vacuum nozzle or pneumatic clamp cylinder.

With the ability to distinguish color, size and intelligence. Collaborating robot can easily choose the right components. Some robots can integrate reverse function, product orientation right on the grip for easier assembly.

Collaborative robot can perform complex tasks at the same time or simply Pick & Place picks up a part, mechanical part, plastic from conveyor, material rack and transport them to the most convenient the worker is standing assembling. Reduce the time it takes to select, move back and forth between positions - a repetitive and boring job.

Application of collaborative robot for polishing step – Polishing

With flexible co-acceleration or deceleration, programmed trajectory (ROS-based software for data processing, motion profile reconstruction and controller input), collaborative robot Can be used for the polishing process (polishing) of cars, polishing wood, plastic, metal surfaces of mechanical parts, household products, industrial ... giving the surface with copper gloss even and optimized movement.

Collaborative robot application for automatic gluing, gluing and automatic welding - Dispensing & Welding

 Collaboration robot's gripper can be a clamp cylinder, nozzle, tea ball or glue gun, and a soldering torch. As long as the programmer shows it the profile it needs to move. Working robots can be used for precision sealing of boards with complex edges, under sealing booths, and for sealing motorbikes in the production line. export. Even in unsafe production conditions and difficult for humans.

Automatic welding robot

Combined with AGV factory Auto guided vehicle - AGV Replenishment

We are often accustomed to the image of robotic arms fixed next to industrial conveyors and operating only in their workspace. Now, with great flexibility, collaborative robots can be integrated with AGV automatic guided Vehicles that combine Pick & Place and Handling to deliver raw materials, storage with high productivity.

Collaborative robots can move and automatically detect obstacles on the routes in the factory, carry out product delivery and storage. With the help of humans, a co-bot can become a useful tool for finishing part placement (storage) or getting details, components, and spare parts from a module smart warehouse to a department. shipped or assembled.

Scripts are programmed and customized to the actual production requirements in a very flexible way.

Application of collaborative robot in product quality inspection - Quality inspection

One of the simple testing applications using collaborative robots is to inspect products and components by visual test thanks to the camera to capture and analyze images mounted on the robot. With simple, time-consuming inspection requirements, robots can easily check and conclude product quality and issue a GO or No Go (NG) action with the act of picking the product off the conveyor belt. and put it on the NG row.

Robot inspection application with camera check

The robotic arm collaborates with 3rd party technology devices and applications that make the test a lot easier. Productivity and automation are significantly improved.

It is predicted that in the future, more collaborative robotic arms will be put into manufacturing factories to support one or the whole production, assembly, and inspection stages. Collaborative robots will be an inevitable trend in companies applying 4.0 technology in production.

Benefits of collaborative robots in modern manufacturing

Cobot from Universal Robots allows manufacturing businesses to access the full benefits of automation with robots at no additional costs like traditional robots: difficult programming, long installation times, and need for stock. protective barrier. Since then, enterprises with low production production models and many models can still easily access automation technology.

Cobots can have a variety of roles - from automated robots capable of working alongside humans in an environment to independent work tasks. Reality shows that with the help of collaborative robots, workers can take on more interesting and quality jobs in the production and assembly lines instead of wasting effort on heavy work and repeat.

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the amount of work that can be fully automated is only about 14%. With cobot, the output will increase by 50% without cutting workers.

The following example clearly identifies itself as a community robot in modern work:

Vinacomin - Vinacomin (VMIC), an enterprise that supports units in the manufacturing industry of spare parts for mining vehicles, is a typical example when there is still a lot of manual work to do, guide Labor productivity Low quality and uneven product quality. The number of customers and orders is not high, thereby affecting the income of workers.

Since the deployment of Universal Robots Cobot UR10, VMIC's productivity has increased from 2 to 3 times, and at the same time, products are produced with uniform quality, increasing the number of orders by 50% - 60%. and higher income for workers. The company achieved ROI in just 1-2 years and became the original state-owned manufacturer in Vietnam to deploy cobot. (According to the automation magazine).

Universal installing gasket robot

Industry 4.0 is gradually requiring businesses to adapt to develop and enhance competitiveness. Choosing a qualified and reputable automation service provider and investing in robotics solutions to collaborate on production support should be considered important in businesses.

With more than 13 years of experience in automation solutions with industrial robots, CNC-VINA is sure to be the first choice of the most demanding customers. We always improve, update the latest technology in automation to provide customers with high productivity products with reasonable investment costs.

CNC-VINA is cooperating with leading robot brands in the world such as ABB, Universal, Yaskawa, Kuka, Nachi, Fanuc, Mitsubishi ... in automation applications provided to customers.

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