Industrial automation technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years to empower manufacturing unit owners with solutions that bring about increased productive capacity in myriad cost-effective ways. These technological advances have probably benefited pick and place robotic systems the most. Though pick and place robots have been around from some time, new technologies like the integration with a sensorless BLDC controller has made them more precise, flexible, and fast. It is thus not surprising that industrial units are employing pick and place robots in greater numbers in their assembly lines. They after all, stand to gain immensely from these installations.
Pick and place robots infuse efficiency in assembly line systems in the following ways:
• By speeding up cycle times. When powered by a servo system, a pick and place robot imparts immense productive capacities to an assembly line. More products can be churned out in lesser time and the system can work tirelessly for long periods of time too. These cumulatively add to the volume of production and thus enable businesses to reap the economies of scale.
• By imparting more flexibility. Pick and place robots can be manipulated easily to perform multiple applications. They just need to be re-programmed and tooled appropriately. This makes it possible for production unit managers and owners to accomplish myriad assembling tasks with one robotic system.
• By imparting precision in the work process. Pick and place robots are far more accurate than a pair of human hands. So, when these systems are at work, production is not only bountiful but also quality products are manufactured. Delivering quantity that is backed by quality definitely gives an edge to a business over competition.
• By affording cost-effective solutions. The afore-mentioned benefits combine to make pick and place robots extremely cost-effective solutions for businesses. From enabling businesses to produce on a large-scale to streamlining the work process and from increasing productive capacity to making the production line more efficient, these systems ultimately bring in riches for a business, both in terms of expanding business possibilities and increasing customer satisfaction.
Pick and place robots, powered by the latest technologies, have gone on to become critical components of an industrial automation system; the benefits afforded by them are plentiful enough to motivate production unit owners to invest in one.