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Metal Fabrication
技术
- 机器人 - 关节机器人
- 机器人 - 机器人应用与编程软件
适用行业
- 设备与机械
适用功能
- 流程制造
用例
- 物料搬运自动化
挑战
由于每个桅杆部分总共需要 222 个可靠的焊缝,因此制造它们是一个劳动密集型的过程。
直到最近,STROS 还必须使用技术精湛的焊工来制作这些部分。尽管它已经使用机器人 25 年,但这些机器无法在这些特定组件所需的狭窄空间内管理复杂的弧焊。因此,为了生产令人满意数量的桅杆部分,每班必须在三个独立的工作站雇用三名焊工来制造这些部件。除了人力和空间方面的明显支出外,STROS 发现招募这项工作所需的高素质焊工越来越困难。这就是为什么该公司在 2007 年决定为桅杆部分制造过程的完全机器人化举行招标。在参与的四家公司中,只有 ABB 集团能够满足其所有要求。
客户
斯特罗斯
关于客户
STROS 拥有 50 年的经营历史,是世界领先的建筑工地起重机械供应商之一。它提供高质量的工作平台以及定制的人员和物料升降机。
解决方案
工艺臂与定位器的流体交互是一个令人印象深刻的同步性壮举,根据 Škorpa 的说法,如果没有 ABB 准备好与 STROS 密切合作来设计系统,这是不可能实现的。 STROS 使用带有两个工作站的旋转 IRBP 500 D 定位器来固定桅杆部分的各个部分,这些部分要在最终部件完成之前进行焊接。这意味着机器人一直在使用,因为操作员可以在定位器的一侧准备要焊接的部件,而另一部分正在焊接。
然后定位器旋转并继续焊接,同时操作员移除另一侧的已完成零件并准备下一个组件。制作一个桅杆部分的标准联合循环时间为 54 分钟,这比人工焊工制作同一件所需的时间快三倍。
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