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Robotics, Cell Design and Simulation

Robot cells, proven in simulation, built to run.

We design, simulate, build and commission robotic cells for welding, palletising, machine tending, deburring and packing, on the robot platform the process calls for. Cells are delivered turnkey, from the first layout to service and spare parts.

Robot platforms

  • Fanuc
  • Yaskawa
  • ABB
  • KUKA
  • Nachi

Collaborative robots

  • Universal Robots
A yellow industrial robot welding, with sparks at the torch, in a production hall.Real image
Turnkey
Design, manufacture and commissioning from one team.
Simulation first
Reach, cycle time and clearances proven before steel is cut.
5 + cobots
Fanuc, Yaskawa, ABB, KUKA and Nachi, with Universal Robots cobots.
Service and spares
Maintenance, technical service and parts for ABB, Fanuc, KUKA and Yaskawa.

Cells

The cells we build, drawn as they run.

Palletising, welding, packing, deburring and machine tending, each laid out around the part, the cycle and the people who work beside it.

The cell, running

Approach

01 / 07

InfeedOutfeed pallet

Palletising, layer by layer

Boxes come off the infeed and are stacked to a set pattern until the pallet is full, and then it leaves. The reach, the clearances and the order the layers are built in are settled in simulation, before the cell is built.

Applications

From a single cobot to a full production cell.

Design render of a twin-robot welding cell with positioners, a red welding screen and safety fencing.Design render

Welding

Robotic welding cells

Repeatable seams at production rate, with positioners and guarding laid out around the part and the loading side.

Design render of an enclosed robotic welding cabinet with viewing windows and a Yaskawa robot inside.Design render

Welding

Welding cabinets

A compact, enclosed welding cell that arrives as one unit, ready to set down and connect.

Design render of a fenced robotic palletising cell with infeed conveyors, pallets and an operator.Design render

Handling

Palletising and depalletising

Stacking and unstacking bags, sacks and boxes. Comb or vacuum grippers pick one product or several at a time, matched to the line speed.

A collaborative robot arm carrying a vacuum gripper loaded with cartons.Illustration

Cobot

Cobot palletiser

A UR20 cobot on a robust base, with a vacuum gripper and a centring conveyor with integrated sensors. It handles cases of up to 15 kg and is quick to program.

Design render of a cobot loading a machine tool from a parts table.Design render

Tending

Machine tending

Robots and cobots that load and unload machine tools, keeping the spindle cutting through every shift.

Design render of a yellow industrial robot at a deburring station with part fixtures.Design render

Finishing

Deburring

The spindle is carried along the part profile at a set feed, for the same clean edge on every part.

Design and simulation

Every cell is proven in simulation first.

Layout, robot reach, cycle time and clearances are modelled before manufacture, and the end-of-arm tooling is designed around the part. Commissioning then confirms what the model already showed.

Simulation view of a robotic palletising cell, with the robot, pallets and safety fencing.Design render
CAD model of a multi-gripper end-of-arm tool on a profile frame.
Design render

Why robots

What a robot cell gives a production line.

Productivity

Continuous operation around the clock, at a steady rate.

Flexibility

Reprogrammed for new tasks and added to existing lines smoothly.

Quality

High precision and repeatability, for fewer defects.

Safety

Robots take on hazardous, heavy and extreme-environment work.

Cost

Lower labour cost, less waste and rework, and a quick return.

Skilled labour

Production held steady wherever skilled people are scarce.

Reliability

The same task, done the same way, every time.

Data

Process data for optimisation and predictive maintenance.

Automation and special machines

Automation and machines, built to the process.

Beyond the robot: the controls, data and purpose-built machines that make a line run as one.

Automation

  • Machine automation
  • Process automation
  • SCADA systems
  • Energy monitoring
  • Image processing
  • Traceability
  • Conveyor and measuring systems
  • Custom machines and series production
Design render of an automated sealing plug handling machine with conveyors either side.Design render

Special machine

Sealing plug handling machine

Seals valve holes automatically before the helium leak test, taking over a manual step and raising the reliability of the test. A double 3D camera system detects and measures each valve hole. Average capacity: 423 wheels per hour.

Design render of an enclosed sprue drilling machine with a roller conveyor.Design render

Special machine

Sprue drilling machine

Drills the sprue points of cast aluminium wheels, keeping each wheel true and crack-free. Integrated wheel detection, with an automatic tool changer as an option.

Consultancy and service

Ready for Industry 4.0, supported for the long term.

Automation is the foundation of digital transformation: efficiency, flexibility, connected production, data analytics and people and machines working together. We combine your process expertise with our automation experience.

Industry 4.0 consultancy

  • Current situation analysis
  • Automation layer improvement
  • Robotics and automation projects for efficiency
  • IT and OT integration
  • Revision of existing machines
  • Production data monitoring and reporting
  • Field data collection
  • Training
  • Project management

Service and spare parts

Spare parts, maintenance and technical service for ABB, Fanuc, KUKA and Yaskawa robots, so production keeps running.

Robot platforms

  • Fanuc
  • Yaskawa
  • ABB
  • KUKA
  • Nachi

Gripping and end-of-arm tooling

  • Piab
  • Schmalz
  • Schunk
  • Zimmer
  • PHD

At our facilities

Welding cells we installed at our facilities.

Robotic welding cells we built and installed in our production facilities, filmed at work.

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Next step

Tell us the process.

The part, the cycle time and the space the cell has to fit. We will come back with a layout, a simulation and a plan to build it.

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