Automotive Robot Control
Software, electrical and SCADA for automotive part manufacture with robots.
The challenge
Automotive Robot Control
Automotive parts are welded and attached by robots, fed by just-in-time conveyors and turntables. The robots have to work in the right order and sequence, every time.
The plant
- Robots
- Conveyors
- Turntables
What we did
- Software, electrical design and SCADA for the line
- Robot control: order and sequence for welding and attachment
- Recipes handled through SCADA
- Part tracking through MES, a paper trail for every batch
The process
Step by step
JIT conveyors
Robot sequence
Welding
Attachment
What the system does
In operation
- Robots weld and attach in the set order and sequence
- Just-in-time conveyors feed the cells
- Sensors report the state of critical parts, so maintenance can come first
- Reporting shows where the line can improve