Industrial robots are used continuously throughout the automotive industry. Many companies have made an effort to integrate this robotic technology into their production processes and obtain more accurate results.
Let’s remember some benefits offered by industrial robots:
- They are designed to repeat tasks continuously without getting tired or bored, applying great precision.
- They process high-speed industrial tasks.
- The frame of most robots is designed to be activated in extreme environments.
- An industrial robot is paid once, with a quick return on investment, working 24/7.
This was the entry and preparation for this generation’s robots, the collaborative and responsive robots for efficiency on the assembly line, especially for the automotive industry.
Automotive manufacturers want to optimize their assembly lines. KUKA robots are helping to increase efficiency on the final assembly line.
The solutions with collaborative robots have been based on the integration and experience of artificial intelligence (AI), which leads to having a robot or cobot with an advanced perception such as the LBR iiwa that handles the concept of “sensitive capacities.”
Robots can simultaneously measure and verify gap size and flush installation of body components, such as between the tailgate and side panels or between the headlights and the hood. Meanwhile, the operators verify the parts with quality tests.
Automation in the final assembly has new expectations. Until now, humans and robots sharing workplaces along a circulating assembly line have been rare.
Combined with optical sensing and its touch sensor technology, the sensitive KUKA LBR iiwa robot will automatically adapt to the new situation when vibration occurs, or the belt stops and will continue to operate normally. OtmarHonsberg, Director of Applications Engineering at KUKA, said: “The ‘Assembly in Motion’ solution turns the robot into an intelligent positioning unit for measuring equipment.”
KUKA provides intelligent control software (Assembly in Motion) that allows collecting data on the assembly line’s exact position and speed on the assembly line to the robot, maintaining a stable connection with the assembly line. This is how collaborative robots obtain accurate information on their speed and position, adjust their activities to the processes.
Assembly in Motion is a solution that minimizes space requirements. Together with the lightweight KUKA LBR iiwa robot, the operator can work safely in the tightest space within the same work zone. With reconfiguration options and the small footprint of the lightweight robot, the site can be quickly and easily expanded for future operations. This innovation allows obtaining reliability and efficiency in the measurement process in the car body. With the new developments, the concept of “measurement” will anticipate possible production failures and generate a more effective assembly line.
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