At this year’s glasstec in Düsseldorf, October 22 to 25 at Hall 17 – Stand A64, LiSEC will be presenting solutions including unloading systems based on robotics.
Sebastian Payrleitner, Head of Product Management Logistics at LiSEC, discussed developments in the field of logistics and reveals more about the robot solution that visitors to glasstec can expect to see: “We have focussed on solutions that support our customers with future requirements arising from the major trends on the market and the wishes of their own customers. Increasingly larger sheet formats and consequently also weights represent a major challenge.
“However, issues such as attaching labels to the front of freshly sealed units during frame assembly are also priorities, alongside trends such as the shortage of skilled labour and unmanned production, increasing flexibility in production and raising the level of automation in development.
“In addition to specialist presentations in the LiSEC Auditorium, we will be presenting a live robot unloading station at the trade fair, including a rotating carousel for A-racks, which unloads sheets from the LSG glass cutting system in a horizontal orientation and in a predefined sequence vertically at the rack. Two stacks are formed on each side of the A-rack during the unloading process.
“The integration of a robot solution must be holistically harmonised with the existing processes, whereby both technical and economic aspects need to be taken into account. The solutions are therefore not only of interest in areas where the error rate or glass breakage needs to be kept to a minimum, but also for customers who want to raise output in conjunction with enhanced quality.
“Robotics solutions are therefore very attractive in the glass processing industry for several reasons. The specific advantages include the fact that a customised robotics solution can also be integrated where space is limited, therefore offering the opportunity to increase the efficiency of existing production lines without having to change the hall layout. Space is often gained by saving on tilting tables or transport sections.
“It is possible to justify the use of robotics solutions very objectively with a profitability calculation. This delivers the clear advantage that the existing team can be utilised for more qualified work in the factory, thanks to the elimination of revolving work.”