EXHIBITION SHOW ISSUE EMO 2019 HANOVER, 16-21 SEPTEMBER – WWW.EMO-HANNOVER.DE
data required for the production cell is
available at a glance, including worklist,
magazine loading, tool availability and
priorities, via the Erowa process control
system.
#tooling EWS (Gewefa, https://is.gd/
irovok) Hall 4 Stand F94 ● The driven
tool expert is introducing a new intelligent
tool monitoring technique, CyberCon4, that
monitors a range of processes within the
tool, so as to optimise its performance.
Functions such as run time, rotational
speed, temperature, seal condition, battery
status and maintenance schedules are
monitored, with data fed back from the
sensor by low-energy Bluetooth technology.
#automation FANUC (https://is.gd/
ematin) Hall 9 Stand A50 ● QSSR
(Quick and Simple Start-up of Robotisation)
simplifies the connection of a robot to a
machine tool, as well as set-up and
subsequent operation. Visitors will be able
to see the package in action across a
number of automated cells, including those
featuring both a FANUC Robodrill machining
centre and a Robocut EDM unit ● New
industrial robots M-10iD/12 and
M-20iD/25. The M-10iD will be used on a
demo cell for loading and unloading, while
the M-20iD will be used to support a
deburring cell producing parts that will be
used to manufacture future FANUC robots.
Both displays are supplemented by
automated washing robot cells ● A small
washing cell complete with LR Mate
200iD/7WP robot – LR Mate 200iD/7WP is
rated to IP67 as standard, but the EMO
model will feature the optional IP69K rating
● A new education cell that will include a
new ER-4iA robot is a training tool for users
new to industrial robots ● A number of
collaborative robots will be operating in
conjunction with mobile platforms that have
standardised interfaces; every model in the
CR-series, from the smallest, CR-4iA, to the
largest, CR-35iA, will feature ● For use with
the CR series is the Hand Guidance
Function. This allows robots to be
programmed by manually moving the Tool
Centre Point (TCP) control, with the operator
entering the required path or target points
at the touch of a button. Suitable for a
variety of simple tasks, the Easy Attachment
Filtermist offers technology to inform
users of the state of the company’s
extraction units
Unit can be simply mounted on the wrist of
the robot. For more complex tasks, the
operator can program the robot using the
handheld iPendant or the iRProgrammer,
programming interface for Smart Devices
● For machine tool builders and system
integrators, a new software function will
allow programming and control of a robot
supporting a piece of production machinery
via the machine’s CNC, without the need to
use a robot control pendant. FANUC’s stand
will also feature a cell controlled via
Siemens PLC ● A new assistance function
in its RoboGuide software simplifies
simulation of robot and machine programs.
This enables a synchronised representation
of RoboGuide, for robot movement, and CNC
Guide, for the simulation of the machine tool
program.
#accessories #environment Filtermist
(https://is.gd/ugawoz) Hall 7 A62
● F Monitor 2 and 2+ build on F Monitor –
a monitoring system that advises machine
operators when the extraction unit needs
servicing and warns them of any potential
blockages. F Monitor 2 features Bluetooth
connectivity that allows it to link to a
dedicated app on a smart phone or table
that allows the user to adjust the time, air
flow, temperature and vibration levels to
suit particular applications. F Monitor 2+
includes additionally measures for vibration
and motor temperature via a sensor that
attaches directly to the Filtermist motor
● A new size Fusion filter for FX4002 and
FX5002 models, creating FX Fusion. FX
Fusion combines a hi-tech synthetic self-
Up-start start-ups stand up – The ‘Young Innovative Companies/Innovation Made In
Germany’ stand in Hall 9 will be the home for young companies founded within the last
10 years. Gestalt Robotics GmbH in Berlin, founded by Thomas Staufenbiel and two
others, is presenting its tailor-made automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software on
the stand sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics & Energy (BMWi) and the
Federal Office of Economics & Export Control (Bafa).
Gestalt Robotics was founded in 2016 by a rocket engineer, a robotics expert and a
vision expert. The original idea was to develop software for mechatronic systems.
Robotics was then added, including cameras and image recognition systems. Explains
Staufenbiel: “‘Gestalt’ is all about visible form, outline or appearance. A lot of what we
do is concerned with perception, and so the name seemed appropriate to us.”
Its software is used, for example, in industrial image processing and worker
assistance, as well as in autonomous transport and intelligent robot systems. A typical
research project that Gestalt Robotics is currently working on is a worker assistance
system. It is designed to facilitate assembly work by using augmented reality to inform
assemblers of the next steps and the best way of getting to them. “The aim is to support
the worker and improve the quality of the product,” says Staufenbiel. The final
implementation of the assistance system has not yet been decided: 3D glasses or a
display system.
The company plans to double its turnover in the current year. “There is great demand
from industry at present, so we’re confident of achieving our goal and, naturally, we’re
hoping that this growth will continue,” Staufenbiel offers. Customers are mainly from the
automotive sector and are robotics users or component suppliers looking to enhance
their production.
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