Palletizing unit Robotics

Presentation:

Industrial educational palletizing system. Can be used alone or in conjunction with other Ermaflex mini-factory systems, for example downstream of the Polyprod (multi-format dosing/capping unit) and the Regroupement (cartoning unit).

Intended primarily for system operation/control and industrial maintenance activities.

The functions of the Robotic Palletizing Unit are:

• Convey cartons/trays to the robot's pick-up station
• Read the RFID tags on the cartons/trays to associate them with the correct pallet
• Fill the pallets with cartons/trays according to the palletizing plan (operation performed by the robot)
• Position a cardboard divider between each layer of cartons on the pallets (operation performed by the robot)

This product comes with a technical and educational file in digital format including:

• HTML website with activities, projects, answers, and resources
• Programming sources, functional diagrams
• Component technical data sheets
• Suggested teaching plan

Educational activities:

Functional analysis and study of robotics technologies

Constructive studies of industrial robotic systems (mechanical assemblies: gearbox and arm+wrist with Solidworks files)

Production control (configuration of palletization plans)

Production optimization (management, organization, and improvement of manufacturing processes: cycle time calculation, profitability analysis)

Implementation of production traceability

Production campaign change (robot tool adjustments, conveyor adjustments, etc.)

Preventive maintenance on the 6-axis robot (axis recalibration, manufacturer maintenance)

Corrective maintenance (e.g., trajectory modification, etc.)

Improvement maintenance (e.g., design of a new robot tool, etc.)

Programming and simulation of the robot cycle and associated peripherals (conveyors, palletizing)

Programming of the operator interface

Strengths:

A truly industrial system that is completely secure and adapted to technological and professional education

Analysis and learning of increasingly widespread industrial solutions (6-axis palletizing robot, RFID traceability, etc.) with high added value

Configuration and programming of a 6-axis robot on interfaces similar to those used in industry.

Carrying out production control and industrial maintenance activities on a real robotic workstation.

References:

UP10: 6-axis robotic palletizing unit.

UC13: Mini Ermaflex supervision: supervision control including (for a single machine in the Ermaflex range):

• Vue 32 Educ Mini Development+Runtime PC software (250 variables)
• PC/Screen/Keyboard/Mouse
• Single communication protocol

UC90: Fault box option for electrical cabinet, remotely configurable on tablet (not supplied)

UC41: Siemens remote console option on iPad tablet (included)

UC52: Visual instructions option on the Tulip open application environment and touchscreen tablet, for a production operator or maintenance technician (standard Tulip in free academic version)

Video:

UP10 robotic palletizing unit