- Industry > Automotive
- Application > Machine Tending
- Sector > Manufacturing
- #AutomotiveManufacturing
- #InfeedOutfeedConveyor
- #KawasakiRobot
- #MachineTending
- #MachiningAutomation
- #RoboticLoading
- #RoboticUnloading
- #WorkpieceHandling
Process Overview
This solution enables automatic loading of workpieces into machining equipment, including irregular, non-standard workpieces generated from hot forging, by using a specially designed gripping tool in the automotive parts machining load/unload process.
Developed through the company’s in-house R&D, this automation system uses a custom-made gripper to automatically load hot-forged workpieces, even those with inconsistent shapes, into the machining area.
Components
- Robot
KAWASAKI CX210L: 6-axis industrial robot, payload 210 kg, max reach 2,699 mm, weight 870 kg, repeatability ±0.06 mm
- Peripherals
Gripper
Infeed conveyor
Outfeed conveyor
Inspection unit
Rust prevention unit
Workflow
- STEP 1.
- Operator loads workpieces onto the infeed conveyor
- STEP 2.
- Robot loads workpieces into the machining center
- STEP 3.
- Machining completed
- STEP 4.
- Robot unloads finished parts from the machine
- STEP 5.
- Automated inspection
- STEP 6.
- Robot loads finished parts into the rust prevention unit
- STEP 7.
- Robot transfers finished parts from the rust prevention unit to the conveyor
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