Metal working with material handling robotics

As the world pop­u­la­tion con­tin­ues to grow, the demand for prod­ucts increas­es as well. Man­u­fac­tur­ers in every indus­try are start­ing to turn to mate­r­i­al han­dling automa­tion to han­dle part trans­fer, machine load­ing and unload­ing, and pal­letiz­ing, as well as oth­er types for mate­r­i­al han­dling processes.

While it may take a human sev­er­al min­utes to trans­fer a piece of sheet met­al from one machine to anoth­er to make the dif­fer­ent bends and stamps the piece needs, a mate­r­i­al han­dling robot using vac­u­um grip­pers can pick up the same piece of met­al and quick­ly trans­fer from one sta­tion to another.

Sheet met­al mate­r­i­al han­dling robots also come in handy when mov­ing large parts that are unable to be lift­ed by humans man­u­al­ly. Unlike fixed machines, that are not user-friend­ly dur­ing part changeover, large pay­load capac­i­ty robots are able to speed up pro­duc­tion by pro­cess­ing the same parts quick­er and more accurately.

Mate­r­i­al han­dling sheet met­al robots are also more cost effec­tive with flex­i­ble grip­pers that can be inter­changed and min­i­mal floor space use, unlike fixed, expen­sive machines.

Fanuc, Motoman and KUKA robot­ics man­u­fac­tur­ers have large pay­load mod­els that can be used in sheet met­al mate­r­i­al han­dling. Robots​.com pro­vides robot­ics solu­tions from Fanuc, Motoman, ABB, Uni­ver­sal Robots, and KUKA, can cus­tomize these large pay­load robots to fit our cus­tomers’ unique needs.

If you are inter­est­ed in learn­ing more about sheet met­al mate­r­i­al han­dling robot­ics, con­tact Robots​.com today online or at 877−762−6881. Our sales depart­ment and design team will work hand in hand to build you a sys­tem to fit all your large pay­load capac­i­ty needs.