STATE OF THE ART PANEL HANDLING
With great success the full-range specialists from Merten have followed the next automation level at Hatschek-Eternit in Vöcklabruck.
The new palletizing robot device consists of three storage areas with the special feature that each storage area can be loaded and unloaded during the ongoing production to reach short cycle times.
We obtain this technical challenge through the use of a completely new camera system which activates or blocks individual sections from a height of 6 meters.
The system takes over the arriving panels from the drying oven optionally one by one. At the two-up, three-up or four-up production we use a multi-flexible gripper system and vacuum technology which is gentle on the product.
It makes no difference whether the panels are corrugated roof sheets (Toskana) or flat big-sized panels. The delivery from the drying oven to the conveyor system, which has been installed by Merten, is done by the a 4-axis jointed-arm robot of the latest generation ABB.
According to the responsibleTechnical Manager this new system considerably reduced the reject rates and increased the productivity.