A B O U T T H E R O B O T S
Universal Robots’ robots are modularly
designed, hand assembled and can function
without the cumbersome safety fencing that
most robots require. They are equipped
with a state-of-the-art ‘stop-force’ safety
feature. The built-in software generates a
protective stop if the robot hit something –
hugely minimising the occurrence of serious
workplace accidents.
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Based on the success of Victoria’s installation and
commissioning, Assa Abloy NZ is developing another
process that involves two UR5s producing door
hinges, with 22 different variants of product.
“Our traditional approach to automation wasn’t cost
effective for our manufacturing environment and it was
hard to justify. New cobot technology like Universal
Robots has opened the door for us to apply this
technology in areas we previously thought impossible,”
says Simkin.
Assa Abloy is automating not just for the now, but
setting itself up for the future where staff and robots
intertwine within production processes.
The company is proof of pudding that robots are no
longer relegated to simply mass scale production
processes, nor is New Zealand any different to what
manufacturers throughout the world are and should be
implementing.
Times are changing, and Assa Abloy NZ has changed
with them – for the good.
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