Testing and assembly specialist, Kubik Automation from Baienfurt in Germany, is using Sick Automation’s PLOC2D robot guidance system in its new sCube assembly cell. The team of experienced industry experts specialises in the development of innovative products and the optimisation of production processes for automation technologies. Tailor-made special machines are developed for the automotive, electro-mechanics, medical technology, and consumer goods sectors. From the perspective of manufacturers, the requirements placed on the flexibility of automation solutions are increasing. With the sCube, several different parts can be handled by a single machine without having to change the entire production process. Anyfeeders are ideal for applications involving different parts where products are changed frequently. They convey and flip small parts without refeeding and without the use of conveyor belts. An anyfeeder is generally made up of three components which work together: an intelligent vibration unit combined with a magazine which separates small parts and realigns them, a vision system which localises the parts, and a robot which picks up the parts and moves them on.
Contact Prishan Chain, Sick Automation, Tel 010 060-0550, prishan.chain@sickautomation.co.za
