We know that Industry 4.0 has brought numerous technological advances in various fields. Focusing on the automation of material handling, we found an important variety of solutions that allow to expand production lines in a flexible, fast and efficient way, minimizing all types of waste.
But, what are the technologies that are really at the forefront of 4.0 solutions? Read on to find out!
1) Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
As their name indicates, autonomous mobile robots or AMRs are machines that have the ability to perform operations autonomously by being controlled by software that combines sophisticated artificial intelligence mechanisms.
This technology is widely used for the handling of materials in multiple industries, highlighting its use in the supply of raw materials and in the transfer of finished product to the respective storage areas, providing maximum fluidity to the production lines, as well as total safety and material control.
Some of its benefits are:
✓ Free man-robot coexistence, thanks to its rigorous security mechanisms
✓ Maximization of efficiency and productivity levels in the material handling flow
✓ Versatility to grow workflows
✓ Easy coordination with other material handling systems (both manual and automatic)
2) Cobots for palletizing
While it is true that cobots have a great diversity of applications within material handling, automated palletizing systems with cobots have proven to be a huge differential in terms of agility and safety.
Cobots are basically collaborative robotic arms that, like AMRs, allow operators to work around the robot without further protection, since each cobot already brings inherent protection to the operators.
By implementing a palletizing system with cobots, you can obtain great advantages such as:
✓ Space saving
✓ Greater efficiency and agility
✓ Easy programming through friendly interfaces
✓ Less maintenance
3) Mobile robots 3D
3D mobile robots are one of the most disruptive parts kitting and storage technologies to emerge within Industry 4.0.
These robots have the novelty that, in addition to moving on flat surfaces, they can also move vertically by having the ability to anchor themselves to storage racks, rising to a height of 10 m.!
In this way, 3D mobile robots guarantee the timely and accurate supply of parts for assembly lines; but not only this, it is also possible to obtain multiple benefits, such as:
✓ Better inventory control
✓ Maximum agility and ergonomics (Good to person solution)
✓ Minimization of membership or operating costs
✓ High storage density
It should be noted that all these material handling technologies are quickly implemented and easily scalable according to the requirements of your production or manufacturing plant, so you will undoubtedly see a clear return on investment (ROI) in a short time.
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