Over 150 industry production executives joined SCM at its Technology Center in Duluth, Ga., for a recent two-day event on “Robotic Integration for Woodworking Technologiesâ€.
The event featured educational sessions on subjects ranging from collaborative robots, robotic applications, mobile robots, robotic cells and return on investment. There were robotic and machine demonstrations.
SCM demonstrated real case scenarios with techniques used to streamline production processes. Attendees learned the fundamentals of collaborative and industrial robotic integration and discovered how to safely implement these concepts to drive productivity and profitability.
Robots of all sizes were in action. A robotic nesting cell and Morbidelli n200 nesting cell demonstrated full production cycles with automatic label placement, along with loading and unloading nested parts. An industrial robot fed the nested parts to a Stefaniani KD edgebander and stacked the finished parts. Using a mobile industrial robot, the material was transported to the next station. Then the doweling cell, composed of a collaborative robot and an Omal HBD 1300 OF, drilled and doweled the tops and bottoms of the rails. At the end of the cell, the cabinets were assembled, clamped, and fitted with doors and drawers.
With correct implementation, SCM said it is possible to achieve 100 percent quality control.
The event included participation by partners Kawasaki, Schmalz, Universal Robots, Edge Automation and ACS-Advanced Control Solutions.
For more, visit booths 6753, 6953, 7121 and 7153 at IWF 2018, as well as www.scmgroup.com.