METAL FABRICATION
COBOTS IN METAL FABRICATION
Collaborative robots provide major impacts on productivity, efficiency and quality in the metal fabrication industry. Collaborative metal fabrication robots seamlessly integrate with metalworking machinery and automate cnc machine tending applications, welding, deburring, and other tasks. By taking on the repetitive, dull, and dangerous jobs, cobots free up workers to shift focus and direct resources to higher-skilled, higher-impact tasks, maximizing value for the facility.
Implementing collaborative robots (cobots) with metalworking machines offers numerous benefits:
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Increase throughput by operating consistently nonstop
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Relieve operators from repetitive and mundane tasks
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Improve quality, productivity, and efficiency
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Complete tasks with repeatable, consistent cycles every time
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Reduce human error due to breaks, boredom, and distraction
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24/7 ‘lights-out’ operation
Productive Robotics provides these benefits and more through cost-effective, flexible, and easy to use collaborative robots. With fast set up and “no-programming”, existing operators can set up and operate cobots with ease, and begin automating on day one.
COBOT BENEFITS FOR METAL FABRICATION
Cobots provide a host of benefits when integrated with metalwork machinery, including:
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Automate repetitive tasks with consistency and accuracy: One of the primary benefits of collaborative robots is that they can complete highly repetitive, dull tasks with consistency and accuracy. In metal fabrication, there are many such tasks, which can quickly grow boring for human workers — leading to distraction, errors and lower productivity. Cobots can work around the clock and never get tired or bored.
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No programming: OB7 does not require any programming knowledge or training to operate — the robot is simply “taught” by moving its arm into place and using an intuitive, graphics-based touchscreen to edit and modify jobs.
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Easy set up and mobility: With a small footprint and a wheeled base, OB7 is fast and easy to set up. OB7 can be easily moved between machines and tasks, even during the same shift, maximizing impact and return on investment.
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Safety benefits for the most dangerous tasks: Unlike traditional robots that require expensive safety and caging equipment, cobots work safely alongside humans without guarding. Implementing cobots to automate tasks such as welding allows workers to be removed from high-heat points, especially when smaller and more intricate pieces are involved.
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Free up operators to high-value functions: With cobots taking on the repetitive, dangerous, and mundane tasks, you free human workers for the tasks for which they are best suited: those requiring a high degree of knowledge, expertise and creativity, which cannot be provided by a robot.
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Ultimately flexibility with seven axes: Most collaborative robots offer up to six axes of movement. OB7 from Productive Robotics offers seven full axes, providing the most flexible, versatile, human-like movement that can complete a broad variety of tasks.
AUTOMATION WITH PRODUCTIVE ROBOTICS
When you work with Productive Robotics for your automation solutions, we provide everything you need in one package, offering unparalleled technology innovation and service. Our robotics experts are here to assist you in how best to integrate our automation technology with your equipment.
Metal fabrication applications for cobots include:
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High production welding
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CNC machine tending
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Deburring
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Laser etching or engraving
To learn more and to discuss your project, contact us today.
