Automation becomes easy (Tue, 28
Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT)
Flexible automation solutions at
GIFA
Düsseldorf/Augsburg, June 2011
– At GIFA 2011, starting on 28 June, KUKA Roboter GmbH is
presenting the new QUANTEC product generation, the KUKA.WorkVisual
software platform and the KR C4 robot controller, which is set to
simplify automation in the foundry industry significantly. Trade
fair visitors can experience the world premiere of the foundry
variants of the QUANTEC robot series at Booth A39 in Hall
17.
From automotive plants to steel mills, foundries and forge
shops: KUKA robots, characterized by their high availability,
flexibly perform a wide range of tasks that are typical of the
harsh conditions of a foundry environment. The use of industrial
robots is synonymous here with high reproducibility and the
prevention of fluctuations in quality. Foundry environments are
often hot and dirty. Equipped with special protective packages,
robots effortlessly withstand heat, humidity, sand and cleaning
agents. This makes them the ideal alternative, particularly for
tough tasks that are arduous for human workers. In brief: KUKA
robots ensure a decisive leap in quality.
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Simply compact: the QUANTEC robot series
The new QUANTEC robot series is the first robot family to cover the
entire high payload range from 90 to 300 kg with reaches of up to
3,100 mm. A precisely harmonized range of 15 robot types makes it
possible to determine the exact robot model that is best-suited to
the required motion profile. At GIFA, KUKA will be unveiling the
foundry variants KR 120 R3900 ultra K-F, KR 210 R3100 F ultra and
KR 180 R2500 F extra – all three have been specially
developed for environments with a high degree of fouling and high
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Simply safe: KR C4 the control system of the future
The new KR C4 controller features a ground-breaking,
clearly-structured and easy-to-understand system architecture that
concentrates on powerful open data standards. In this architecture,
all integrated control modules have a joint database and
infrastructure which they use and share intelligently, and
communicate directly with one another. |
Networking: robot system partner human operator
How do you integrate two automatic assembly lines for core packages
in a minimum of space in an existing foundry shop? And at the same
time how do you go about automating an existing line that is
already highly compact? KUKA Key Technology Management solves these
problems efficiently and reliably with recourse to a broad network
of system partners. The objective is to offer an optimal
combination of the high payload capacity and small footprint of the
compact jointed-arm robots and to integrate them into an existing
shop layout. This creates solutions that are tailored to the
specific requirements of the customer.
Core tasks of robots are the loading and unloading of
die-casting machines and the precise handling of hot, heavy forged
parts. Human-machine cooperation is of immense importance in
foundry environments, as machines work here shoulder to shoulder
with their human colleagues. With its “Safe Robot”
technology, KUKA offers both parties the teamwork that is required
to ensure safety and efficiency in a foundry setting. Time pressure
and time savings mean that ever more robots share tasks. As a
result, there is increasing demand for a higher degree of
automation with ever more robotic functions...
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