Flexible production and industrial robots

Methods of organizing automated production
application of industrial robots
If we talk about the organization of automated production, then at first a rigid linear principle was implemented. However, at a sufficiently high speed of the production cycle, it has a significant drawback - downtime due to failures. As an alternative, rotary technology was invented. With such an organization of production, both the workpiece and the automated line itself (robots) move in a circle. Machines in this case can duplicate functions, and failures are practically excluded. However, in this case, speed is lost. The ideal process organization is a hybrid of the above two. It is called rotary conveyor.
Industrial robot as an element of flexible automatic production
Modern "smart" devices are quickly reconfigured, highly productive and independently perform work using their equipment, processing materials and workpieces. Depending on the specifics of use, they can function both within the framework of one program, and by varying their work, i.e., choosing the right one from a fixed number of provided programs.
Industrial robot is a constituent element of flexible automated production (generally accepted abbreviation - GAP). Lastalso includes:

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  computer-aided design system;
  
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  complex of automated control of technological equipment of production;
  
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  industrial robotic arms;
  
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  Automatic production transport;
  
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  loading/unloading and placement devices;
  
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  manufacturing process control systems;
  
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  automatic production control.
  

More about the practice of using robots
first industrial robot
Real industrial applications are modern robots. Their types are different, and they provide high productivity in strategically important areas of industry. In particular, the modern German economy owes much of its growing potential to their application. In what industries do these "iron workers" work? In metalworking, they function in almost all processes: casting, welding, forging, providing the highest level of work quality.
As an industry with extreme conditions for human labor (meaning high temperatures and pollution), casting is largely robotized. Machines from Kuka are assembled even in foundries.
The food industry also received equipment for production purposes from Kuka. "Food robots" (photos are presented in the article) for the most part replace people in areas with special conditions. Widespread in the production of machines that provide a microclimate in heated rooms withtemperature not exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. Stainless steel robots masterfully process meat, participate in the production of dairy products, and, of course, stack and pack products in an optimal way.
It is difficult to overestimate the contribution of such devices to the automotive industry. According to experts, the most powerful and productive machines today are precisely the "Cook" robots. Photos of such devices that carry out the entire range of auto assembly operations are impressive. At the same time, it is really time to talk about automated production.
Processing of plastics, production of plastic, manufacturing of the most complex parts from various materials is provided by robots in production in a polluted environment that is really harmful to human he alth.
Another important area of application for "Cook" aggregates is woodworking. Moreover, the described devices provide both the fulfillment of individual orders and the establishment of large-scale mass production at all stages - from primary processing and sawing to milling, drilling, grinding.
Prices
Currently, robots manufactured by Kuka and Fanuc are in demand in the Russian and CIS markets. Their prices range from 25,000 to 800,000 rubles. Such an impressive difference is explained by the existence of various models: standard low-capacity (5-15 kg), special (solving special tasks), specialized (working in a non-standard environment), large-capacity (up to 4000 tons).
Conclusions
automatic robots
It has to be acknowledged that the potential of industrial robots is still not fully exploited. At the same time, thanks to the efforts of specialists, modern technologies make it possible to implement ever more daring ideas.
The need to increase the productivity of the world economy and maximize the share of intellectual human labor serve as powerful incentives for the development of more and more new types and modifications of industrial robots.