Robotics

Industrial robots are often used where large batches are produced at  high speed and which requires high accuracy. The typical use of  industrial robots includes product handling, packaging and labeling,  palletizing as well as for assembly and disassembly, painting and  welding.

Due to the high speed, the industrial robots can pose a safety risk  to humans, which is why the robot requires shielding. In addition to the  robot itself, the extent of safety measures, as well as the complexity  of the programming of the robots and the integration with other  equipment, entail a certain complexity to the project. On the other  hand, the high speed and precision means that the volume of items that  can be handled is high and the payback time is therefore typically very  short.

Cobots – or collaborative robots – are a safe and reliable work  force, they are easy to install, easy to adjust and have a fast payback  time. Your company can therefore produce safer, faster and more  efficient at a price that can compete with foreign products produced  with a cheaper labor.

Collaborative robots are designed to work side by side with humans,  without any kind of safety measures. However, it always requires a  thorough safety assessment and the overall solution must always be CE  marked in accordance to current regulations.

When cobots collaborate with humans, they will need to work at a  slower pace than industrial robots. They can be implemented in such a  way that they work faster when there are no people nereby, and  automatically slow down when a person enters the work zone, thereby  further increasing the productivity. A cobot will typically be installed  in a flexible setup that allows the operator to reprogram it to handle  other items in the same setup, or moved to a completely different place  in production where it can be used for other tasks.