Expanded processing, greater output
With the new and continued developments from
transfluid, each manufacturing cell with two robots
can do more than just bending tubes from both sides:
each of these bending robots can also work on their
own different geometry. The system can therefore
be used in a very efficient way and the output is
significantly greater. “With the software we have
developed we have set ourselves a new goal, which
is to make the processes much simpler. The bending
data will be generated automatically from the
coordinates, without the need to program the robots”,
sums up Stefanie Flaeper.
Bending and Handling, without costly and time-
consuming programming
The latest generation of bending robots also offers
safer handling. The position where the robot grabs
the tube in the magazine and the position where
it grabs the tube to remove and deposit it can be
retrieved from pre-programmed settings. This means
that the operator has to do almost no programming
of the bending program or the handling process.
It is simply retrieved from stored data. It is also
possible to process components that have been bent
and put aside by the robots without any problems,
even if there are potential collisions, because of
the long segments. This is because the last bend
can be done on the “floating” tube, just above the
unloading position. The whole system is managed
through the bending machine controls. This has
the advantage that you can work with x, y and z
data, but also with lengths and bending angles,
just like with the standard bending machines. It is
not necessary to have special knowledge of how to
program a robot. To keep the set-up time as short
as possible, the robots have preloaded settings that
include the additional axes. This makes it possible for
the operator to complete any tool changes in a very
short time. The robots can be positioned next to each
other in specific positions. By pressing a button, the
system will return to the start position. With the
latest generation of tube bending robots, transfluid
has once more advanced and made more efficient the
possibilities of tube processing.
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www.transfluid.net
TUBE NEWS
June 2019
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