Highlighting speed, versatility and flexibility for the packaging and processing industry, KUKA Robotics will feature four innovative robotics cells at PACK EXPO International, Nov. 3-6, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
The live cell demonstrations will include autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions for intralogistics and robotic palletizing/depalletizing.
In booth N-5414, located in the North Building, system integrator Stac Material Handling will use a KMP 1500P AMR and KR CYBERTECH a compact palletizing cell simulating a palletizing process for cardboard boxes in the food industry. The KMP 1500P is KUKA’s latest generation of AMRs for Logistics 4.0 and features intelligence, safety and easy commissioning to navigate complex, dynamic environments with the SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) navigation method. The AMR platform automatically identifies loads with QR code readers, and 3-D cameras detect obstacles in three-dimensional space.
Automation solution provider Technica International will use a KR IONTEC in the booth to demonstrate depalletizing open-top cardboard can trays. The cell’s KR 70 R2100 IONTEC has a maximum reach of 2,101 mm and a rated payload of 70 kg that can subsequently be adjusted even after mounting. KR IONTEC provides users the highest output with a low total cost of ownership and high life cycle efficiency.
KUKA’s IONTEC family of robots is an extremely versatile six-axis medium payload robot that can be floor, wall, ceiling or angle mounted, and its optimized design is well-suited to compact cells with a small footprint. Boasting a best-in-class work envelope and equipped with a waterproof and dustproof in-line wrist and protected motors, IONTEC is suitable for virtually any application. The HO variant uses food-compatible H1 oil in all axes to eliminate the potential for contamination in the food processing and manufacturing sectors. Refrigerated and freezer packing applications can also be accomplished with KUKA’s QUANTEC PA Arctic, which does not require a cover or heater while working in temperatures down to -30 F.
Additionally, Pack Expo International attendees can see KUKA’s high-performance SCARA robot family in a bottle capping cell. The ultra-compact KR 6 R500 Z200-2 SCARA will cap small spray bottles with a cycle time of less than 0.36 seconds. With a maximum payload of 6 kg and a 500 mm reach, the four-axis KR 6 R500 Z200-2 has a serial mechanism with rotational joints in the first two axes, and the remaining axes are combined to allow rotation and linear movement in the Z-axis. The KR SCARA industrial robots are available in a variety of payloads, reaches and Z-axis strokes and are also available in an HO variant for safe food and beverage applications.
Related Glossary Terms
- 3-D
3-D
Way of displaying real-world objects in a natural way by showing depth, height and width. This system uses the X, Y and Z axes.
- payload ( workload)
payload ( workload)
Maximum load that the robot can handle safely.
- robotics
robotics
Discipline involving self-actuating and self-operating devices. Robots frequently imitate human capabilities, including the ability to manipulate physical objects while evaluating and reacting appropriately to various stimuli. See industrial robot; robot.
- work envelope
work envelope
Cube, sphere, cylinder or other physical space within which the cutting tool is capable of reaching.
