Since the world robot report was released, more and more robots will move into the workforce, and a few years later, with workers, the production planning information has become known. Although people are not surprised by the growth rate of two digit percentages, automation is still the core competitiveness of production. From 2015~2019 years time, the robot industry into the rapid development channel. According to IFR data, the number of industrial robots in use worldwide will increase to about 2 million 900 thousand units by 2019, an increase of about 1 million units over a record year in 2015.
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An automated technology program for robots
Industrial robots, service robots, robot assisted and humanoid robots are becoming more and more popular. Today, robots can also be used as direct automation technology solutions in the field of machine tools. Although the automation of machine tools is not a new field, it has become a bright new star at the recent AMB show. Mazak, Schuler, Vollmer, Trumpf, Matsuura and DMGMORI are all well-known brands on the market, without exception, strengthening the integration of automation technology into their respective products.
The automation technology of the growing demand from where? Stuttgart Research Institute (IfW), senior engineer of ThomasStehle said: "in the automation technology behind there is a need to further improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process and the economy of desire. At the same time, we should also see the technological advantages in this field, such as higher machining accuracy, shorter production time and auxiliary production time, and better equipment safety."
However, this requirement has not been raised at the recent AMB show. On the contrary, the popularity of such a hot display almost raises doubts that it seems too late to pay more attention to the automation of machine tools.
"For decades, machine tools have been constantly improving and production efficiency has continued to improve.". But in recent years productivity has been constrained by the fact that cohesive processes such as handling and logistics are not increasing at a similar rate. In terms of overall productivity improvement, automated loading and unloading of machine tools and delivery of workpieces are an inevitable lag." UlrichSchneider, project manager at the robotics and auxiliary systems division at Fraunhof manufacturing engineering and automation (IPA), describes the gap between the machine tool and its environment.
Products are more and more sought after by the market, which can also verify the development trend of automatic machine tools technology. Kuka is a supplier of robotics and equipment and systems technology. "Over the years, Kuka has grown at an annual rate of 50% in the field of machine tool automation, and this is just the beginning.". In many manufacturing processes, there is the potential to increase productivity without being used. Machine tool manufacturers take this trend and work with us to provide a full range of technical solutions to our customers." AndreasSchuhbauer, marketing manager for machine tool automation at Kuka, said.
Kuka robot on MazakIntegrex machine tools
The development trend of this technology reflects that the Mazak, a machine tool manufacturer, has exhibited the results of cooperation with Kuka company for the first time at the AMB exhibition. The technology results from the company's users' demand for an overall technology solution that can match the MazakIntegrex-i range of machine tools in characteristic data. Since 1870s, Mazak has had a strong edge in production automation technology and provides sophisticated automation system products, such as Palletech systems for machining centers. In the new fully automated technology program, Kuka can provide hardware for MazakIntegrex-i devices, and in Mazak's own design department, it can produce production procedures and interfaces and process procedures.
One feature of the Integrex technology program with robotics is its excellent flexibility. The Integrex series device to the universal processing ability on workpiece show great flexibility and achieve high quality level, even small batch production, is also true, so it is suitable for today's manufacturing requirements. We saw an obvious potential for growth in this area, and in 2015, together with the new design department in Germany, expanded our capabilities to match such technical solutions." YamazakiMazak, marketing manager for German company JohannesBurkart, explains. Through the combination of Mazak machine tools and robots, a complete technical package can be generated, because the robot can not only move the workpiece, but also can be extended to the handling of the tool.
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A robot with an automated technology scheme can increase the productivity of a machine tool
Author:admin Date:2017-08-11 View:162