The success of a robotic cell with FANUC solutions at a German company leads to a new source of revenue

What do companies keep in mind, when they make contracts for mechanical operations, aimed to achieve the next stage of effectiveness, productivity and reliability? The answer, of course, is automation. "It is for this reason that the German company WU Mechanische Werkstätte GmbH implemented its own project to automate one of its own machine tools, creating a robotic work cell using a FANUC industrial robot for loading and unloading finished parts. Two years later, a visitor to the company liked the concept so much that he commissioned WU to build such a robotic cell for his production as well. This marked the beginning of additional revenue for WU as a result of designing and building automated work cells with high-performance industrial robots and FANUC machining centers," FANUC told BalkanEngineer.com.

Automation for metalworking machines provides producers with a clear advantage regarding overloaded equipment, supplementary processes, workforce and productivity. Every time, whenever the machine is in the process of resting or does not have an operator, leads to a decrease in productivity and profits. "The task of the robotic solution for servicing metalworking machines is to increase the productivity of the process and its reliability. In combination with a high-performance metal-cutting machine, this enables short machine cycles and full process repeatability," FANUC commented.

After market research for an appropriate partner in automation, WU Mechanische Werkstätte GmbH came to the conclusion, that there isn’t a supplier, that can match FANUC. This happened in 2010. "Today, the two companies are jointly building complete automation solutions using industrial robots such as the FANUC LR-10iA/10 - an industrial robot with a fully enclosed housing, suitable for compact robotic cells. Two ROBODRILL machines are operating in WU's production, fulfilling the concluded contracts for mechanical processing of parts," FANUC explained.

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