Fanuc Robotics UK Portal

Robot’s return for palletising at Panasonic Wales

katiel — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:47:10 +0000

Panasonic is no newcomer to robots at its Cardiff microwave oven plant, but the recent trend, with the move to Cell operation, was to concentrate on manual operations. An end-of-line palletising solution installed by Smurfit Kappa Machine Systems has changed this trend with investment in a new FANUC Robotics M410iB palletising robot. Read More…

New parallel link arm robot

katiel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:32:23 +0000

Following closely the introduction of its first lightweight parallel link design robot, the 0.5Kg M-1iA, FANUC Robotics has now launched its larger 6Kg payload version, the M-3iA. Read more…

Robots mould green pallets

davidw — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:57:51 +0000

The totally automated manufacture of pallets made from paper pulp are the innovation of Icelandic business Green Solutions PLC. Claimed to be the first pallets in the world to be made from paper pulp they are manufactured from 100% recycled paper. Read More…….

Packing plastic mouldings

davidw — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:38:45 +0000

Investing in six axes robots for its moulding operation has helped Timloc Building Products to reduce its cost base significantly. Five FANUC Robotics robots are removing components from moulding presses and packing them ready for delivery. Read more…..

Robotic fish processing

davidw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:49:16 +0000

A Grimsby fish processor has successfully implemented robots into its facility to remove the heavy and repetitive load and unloading tasks. Producing dried fish, JHS Fish Products Limited has two FANUC Robotics robots handling palletised fish at both the raw and the dry stages of the process.

JHS is strategically located in Grimsby to take fish heads, tails, fins, backbones and lugs from other fish processors in the area. What other processors classify as waste, or offal, has a very specific market in Nigeria where a fish flavoured stock is produced and added to a favourite stew delicacy…Read more..and watch video.

Fish Processing

davidw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:13 +0000

Wienerberger brick handling robot

davidw — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:27:52 +0000

Wienerberger UK has successfully engineered an automated system for handling special brick variants in partnership with FANUC Robotics UK. Breaking away from its traditional OEM supply route has allowed Wienerberger UK to directly tap into industry robotics know-how and capitalise from a high efficiency system…Read more..

Coded system 100 cell

katiel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:31:27 +0000

Precision engineer and sheet metal fabricator, William A Lewis Engineering Limited of Shrewsbury has illustrated just how versatile a single robot can become once its full potential is realised. A subcontractor predominantly to the defence sector, WA Lewis is using the robot cell to weld, at coded level, the widest range of materials and also for plasma-cutting plate up to two inches thick.

The FANUC Robotics System 100 welding cell comprises a six axes FANUC Robotics ArcMate 100iB robot within a self-contained enclosure. Components loaded into jigs on a manually operated table are loaded outside the cell while the robot welds components within the cell.

The system is designed and manufactured by FANUC Robotics as a self contained unit which is delivered ready assembled and only requires services to be connected before operation on site. Read More …

Crane boom welding system

davidw — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:23:06 +0000

Manufacturing telescopic crane booms and container handling equipment for leading businesses such as Liebherr,Faun, Manitowoc and Bromma makes welding a core operation at Poland based Teleskop. Welding represents over 90% of its manufacturing process so control of quality and cost in this area is of paramount importance.

Teleskop currently has eight FANUC Robotics welding robots which it has installed over a three year period and plans to install a further 6 in 2008. Experience gained over this period has given Teleskop’s Team the confidence to undertake complex applications and with each installation it aims to go that ‘little bit further’. Read more…..

New assembly robot

katiel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:32:15 +0000

A new lightweight and compact, parallel link design robot has been introduced by FANUC Robotics UK Ltd. Designed for high speed electronics assembly and picking and packing of light components, the M-1iA robot is available with 4 or 6 axes options and weighs in at only 14Kgs and 17Kgs respectively…more