ABB Ltd., industrial robotics, Zurich, Switzerland

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ABB Robotics - Automotive Body in White Assembly

Published on Apr 3, 2014

ABB Robotics and Ford Motor Company have had an intimate relationship in creating innovative automation solutions for many years. This collaboration continues in Chongqing, China, where the Changan-Ford joint venture is using flexible production lines to produce some of its newest models—including the very popular Ford Fusion/Mondeo.

 

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ABB Robotics - Handling Beer Kegs and Bottles

Published on Apr 28, 2014

 

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ABB Robotics - Robot at Luminale Festival, Frankfurt

Published on May 7, 2014

An ABB Robot lights up the night as a piece of light art at the 7th annual Luminale Festival in Frankfurt Germany from March 30-April 4, 2014.

 

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ABB Robotics - Palletizing Bags at Lupin Foods, Australia

Published on May 13, 2014

A high speed, flexible, robotic palletizing system is helping an Australian food manufacturer meet rising global demand for healthy food.
David Fienberg of Lupin Foods comments "Accessing high quality labor has been a real challenge for us. The solution we've developed means training is now simple, and we are able to mitigate the health & safety risks associated with the continuous lifting of 20kg bags."

 

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ABB Robotics - Introducing a new era of robotics

Published on May 13, 2014

We have a new design and color for the new era of robotics.

The world of robotics has changed dramatically over the past 40 years, and now it is entering a new era. ABB Robotics is responding with a fresh look that better reflects this reality.

 

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ABB Robotics - Pizza Making with ABB FlexPickers

Published on May 16, 2014

Prodal of Italy, established in 1994, produces frozen bakery products. They selected ABB's FlexPicker robots to automate the preparation of high-quality frozen pizzas, whilst preserving the taste of true Italian "hand made" tradition.'

 

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ABB Robotics - Introducing the new IRB 1200 Compact Robot

Published on Jun 2, 2014

The IRB 1200 is an entirely new small robot family from ABB and addresses the needs of modern material handling and machine tending applications. If you have ever wanted to make your manufacturing cells and machines 15% smaller and 10% faster then this robot is the one for you.

 

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ABB industrial robot to help sort and shelve trendy shoes

Published on Jul 15, 2014

For years, robots have been used to make shoes. Now, a hip Berlin sneaker shop is deploying a robot in hopes of landing a marketing coup: A bot that gives you your boots.

 

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ABB – Next Level

Published on Sep 10, 2014

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility, industry, and transport and infrastructure customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people.

 

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ABB Robotics - Automatica Munich 2014 Recap

Published on Sep 22, 2014

From our newest collaborative robot YuMi®, to our little IRB 1200 for small parts assembly, to our large IRB 6700 robot, Automatica 2014 in Munich Germany was a watershed event for us here at ABB. And with all of it supported by great demos from our customer service and software teams, it was even more impactful

In this recap you can sense the passion in our employees and the honest feeling that this was our best show ever. We want to say a sincere "Thank you!" to all those who stopped by the booth and to all the employees who made such a successful show possible.

 

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ABB Robotics - Flexible Machine Tool Tending with Ravema

Published on Sep 24, 2014

The new FlexMT™ from ABB Robotics a turnkey solution for vision guided machine tending. It guarantees constant and predictable output from the machine tool, and facilitates higher machine tool utilization, up to an amazing 90 percent, compared with traditional machine tools which are closer to 50 percent.

Ravema is a distributor of manufacturing solutions and have found that the FlexMT is the ideal automated machine tending solution their customers are demanding, reducing production times and allowing for incredibly short changover times between production runs.

With the aid of vision-guided robotics, our solution loads and unloads traditional machine tools including horizontal and vertical lathes and machining centers as well as 5-axis machines and grinders. Available in two variants, FlexMT 20 (20kg/1.65m reach) and the FlexMT 60 (60kg, 2.05m reach), both come complete with a robot controller inside its fully integrated controller cabinet.

 

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ABB Robotics - European Value Provider Conference 2014

Published on Oct 3, 2014

Every year many thousands of ABB approved integrators and end-customers attend our conferences in the Americas, Asia & Europe. The events are an opportunity for us to spend extra time learning the needs of our customers and integrators, as well as developing new ideas and creating friendships and memories for life.

This video has just some of highlights from the European Value Provider Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2014, including a special event held at FC Barcelona Camp Nou.

 

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ABB Robotics - Americas Technology Days 2014

Published on Oct 14, 2014

Every year many thousands of ABB approved integrators and end-customers attend our conferences in the Americas, Asia & Europe. The events are an opportunity for us to spend extra time learning the needs of our customers and integrators, as well as developing new ideas and creating friendships and memories for life.

This video has just some of highlights from the Americas Technology Days held in Auburn Hills, MI, in March 2014.

 

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ABB Robotics - Making interior parts for Corvettes and Teslas

Published on Oct 31, 2014

For nearly 50 years, Eissmann Group Automotive has specialized in supplying high-end leather trim and automotive interior components for virtually all the well-known manufacturers in the automotive industry.

The recent design and installation of a robotic flame-treating cell in Eissmann’s Pell City, Alabama facility is representative of the company's attention to detail, and the drive to continually improve manufacturing processes.

When Eissmann realized that that they needed a robotic solution, they consulted with Fitz-Thors Engineering in Bessemer, Alabama, a designer of manufacturing automation systems and a certified ABB Robotics value provider.

The ultimate solution that Fitz-Thors designed for Eissmann cleverly flame treats interior parts such as dashboards for some of the world's most recognizable vehicles - including Corvettes and the Tesla Model S, as seen in the video - in order to get them ready for gluing on fabrics, leathers, padding and other such material required for high-end vehicles.

The robotic flame treatment solution has reduced flame treatment time from 2 minutes per part when treated manually to 10 seconds when treated with the robot. In addition it is 100% consistent which means better adhesion of the surface materials to the plastic substrate.

 

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ABB Robotics - Applying Foam Gasket to Plastic Automotive Parts

Robots provide the perfect path following accuracy and speed control for applying precision hot melt foam to automotive parts

ABB Robotics - Waterjet Cutting of Automotive Dashboard

ABB Robotics - Waterjet Cutting of Automotive Headliners

Published on Dec 12, 2014

 

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ABB Robotics - Remote Service and the Internet of Things

Published on Dec 16, 2014

Remote Service and the Internet of Things can change the way you interact with your robots and increase uptime whilst reducing worry.

By connecting our deep experience in customer service with the power of the Internet, we have made it a reality for our customers to change from a “break then fix” conventional approach, into a predictive, proactive, and immediate support mindset. This is accomplished by merging our Remote Service platform with the burgeoning explosion of the Internet of Things.

ABB’s Remote Service product monitors the health of your robots 24 hours a day and 7 days per week year round through a wireless connection to the Internet.

“Before the days of the Internet of Things, customers would maintain their robots according to a certain schedule,” says Rene Nispeling, ABB Robotics Product Manager for Customer Service, “but not every robot is used in the same way.

Thanks to the Internet of Things we can see how a robot is used via a ‘black box’ we can install in our robots that provides us with data over the Internet. Things such as torques, loads, and usage hours are communicated in real time and allow us to adjust maintenance schedules to each individual robot and predict maintenance needs. That reduces the cost to a customer and increases the lifetime of that robot.”

 

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ABB Robotics - Robotic entertainment on a cruise ship

Published on Jan 5, 2015

World’s first robotic entertainment on the high seas for Royal Caribbean International.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Robotic Arts and ABB Robotics have joined forces to debut a groundbreaking RoboScreen® entertainment system on board the Quantum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship.

With Quantum of the Seas, the well-known cruise line operator wanted to do something truly groundbreaking: create a cruise ship environment that was not only fun, but one that could also compete with the best that entertainment meccas like Las Vegas have to offer. And after the ship’s official unveiling and inauguration in November 2014, it is clear the company has succeeded.

As the first in a line of Quantum Class cruise ships, these “Smartships” are meant to target a younger demographic and are loaded with technology such as indoor skydiving, high speed always on wifi, smartphone app travel management, standing wave surfing, and smart tracking technology that can predict your preferences as you move around the ship.

The signature venue on each ship, however, is Two70°, a multi-level great room named for its magnificent 270-degree panoramic sea views through vast, floor-to-ceiling glass walls spanning almost three decks at the stern of the ship. That same grand vista can be transformed into a gigantic “Vistarama” screen that stretches more than 30 meters long (100 feet) and 6 meters tall (20 feet). With a 12K resolution, it is a breathtaking backdrop to the variety of dynamic entertainment that occurs on the transforming stage in front of it.

And in the center of this entertainment spectacle is the RoboScreen® entertainment system, created by Robotic Arts and featuring six ABB IRB 6620 robots mounted to an 8,200 kilogram (18,000 pound) capacity gantry with custom Daktronics screens affixed to them. This combination of robots and screens allows for previously unattainable styles of entertainment in which the RoboScreens become performers themselves, interacting with the dancers, acrobats and singers to create a fluid and powerful show.

 

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ABB Robotics - Automated Press Line Solutions

Published on Jan 9, 2015

When Dacia in Mioveni, Romania (part of the Renault group)decided to automate their XL Tandem Press (Stamping) Line for automotive parts they turned to ABB Robotics to provide a totally integrated solution.

Seven ABB IRB 7600FX dedicated 7 axis press application robots undertake a variety of tasks including De-stacking, Parts Feeding, Transferring and Unloading

 

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ABB Robotics - Robots in Architecture Education Program

Published on Jan 29, 2015

The Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University in Queensland, Australia (www.bond.edu.au) recently installed a ABB robot and are already realizing the many benefits robots can bring in enriching the experience of architectural students.

The ultra versatile robot is used for multiple applications including multi-axis milling, drawing and pick-and-place.

The robot was integrated by ABB Value Provider Products for Industry (www.pfi.net.au)

 

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ABB Robotics - High Speed Packing of Frozen Food

Published on Feb 12, 2015

This High Speed Packing system was designed & built by STIM of Italy to improve productivity and quality. The system picks & packs frozen products into 4x4 cases. The system is composed of 14 ABB 360 Flexpicker robots with an integrated vision system controlling all the pieces that are delivered at random.