The tableware industry in South America achieves automation upgrade with industrial robots.
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- Nov 20,2024
Summary
In the course of the tableware industry's automation drive, a South American client adopted our industrial robots for stamping operations to boost efficiency, cut costs, and enhance quality. Our team provided a solution that is cost - effective and easy to operate. Through collaborative efforts, the project was smoothly completed, resulting in significant improvements in production efficiency, product quality, and safety safeguards, and winning the client's high recognition.
In the wave of the continuous pursuit of automation upgrades in the tableware manufacturing industry, in order to improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs and enhance product quality, the customer decided to introduce industrial robots for stamping operations. This is a crucial step for the enterprise to enter the stamping field using industrial robots and successfully move towards automated production. By improving production efficiency and product quality, the enterprise becomes more competitive in the market. At the same time, it also creates a safer and more comfortable working environment for employees.
Customer expectations:
The customer expects a cost-effective robotic solution and a simple operation procedure. Through automation upgrades, the overall production level can be enhanced, production efficiency can be improved, product quality can be ensured, and a safer and more comfortable working environment can be created for employees.
Advantages compared with manual work:
1.Efficiency advantage: Industrial robots operate at a high speed. The time taken to complete a stamping action is much shorter than that of manual work, and they don't need breaks or adjustments, which greatly improves production efficiency. It is estimated that within the same working hours, the output of industrial robots is 3 to 5 times that of manual labor.
2.Quality advantage: Robots have a high repeat positioning accuracy. They can precisely control the stamping force and position. The tableware produced has accurate dimensions and a smooth surface, and the quality stability is much higher than that of manual stamping. The defective rate of manual stamping is about 8% - 10%, while after using industrial robots, the defective rate can be reduced to less than 3%.
3.Cost advantage: Although the initial investment in industrial robots is relatively high, in the long run, their operating costs are relatively low. With the continuous increase in labor costs, the use of industrial robots can effectively reduce the enterprise's labor costs and improve its economic benefits.
Debugging progress and implementation:
With the close cooperation of the customer, after the team arrived at the site, the installation and debugging work was carried out in an orderly manner as planned. For some problems that occurred during the initial operation stage, point-to-point solutions were implemented. This included optimizing process parameters through a large number of simulation tests and actual production tests, customizing and adjusting the end effectors of industrial robots, and comprehensively upgrading the safety protection facilities of the entire stamping site.
Project results:
① Improved production efficiency: The production efficiency of the industrial robot stamping system has been significantly increased compared with manual operation, effectively meeting the enterprise's growing production needs.
② Optimized product quality: The defective rate of products has been greatly reduced, and the generation of waste has decreased.
③ Improved safety protection: After the upgrade and transformation, the safety protection system of the stamping site has become more complete. The reliability of safety sensors has been greatly improved, and the setting of protective fences is more reasonable, providing all-round safety protection for operators and equipment.
Customer evaluation and recognition:
The customer spoke highly of the debugged industrial robot stamping system. The customer stated that this debugging work is a crucial step for the enterprise to successfully move towards automated production. It not only solves the problems in the production process but also brings significant economic and social benefits to the enterprise. By improving production efficiency and product quality, the enterprise is more competitive in the market. At the same time, it also creates a safer and more comfortable working environment for employees. The customer hopes to maintain long-term cooperation with us, jointly explore more applications of industrial automation technology in the tableware manufacturing field, and promote the sustainable development of the enterprise.
