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Summary:  Shriram Automation needed to replace a faulty CNC controller that was automating a gun drilling application.  They recreated the entire CNC using a Unitronics all-in-one PLC, which also enabled them to add user friendly operator interfaces with the integrated color-touch HMI.  The Unitronics PLC was more reliable than the CNC controller and offered new features backed by industry-leading technical support.

Topics: PLC, HMI, Unitronics, Vision430, CNC program

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Topics: custom solution, OptoForce, robot

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Topics: bimba, bimba solutions, cylinder, Original Line Cylinder, compact series

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Topics: Universal Robots, service robots

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Industry - Material Processing

Summary:  

SCADA Network Solution offers system integration for SCADA and control systems across a range of industries, often relying on Unitronics all-in-one PLCs for efficient control backed by industry leading support.  Using a Unitronics PLC+HMI, SCADA Network Solution was able to improve the control system of steel production furnaces.  Unitronics precise thermocouple inputs and powerful PID control kept the furnaces running at the optimal temperature, backed by industry leading technical support and customer service.

Topics: Temperature Controller, PLC, Unitronics

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Topics: manufacturing, UR, Universal Robots, cobots, quality assurance

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Challenge:

A laminating company needed to develop an automated glue dispensing system that would glue an 8 ft long corrugated piece of plastic onto a flat, smooth piece of plastic. This required 48 dabs of glue, or 1 dab every 2 inches across, to be applied uniformly and simultaneously. With the plastic sheet being fed continuously, the glue would be dispensed automatically after every 2 inches of feed. After rejecting a costly robotic solution, they decided to look for something more cost efficient.

Topics: bimba, bimba solutions, high yield, dispenser

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Technological progress creates constant changes in the labor market; some jobs disappear, while quite different ones occur. The robot industry spurs many new job opportunities - even for jobseekers who have perhaps become redundant in other industries. A new Robot Academy in Denmark helps the robot industry find and retrain talent into a career with companies such as Universal Robots.

Topics: Robots, collaborative robots, UR, Universal Robots, cobots

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ACHIEVE OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS (OEE) USING HYGIENIC CONVEYORS

 Efficiency in manufacturing is heavily influenced by the use of equipment. If equipment isn’t running at peak performance, then it can’t yield a large enough output to cover the initial investment. Because equipment generally interacts with both products, laborers, and conveyors that feed equipment there are multiple factors to account for when determining the effectiveness of equipment.

Topics: dorner, Dorner Conveyors,, hygienic conveyors, OEE

Polishing, buffering and sanding often require a very specific, delicate touch to ensure consistent quality.  Collaborative Robots combined with a Force Torque Sensor can ensure consistent polishing and buffing on the parts surface.  A Universal Robot with force control as part of its programming structure allows for this, and offers a flexible solution that will automatically adjust position in order to achieve the desired force.

Topics: Universal Robots, Application, OptoForce