UNIVERSAL ROBOTS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: DENMARK
- WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE ROBOT
Robots have traditionally been kept in cages. For protection, workers were kept on the outside looking in. In the past couple of years, a new kind of robot got out of the closet and started revolutionizing the industrial automation. The collective name of this kind is ‘Collaborative robots’, or in urban language what we like to call ‘Co-bots’.
Manufacturers around the world are turning to automation to help solve labor shortages, increase productivity and improve product quality. And to do so, Collaborative robots, or ‘Co-bots’, have started working collaboratively with humans.
Packaging applications are limited mainly by imagination. Currently they are in use for lightweight operations (like placing products in trays or cases) to heavy duty applications (such as depalletizing and palletizing).
We believe that Co-bots will unlock market verticals traditionally underserved by robotics, such as logistics, food, and security. The rapid innovation in this industry promises to bring efficiency and growth to countless sectors in coming years. We are entering a golden era of robotics, where robotics will become mainstream, drive huge efficiencies, and in some cases make the impossible possible. And in the upcoming years, automation is the competitive advantage you will cherish for.
- WHY COLLABORATIVE ROBOT
What is the point of integrating a collaborative robot in a plant to automate a simple task? Why would such a big company be interested in using a robot that is smaller, less precise, slower and with a lower payload? Well, we can name a few:
SAFETY:
Safety is always a big concern when it’s time to introduce new technologies (especially robots) in a plant. The advantage of using a collaborative robot is that these robots need minimal or no external safety devices to be sure that the application is safe for the workers. In other words, the robot and all its tools can be fully safe for the workers and the need for classic fencing is irrelevant. So, this means a lot of space savings.
APPLICATIONS:
Robots we’re traditionally used for heavy tasks that we’re dangerous for humans. The use of big industrial robots was then a good solution. However, with collaborative robots, smaller tasks can be done. Applications that could be handle by a human, but that still may be inappropriate in terms of human safety. The robot can then become a helping hand for the human worker and reduce the load or danger for people. Which leads to the next point, repetitive tasks.
REPETITIVE TASKS:
Imagine a guy working on a given task. He can do the same motions 10,000 times in a day. Doing this 6 days a week, 52 weeks per year… that is a lot of repetitive strain. Collaborative robots can then help this worker to achieve his tasks by helping him with lifting the load, or bringing him a part to be fixed on the car door, or whatever can be done by a collaborative robot. The worker is then less stressed by the production beat, and can execute his task at a normal pace. Thus a Co-bot can increase the productivity in a significant extent.
- WHY UNIVERSAL ROBOTS?
Since 2005, Universal Robots has worked to make a difference in numerous customers’ lives in ways that matter most to them.
More than simply automation, Universal Robots changes how people work and live around the globe by empowering their ideas and dreams – whether it’s helping a non-profit improve people’s vision in the poorest countries or allowing a manufacturer to reduce the strain of repetitive tasks.
Advanced tools, our easy-to-use robot arms are used by companies and organizations of all sizes to help and address market volatility. UR’s Co-bot solutions deliver the flexibility and financial return that manufacturers need to compete and win in any market condition.
Wherever you find people and their dreams for achieving growth, you’ll find Universal Robots.
FEATURES:
Universal Robots’ patented technology lets operators with no programming experience quickly set up and operate our Co-bots.
Universal Robots has revolutionized Co-bot set-up, reducing deployment time from weeks to hours. The average set-up time reported by our customers is only half a day. The experience for an untrained operator to unpack the robot, mount it, and program the first simple task is typically less than an hour.
Our robots are lightweight, space-saving, and easy to re-deploy to multiple applications without changing your production layout. Moving the Co-bot to a new process is fast and easy, giving you the agility to automate even small batch runs and frequent line change-overs.
Give dirty, dangerous, and dull jobs to Co-bots to reduce repetitive strain and accidental injuries to humans. The safety system in our robots is approved and certified by TÜV (The German Technical Inspection Association).
OUR PRODUCTS PORTFOLIO
UR3 ROBOT
Payload 3kg
UR5 ROBOT
Payload 5kg
UR10 ROBOT
Payload 10kg
UR16 ROBOT
Payload 16kg