Battery cell assembly: http://robot.fanucamerica.com/Products/Robots/assembly-robots.aspx
Utilizing industrial robotics for assembly processes can provide manufacturers with a number of unique advantages such as increased flexibility, throughput and system uptime, as well as improved part quality.
The system seen here uses FANUC’s new M-2iA/3AL long arm Delta-style robot for assembly of automotive battery cells. The robot quickly picks up the batter cells one-by-one and places them upright into an assembly magazine. The battery assembly fixture sits at a slight angle to keep the batteries upright. Once the 14 identical battery cells fill the magazine, a mechanism slides and re-circulates the batteries onto the conveyor and the process repeats.
Included in this system is FANUC’s iRVision and iRVision PickTool software, which track parts on the infeed conveyor. The new FANUC M-2iA/3AL robot is the latest addition in FANUC’s M-2iA series of high-speed Delta robots. The M-2iA/3AL long arm robot features a three-axis articulated wrist for flexible applications, providing the full articulation that no other Delta-style robot can achieve. This robot offers six axes of motion, a 3 kg payload, and also comes in a short arm model.
To learn more about FANUC America’s full line of assembly robots please visit http://robot.fanucamerica.com and click on Assembly.