The automobile manufacturing industry has a history of more than 200 years, and it is also the earliest industry to introduce robots since industrial automation. With the popularization of automobiles around the world, the production capacity of automobiles has also been greatly improved, and industrial robots are almost ubiquitous in the automobile manufacturing industry. Universal Robots (hereinafter referred to as UR Robots) from Denmark, developed and produced robot-collaborative robotic arms, because of its light weight, flexibility, stability, strong adaptability, small footprint, suitable for various application fields, plug and play, fast return cycle and other advantages, more and more applications in the field of automobile manufacturing, has participated in every link in the entire automotive supply chain, whether it is the primary or secondary industrial chain.
Below, let's take a look at what are the applications of UR robots in the automotive manufacturing industry.
1. Sorting of auto parts
As we all know, sorting automotive parts is a boring and attention-consuming task, and it is only fitting to hand it over to UR robots.
2. Automobile assembly
Citroen Motor Group deploys UR10 cobots at its factory to tighten screws on the body-in-white assembly line. Workers can be freed from some tedious repetitive work, such as screwing screws into the engine block air compressor.
Ford uses the UR10e to complete a large number of repetitive tasks and additional tasks with staff, freeing up the energy of front-line employees, while also helping to improve the work mood of employees, and improve productivity and quality.
3. Spray paint
Painting robots offer consistent painting performance and round-the-clock availability that most human workers can't match, making them the top choice for many automakers. In addition, automotive paints are toxic and pose a significant risk to human workers. Tasks such as applying a completely uniform layer of paint to a large surface are best done by robots. Robots provide high precision and performance in painting tasks, reducing production costs, reducing wasted paint and eliminating human error.
3. Welding
Welding is another dangerous and time-consuming task that lends itself well to the use of cobots. UR cobots can handle arc, TIG, laser, MIG, ultrasonic, plasma, and spot welding, as well as brazing and hard brazing. The UR+ platform provides all the hardware and software you need to get started with automotive welding applications. For example, Olympus' UR welding system is a low-cost welding solution that is ideal for small automotive parts manufacturers.
4. Machine care
Machine care is one of the most suitable tasks for cobot-driven automation. India's Bajaj Auto is one of the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers and the first company in India to deploy UR cobots. Since then, Bajie Automotive has deployed 100 UR cobots in its production facilities to assist workers with machine maintenance and assembly tasks. The company aims to standardize two-wheelers and thus increase the speed of production.
5. Material removal and polishing
Material removal and polishing of parts are important processes in automotive production. Material removal tasks include grinding, deburring, milling, sanding, routing, and drilling. As with many tasks in the automotive industry, this task is repetitive and sometimes dangerous, and this creates an ideal opportunity for robots.
6. Quality inspection
UR cobots are used by the automotive industry to ensure product quality. UR+ offers a wide variety of hardware and software specifically designed to help you automate automotive quality inspection tasks, including visual optical inspection and metrology.
Of course, the application of UR robots in the automotive industry is far more than the above 6 points, such as: handling, palletizing, dispensing and other basic applications can be.
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