ABB robot IRB120 assists Rapier

ABB's IRB 120 robots are very efficient, several times more efficient than humans, and half the cost. They help us to optimize production and improve product quality while helping companies to reduce operating costs and greatly improve the company's profit. ”

In the production line of Rapier Technology's Shenzhen plant, 70 ABB's smallest robot IRB120 was neatly placed for the assembly of USB plugs, pad printing, assembly of connectors, assembly of mouse pads and other processes, involving 300 workers from boring Freed up in the mechanized operation. Help Leibo overcome the two major problems faced in current production in one fell swoop: First, the socialization of labor difficulties, and second, use the flexible features of robots to reduce the difficulty of engineering design.

"ABB's IRB 120 robots are very efficient, several times more efficient than manual production, and half the cost. They help us to optimize production and improve product quality while helping companies to reduce operating costs and greatly improve The company's profits.” Prof. Huang Shuiling, manager of Rayby Technology’s automation department, said proudly: “We are very much looking forward to the expected returns from robots. We believe that the number of ABB robots will continue to grow with the development of various new applications. Perhaps 100 Taiwan, maybe 200, maybe even more."

Zeng Hao, general manager of Leibo Technology Co., Ltd., has a deep understanding of the problems the company once faced with hard work. “In recent years, the wages of workers have risen by an average of 15%-20% every year. This year, Shenzhen’s minimum wage rate has risen by 13%, and it has increased by 20% from the year before last year. In this way, the profits of enterprises will be continuously increased. Devoured. Workers are not well-managed, very fluid, sometimes affecting the production and delivery.” He said: “Difficulties in employment are the common challenges and challenges faced by the 3C electronics industry in the entire Pearl River Delta region. In order to improve the market competitiveness, we must think of ways to change the status quo.This year the company began a large-scale automation transformation, especially in large quantities using ABB's robot IRB 120. This small robot speed, high reliability, flexible installation It is easy to use.” Huang Shuiling, manager of the automation department, pointed to an IRB120 robotic workstation that they designed, developed, and manufactured. “This USB socket assembly machine has only 3 seconds of tact time, and the production efficiency is improved by 60. The production of two sets of workpieces can be carried out at the same time, which can save more than 10 labors, and the recycling period for these equipment costs is only two years."

As a senior automation engineer, Ms. Huang is familiar with automation components such as slides, servo motors, ball screws, vibrating plates, and pneumatic components. The movement of these devices is relatively simple, but when complex flexible movements need to be completed, the mechanical design becomes complicated and difficult, and even some actions cannot be achieved. Huang's design ideas encountered a bottleneck. After visiting and understanding the current automation products on the market, he discovered ABB's IRB120. This ABB's smallest robot weighs only 25 kilograms, but it is currently the world's fastest and most accurate six-axis small robot, working at a radius of 580mm. In the area, you can pose in any position, reach any position, have almost no dead ends, and are as flexible as the staff. The emergence of IRB 120 liberated his thinking. In an area where the movement is complex and small, as long as an IRB 120 is placed, the complicated movement problem in assembly and transportation is solved. Due to the adoption of ABB IRB 120 robots, the development cycle of the entire automatic equipment was shortened by 15% than expected, and the technical difficulties were solved in one fell swoop and some previously difficult applications were realized. At the same time, the full Chinese and color visual interface of ABB Robot is easy to learn. The joystick of the teaching pendant is easy to use and it is very convenient for employees to learn and master.

In order to allow Pyramid's automated production line to be put into use as soon as possible and to realize the return on investment as soon as possible, ABB Robot's team of engineers gave Pyroban's full technical support to assist Huang's team in developing manufacturing automation equipment. As soon as the equipment is commissioned, it is put into production and begins to realize returns. The equipment investment return cycle is short in 8 months, but it is only 2 years long. Compared with companies that stick to traditional manual operations, they have been plagued by rising costs of labor. The general manager of the company once fully implemented automation. In particular, the decisive decision to introduce robots has enabled Pyramid to gain a strong competitive advantage.

Lei Pui's field engineer Chen Xin said before standing on an IRB 120: "ABB's exclusive Q uickmove TM and 1 moveTM technology make the IRB 120 faster than competing products. Some workstations have a cycle time of 5 seconds. Reduced to 3 seconds, 0.01mm repeatability is the highest in its class, and robotic workstations can be produced on-line flexibly. Its motion profile is programmable and can be flexibly adjusted online. This is an advantage that other automation equipment does not have.”

Existing robots and equipment will help Rayby to save nearly 10 million yuan in production costs each year for many years to come. The initial results achieved with the IRB 120 application made Zeng General Manager and Manager Huang determined to continue the large-scale introduction of ABB robots. By automating the realization of efficient and high-quality production of enterprises, providing enterprises with competitiveness, reducing production costs and increasing profits, this is their goal. They are also making this goal a reality.

"This year we have to buy more robots. Not only that, the automation department needs to expand, increase manpower, and do more equipment." This is the idea of ​​General Manager Zeng.

It is the trend of the whole 3C electronics industry to use automation to realize the competitive advantage of the enterprise. We believe that there will be more engineers like Huang and his automation team, and they will apply industrial robots to various production processes in the 3C electronics industry. In the near future, 3C assembly and

In the electronic product factory, the assembly line will see more busy industrial robots, and use its own advantages to help enterprises improve competitiveness, improve production efficiency and quality, optimize production, improve profits, reduce labor intensity and improve workers' labor environment. .