These two robots love working 24/7

Their Challenge:

In a plant that made spline shafts for truck and SUV transfer cases, operators were loading and unloading the spline-rolling machines manually.

Laborers loaded and unloaded the machines at varying rates.
Bins filled with splines—in various stages of completion—had to be moved from one machine to the next, a slow process requiring manual labor and use of fork trucks.
Spline rolling ceased whenever operators took breaks.

Design, build, and install a Dual-Robotic, Multi-Machine Loading System that could automatically move parts into and out of three machines thus eliminating the need for two of the three laborers required for an all-manual operation.

Significant labor savings. They were able to have its spline-rolling operation handled by one person, not three as before.
Increased throughput.Our Robotic Multi-Machine Loading solution processes one spline every 18 seconds, much faster than the customer required.
Advanced safety features. During maintenance periods, robots move to a safe, stopped position. Special fencing further promotes safety.
Automatic error recovery. After any system shutdown, the robots can be restarted from where they left off rather than returning to the beginning of an operation.
Greater efficiency. Our custom software integrates all robot and conveyor movements for vastly improved workflow.
Uninterrupted production. Our conveyor system can accumulate parts at both ends of the production line, moving splines in and out of machines even when the operator is on break.

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