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KUKA Robotics selected to provided palletising
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KUKA Automation + Robotics product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
Feb 9, 2007
KUKA Robotics selected to provide robotics for mixed product palletising and order picking applications
KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced it has been selected by Nercon Engineering and Manufacturing as its robotics supplier for its new mixed product palletising and order picking systems.
Nercon, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will use the KUKA KR 180 PA palletising robot in its new system to load and unload mixed product from a tri-level accumulating conveyor system.
The KUKA KR 40 robot will be used in the company's new order picking cell.
Both systems, which were recently showcased at PackExpo in Chicago, are designed to increase customer's efficiency by streamlining production.
"Nercon's ability to make unique material handling and palletising solutions bodes well with KUKA Robotic's position in the market," said Kevin Kozuszek, director of marketing for KUKA Robotics Corporation.
"Nercon's conveyors coupled with our robots offer material handling and packaging customers extremely efficient solutions to streamline their processes." "KUKA Robotics' extensive product line and commitment to quality were key in our robotic supplier selection process," said Jim Streblow, vice president of marketing for Nercon Engineering and Manufacturing "With these new application systems customers can easily see how they can improve production and cut manufacturing costs." The KUKA KR 180 PA robot is designed especially for high-speed tasks with heavy payloads.
The robot's arm is made of carbon fiber composite materials which makes it extremely light, without sacrificing stiffness and its FEM optimized kinematics have been adapted for palletizing.
The KUKA KR 180 PA is a four-axis robot with a 3200 mm reach and capable of handling up to a 180 kg payload.
The KUKA KR 40 PA four-axis robot arm is also made of carbon fiber composite materials, is capable of handling up to a 40 kg payload and has a 2091 mm reach.
Its unique work envelope enables it to be used in high-speed conveyor-tracking material handling applications as well as homogenous and mixed palletising applications.
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