Robotic Polishing Workcell
The Challenge:
As the demand for our customer's valves continues to soar, due in part to increased global industrialization,
they needed a way to increase production. Already very familiar with automation and robotics,
they turned to RND Automation and Engineering of Sarasota, FL to help design and build their latest
automated assembly machine. With over 15 years experience in the engineering, design,
retrofit and manufacture of custom automation & material handing machinery,
RND was a perfect fit for our customers' needs.
The Plan:
RND worked closely with the
customer to determine the sequence
of operation of the machine. The
machine testing and uptime criteria
were considered in the selection of
components, selecting only those
motors, actuators, and robots that
had best-in-class reputations.
Using Autodesk Inventor, a 3D
modeling CAD package, RND was
able to illustrate to the client how
the machine would operate at each
design review. Using Inventor, the
paths and envelopes of the robots
could be animated showing the
operation of each station before any
materials were purchased.
The Solution:
After approval of each station,
RND worked closely with a stable
of machine shops, fabricators
and other vendors to procure
manufactured and purchased
parts. Assembly was done at
RND's facility.
Simultaneously, RND's electrical
controls group was designing
the electrical enclosure as well as
programming the PLC, robots and
machine touchscreens.
