The cost of automation and robotics technology is not as expensive as one might think and is decreasing every year. Acquisition costs may continue to seem high, but automation increases productivity while reducing costs in subsequent production years.
A single robot is capable of working three shifts and seven days a week without a break, allowing significant savings on labour costs, which are the biggest source of cost for companies today.
In order to remain competitive, manufacturing companies cannot afford to have fluctuations in product quality, especially when it comes to painting. With each robot purchased, companies can improve quality by ensuring consistent process parameters and paint gun movements at all times. Properly tuned robots deliver consistent high quality regardless of the time of day , the day of the week or the mood of the moment.
Thanks to the high accuracy of the robots, it is possible to reduce paint consumption in automation to somewhere around 30%. By using a multi-component dispenser (such as the Graco ProMix PD2K or ProMix 2KS), which mixes the dyes close to the gun, even greater raw material savings and higher productivity can be achieved.
Robots can be easily and quickly reprogrammed for new jobs. The robot is the ideal student. Record the robot's movements the first time you paint and you're done.
So it doesn't matter if you have bigger or smaller batches, the robot can do it! In addition, once the program has been stored, it can be immediately applied to repeat orders.
Today's paint robot technology makes widespread use of 2D and 3D scanners to detect product shapes and geometry points. The systems are so advanced that there is no need to write any additional software. The paint robot automatically generates the program using detection algorithms and predefined colouring methods.
We recommend the use of such systems on window and door painting lines.
Manufacturing is moving towards automating its processes with robots, and one area is the robotic finishing of products.
GRACO ProControl 1KE Plus is an updated model of the 1KE liquid monitoring series. With this device it is possible to have control over the quality of the finish, as the machine provides information on the working pressure of the agent, the fluid flow and the additional air pressure used for spraying, and adjusts the corresponding parameters according to the predefined basic information. Thanks to this information, it is possible to fine-tune the machine to always work under the same conditions and to report [...]