Case|3 seconds one, 100,000 tests, you dare to challenge?

background

The customer factory of this case is located in South China, which is currently the industry's leading professional organization specializing in providing testing services for manufacturers of sanitary ware and home appliance parts. In recent years, through the continuous introduction of automation equipment and robots, we have established efficient, flexible and reliable testing processes and working mechanisms, and improved service levels and work efficiency.

Prior to the deployment of the cobot, the customer had already introduced an automated mechanism to replace manual work in the product life test section. The introduction of automated equipment was originally intended to reduce staff and increase efficiency – fatigue and manual errors could pose risks to both safety and product yield during testing. Therefore, throughout the system, the customer always focuses on "equipment or machine substitution" in some low value-added workstations. The goal is to continuously improve the efficiency, flexibility and reliability of testing and services.

challenge

With the improvement of the level of automation, customers began to pay attention to the need for automation transformation and upgrading of some processes. For example, earlier at the switch test station, the customer designed a set of mechanisms: a three-axis device was built with a motor and a module, which was used with a manipulator for picking, placing and testing the workpiece. However, in the actual use process, the manipulator needs to move the workpiece to a certain position to test the top, but the travel path of the top handle part when rotating is an arc with a curved surface. Therefore, the structure of a single motor and manipulator cannot solve these problems at the same time, and it is difficult to meet the needs of users in the actual use process.

solution

In the end, the integrator recommended the solution of cobot and soft gripper to the customer. With flexible joints and a compact form factor, they can work with people without the need for safety fences to partition existing workstations, and can be installed from multiple angles in tight spaces. In particular, it is worth mentioning that collaborative robots are easier to program than traditional industrial robots, which has also become a surprise for customers when choosing - as a professional testing organization, they need flexible equipment to meet the needs of multi-category testing.

As a result, the Elite EC66 (6kg load) collaborative robot solves the customer's existing three major problems at one time: first, the problem of surface rotation. Each joint of the 6-joint cobot supports 360° rotation ±, which is basically equivalent to working in a spherical space without dead ends. As a result, engineers don't need to put much effort into thinking about accessibility when programming. Second, the cobot can quickly edit the point by dragging and teaching, the movement trajectory is smooth, and it can smoothly perform human-like switching actions. Third, the programming is simple, and the robot can be easily disassembled and flexibly deployed to different positions, so it can be very well adapted to the needs of small batches, multiple varieties and quick changes. For users, the difficulty of later programming, debugging and use is also greatly reduced.

"A switch test in 3 seconds requires 100,000 consecutive times for a single sample. Such a job must not be done by hand. So says the customer. Machine substitution has become a major trend in factory automation upgrading, and only by selecting the right robot solution in combination with specific scenarios can we truly give full play to the advantages of different categories. With the development and widespread application of collaborative robot technology, automation is no longer just tied to standardized products and mass production. "The automated production line is also capable of producing and inspecting a wide range of customized products in small batches. We are very optimistic about the application prospects of Elite robots. ”

Case|3 seconds one, 100,000 tests, you dare to challenge?

Case|3 seconds one, 100,000 tests, you dare to challenge?

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