{"id":6680,"date":"2018-04-20T10:49:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T09:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=6680"},"modified":"2018-04-20T10:49:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T09:49:11","slug":"collaborative-robots-load-and-unload-machine-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/collaborative-robots-load-and-unload-machine-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborative robots load and unload machine tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rousant Sherwood Manufacturing (RSM) has 11 Nakamura-Tome multi-axis, multi-turret, twin-spindle turn-mill centres, complemented by the latest 13-axis sliding-head turning and four-axis milling capability.<\/p>\n<p>As a result the company has minimised both cycle times and the number of set-ups required.<\/p>\n<p>However, faced with an increasingly competitive global marketplace, the 35-employee company wanted to make further efficiency gains, deciding to focus its attention on automation.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-75656620019lko38327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n\u201cIn effect, the only advantage that competitors in low-wage economies have is their labour costs, so if we can eliminate that element from the calculation, it levels the playing field,\u201d explains General Manager Robin Salter.<\/p>\n<p>Surveying the entire range of industrial robots available, RSM concluded that six-axis Universal Robots were the ideal match for its machine-tending requirements, largely due to their ease-of-programming, competitive price and collaborative operating capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovative sensor technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collaborative robots (cobots) use innovative sensor technology (programmed with a pre-determined force) to stop safely in the event of human contact.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, around 80% of the thousands of Universal Robots in use worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to use the robots unguarded was something that appealed, as was the ease-of-programming,\u201d states Mr Salter. \u201cProgramming is very intuitive; it can take as little as 10 minutes to program one of our robots for a new part. What\u2019s more, we recently trained one of our apprentices and he picked it up in an hour!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In total, RSM has invested in five UR5 (5kg payload) and two UR10 (10kg) Universal Robots, with <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rarodriguez.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RARUK Automation<\/a><\/span> the supplier of choice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6682\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ROD493-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ROD493-2018-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Collaborative robots load and unload machine tools\" width=\"618\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ROD493-2018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ROD493-2018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ROD493-2018-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ROD493-2018-800x1200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A leading specialist in multi-axis machining is leveraging the benefits of Universal Robots supplied by RARUK Automation to load and unload its machine tools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe like working with RARUK Automation as they are a dedicated automation company with a highly qualified team. The robots are really reliable, but we know there is always someone on standby to offer technical guidance if required. We always get really good support from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/raruk-automation-adds-traditional-robots-to-produce-programme\/\">RARUK Automation<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RSM\u2019s seven Universal Robots are today busy tending the company\u2019s 14 CNC machine tools, with robots frequently relocated to different machines in line with customer\/contract demands.<\/p>\n<p>One of the UR10 robots is currently serving a Nakamura-Tome Super NTJX multi-tasking turn-mill centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Machine and robot are running 24 hours a day, seven days a week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The robot loads square billets of aluminium into the machine, where they are turned into aerospace components in a 40-minute cycle. The machine and robot are running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust to be clear, we have not invested in robots to save on headcount, we\u2019ve done it to win contracts,\u201d says Mr Salter. \u201cWe would never have been able to tender for this job without automation. Using a robot makes us profitable on work where we wouldn\u2019t normally be able to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Universal Robot is integrated with the machine\u2019s CNC and communicates via IO links and MODBUS interfaces. As a result, the robot controls the chuck (release\/grip) and the door opening\/closing. A warning light is used to tell any humans nearby that the robot is about to start operating.<\/p>\n<p>Further applications at RSM include two UR5s at a deburring station making military aerospace components, and a UR10 being used to load billets into a CNC mill. The company plans to invest in more Universal Robots moving forwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rousant Sherwood Manufacturing (RSM) has 11 Nakamura-Tome multi-axis, multi-turret, twin-spindle turn-mill centres, complemented by the latest 13-axis sliding-head turning and four-axis milling capability. As a result the company has minimised both cycle times and the number of set-ups required. 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