KUKA Industrial Robots - Solutions database

KUKA robots take a dip
When it comes to the manufacture of turbine rotors for car turbochargers, the investment casting process is in great demand. Investment casting, also called lost-wax casting, can be used to produce castings of virtually any shape and offers high surface quality.

Grinding and polishing of implants
Aesculap’s benchmark factory in Tuttlingen manufactures high-quality implants. In the past, work in this field was primarily carried out manually. Then Aesculap wanted to optimize the entire process. The motivation to do this was strong pressure to reduce costs and the resultant desire for higher cost-effectiveness.

Automatic bending of sheet metal
Previously, Metallkonzept Glaser GmbH used manual handling when bending sheet metal. In order to offer the bent parts at lower prices, the company was looking for a more cost-effective alternative.

Robot sorts and stacks packaged door frames
Ligmatech, a German specialist for automation systems in the wood processing industry, received an order for an automatic palletizing and sorting system for door frames.

Handling of dishwater housings
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte relies increasingly on automation for the manufacture of its dishwashers. Therefore the company also planned to automate the application of bitumen sound-deadening pads to dishwasher housings.

Handling of tiles
Previously this area involved manual operations. At that time each operator had to lift roof tiles weighing a total of 1.5 tonnes per day. This task was now to be automated.

Unloading of an injection molding machine
At Dynamit Nobel, linear units are increasingly being replaced by jointed-arm robots. This was also the case when the time came to automate the handling of bumpers and welding parts for the DaimlerChrysler S-class: only this kind of robot could guarantee that the bumper surfaces would remain damage-free. If any scratches were made, a smooth paint finish would no longer be possible.

Polycarbonate glazing hails bright new future
The substitution of PC for glass offers numerous advantages for motorists. For example, there is the weight saving, the removal of the danger of broken glass, and the general non-stressed nature of the components. For a sunroof, for example, the switch to polycarbonate reduces the weight of the conventional glass part by over 3 kg.

Open to innovative processes
Wirthwein AG is offering its customers individual consultation and service support for the design and production of injection molds and technical plastic parts. A current example of this innovative power is the fully automated production of the counterweight for a washing machine, which is now being made of a plastic compound at considerable cost advantage, having had a long history of previous manufacture from concrete.

Synergies in polyurethane foam technology
With the development of a new process in polyurethane foam technology for the production of thin-walled side member covers, Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff GmbH caused quite a stir. The result was better flow characteristics and shorter cycle times through an improved cooling process and, not least, an extremely light but also rigid part.

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