The Ins and Outs of Robotic Workcells

When look­ing to auto­mate your man­u­al sys­tems, there are many choic­es out there. Many of these choic­es are deter­mined by your appli­ca­tion and what equip­ment you will need.

Robots​.com car­ries sev­er­al cus­tomized robot­ics work­cells, includ­ing the turntable, gantry, fer­ris wheel, and sta­tion­ary turntable work­cells. Each robot work­cell has unique advan­tages for dif­fer­ent applications.

The fer­ris wheel robot work­cell is designed to accom­mo­date more than one robot. This robot work­cell is designed to han­dle up to three welders, which will not only help a man­u­fac­tur­er increase speed, but also vol­ume of production.

The gantry robot­ic work­cell is mount­ed on an over­head track, which gives it more abil­i­ty to reach into tighter spaces and dif­fer­ing angles from a floor mount­ed mod­el. These kinds of robot­ic work­cells can decrease the num­ber of robots need­ed in an area by hav­ing a larg­er work enve­lope. They also save space, which can be a plus for man­u­fac­tur­ers with more com­pact floor space layouts.

Anoth­er mod­el, the turntable robot­ic work­cell, is per­fect for weld­ing and cut­ting appli­ca­tions. This posi­tion­er will rotate parts into the robot’s work area, and then once the appli­ca­tion is fin­ished, it will rotate the part back out of the work area again, where it can be grabbed by anoth­er robot or by a human work­er to be tak­en to the next area.

There is also a sta­tion­ary table mod­el robot work­cell avail­able. This mod­el does not have a rotat­ing table as men­tioned above. Instead, it has two sta­tion­ary tables that have doors that move up and down. A work­er can place the piece on one table, close the door, and then pick it up and move it some­where else. Or, the robot can work on the piece, and move it to anoth­er table, across the cell, where it can be picked up.

With all these choic­es, who can decide on their aown, right? Thank­ful­ly, Robots​.com, an inte­gra­tor of Fanuc, Motoman, ABB, Uni­ver­sal Robots, and KUKA robot­ic work­cells, is here to help with all your design and build­ing needs. Robots​.com’ team will help you build the right robot work­cell that will fit your facility’s unique needs and specifications.

For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Robots​.com today online or at 877−762−6881.