The intelligent combination of robot technology with image processing is a future-oriented way to assure production quality, to optimize internal processes and to flexibly react on different demands from manufacturing. Time-consuming and repeating manuel tests can be automated and therefore objectified. Finally the user saves time and costs.
An offline measuring and testing robot assures a production-related sample inspection. An inline robot can automat the sample inspection and even more can realize a 100% inspection in time with production. In addition it is possible to combine different production steps in manufacturing, assembling or packing with measuring and testing tasks in order to save time and to higher effectiveness.
The flexible handling of a robot enables the inspection of parts from different perspectives. Complex geometries can be tested very fast, assemblies can be inspected for completeness and surface defects will be detected.
Robots in IN-LINE operation
The application of robots in in-line operations is characterized by the following typical test procedure. The feeding of the test parts is automated. The positioning can be part-specifically respectively separately (robot picks up "blindly") or by using an additional camera (robot gets positioning data). Depending on part geometry different types of grippers like grapples or vacuum grippers realize the grabbing of the test parts. On demand a deposit station for a gripper exchange can be integrated.
The measuring/testing is done from different perspectives and can be complemented by additional measurement equipment like callipers or lasers. Once the measurement is finished the robot leads the parts back to the removal position or sorts the parts in accept-reject catogories using separate delivery positions.
Robots in OFF-LINE operation
The application of robots in off-line operations is characterized by the following typical test procedure. The feeding of the test parts is done manually. The positioning of the parts is done part-specifically by using respective cavities (robot picks up "blindly"). Depending on part geometry different types of grippers like grapples or vacuum grippers realize the grabbing of the test parts. On demand a deposit station for a gripper exchange can be integrated.
The measuring/testing is done from different perspectives and can be complemented by additional measurement equipment like callipers or lasers. Once the measurement is finished the robot leads the parts back to the removal position or sorts the parts in accept-reject catogories using separate delivery positions.