LUZI AG Perfume Makers Using a KUKA KR 125 Robotic Cell for Integrated Automatic Filling

Article From legacy.roboticsonline.com

Brief Summary:

Swiss perfume maker LUZI AG is now using a robotic cell with an integrated automatic filling system. The cell is equipped with a KUKA KR 125 robot that provides agility and long reach. The robotic cell is capable of operating twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, providing more hours and opportunities for manual workers.

In this extremely compact system, handling could only be carried out by a robot with six axes.
Before the cell, which is equipped with a KUKA KR 125 robot, began work in the middle of July 1999, loading and unloading of the dispensing system was still carried out manually.
The robotic cell was supplied by the KUKA systems partner IMT Anlagen AG from Therwil, Switzerland, which first assembled and tested the cell at its own plant.
Then the robot places the open bucket on the traversing carriage of the filling system.
Each individual position of the robot is monitored via limit switches by the PC-based KR C1 KUKA robot controller, which also maintains communication with the PLC.
When the third tank is full, it is transported out of the robotic cell on a manual pallet truck.
The KR 125 carries out its entire spectrum of tasks in an area covering only about 20 m2. This also includes the three tanks, whose diameters range from 55 cm to 96 cm, the robot controller.
Since the operational utility of this robotic cell is very high, it should pay for itself within two years.
Because the robot is in operation almost continuously, a high availability is required. With the KR 125, this is nearly 100%.
To further ensure this high availability, LUZI's decision-makers are considering also using in the future the remote servicing offered by KUKA Roboter GmbH.

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