ABB ROBOTICS - AUTOMATED PICKING, PACKING AND
PALLETISING ROBOTS
 Changing market requirements for products and packages
demands flexible production solutions. Whatever industry you
are in, robot-based automation is the most efficient way to
achieve the production flexibility and reliability that you
need. ABB solutions can be used for packing large industry
products into containers as well as small sachets into trays
or American cases. Different types of ABB robots are used in
our packing solutions, depending on your needs in terms of
capacity, product weight and package size.
AUTOMATED PICKING ROBOTS
The FlexPicker IRB 340 is a uniquely optimised
parallel-arm designed robot for the fastest and most
demanding high-speed picking and packing applications. The
robot has a speed of more than 150 picking cycles per
minute. The stainless steel and wash-down versions are
specifically designed for open food applications. Available
in one or two kilogram pay-load options, the exceptional low
moving mass and overhead mounting of the robot also makes it
highly suitable for use within for example packaging
machines, feeding and unloading flow wrapping systems and
blister pack machines.
IRB 140 is an extremely fast and agile six-axis robot,
ideal for high-speed packing applications with up to five
kilogram handling capacity and / or six-axis degree of
freedom. Although small in its structure the robot can be
mounted in any direction but still has the reach of 810 mm.
Due to its compact design and speed of a SCARA robot the IRB
140 is extremely effective in assembly and larger picking
and packing applications.
MULTIPURPOSE PACKING ROBOTS
ABB has developed a dedicated packing robot – IRB 260,
which was introduced to the market early spring 2005. The
IRB 260 is based on IRB 2400, the world’s most popular
industrial robot with a total of 14,000 installations.
The packing robot is designed for easy integration into
packaging lines and has the ability to work close to base in
order to minimize floor space. Low on weight and height, the
IRB 260 fits easily into compact production cells. Speed has
been optimized for an 800x800x800 mm working envelope,
making the new robot ideal for packing applications.
PALLETISING ROBOTS
2005 saw the dawn of a yet another new robot – IRB 660.
This is a dedicated palletizer that blends speed, reach and
payload like no other robot on the market. IRB 660 is an
exceptionally fast 4-axis machine that combines a 3.15 meter
reach with a 250 kg payload, making it ideal for palletizing
bags, boxes, crates, bottles and more.
PICKMASTER – THE COMPLETE PACKAGING PRODUCTIVITY TOOL
PickMaster is ABB's standard software solution for
integrating cameras, vision system and conveyors with
robots. It combines the functions of system integration
tool, operator interface and advanced cell controller into
one powerful, adaptable and easy to use package for flexible
high-speed packaging installations. It is specifically
designed to enable the easy integration of ABB's robots to a
wide range of random material flow handling applications and
is especially suited to run combined high-speed picking and
case packing systems.
ABB Automation Technologies AB
Robotics
SE-721 68 Vasteras
Sweden
Tel: +46 21 344500
Fax: +46 21 132592
URL: www.abb.com/robotics |
