How can robotic automation improve efficiency in manufacturing processes?

Our robotic automation solutions dramatically boost efficiency in manufacturing by enhancing speed, precision, and consistency. We focus on minimizing manual errors, accelerating production rates, and ensuring safety by handling repetitive and hazardous tasks.

What are the different types of robotic automation systems available for manufacturing applications?

We offer a range of robotic automation systems for manufacturing, including SCARA and Delta robots. SCARA robots are ideal for precision tasks requiring speed and compact design, while Delta robots excel in fast, repetitive actions like picking and placing.

What types of defects or issues can vision inspection systems detect in manufacturing?

Our vision inspection systems are adept at detecting dimensional inaccuracies, surface defects like scratches or dents, misalignments, and incorrect or missing components. They are also capable of verifying label accuracy, barcode readability, and color consistency.

What types of manufacturing tasks can be performed using a rotary indexing machine?Rotary indexing machines at Big Sky Engineering are highly versatile, designed to perform a range of precise manufacturing tasks. They are ideal for assembly, drilling, precision machining, and quality inspection. These machines excel in high-volume production environments, offering accuracy and repeatability.

Rotary indexing machines at Big Sky Engineering are highly versatile, designed to perform a range of precise manufacturing tasks. They are ideal for assembly, drilling, precision machining, and quality inspection. These machines excel in high-volume production environments, offering accuracy and repeatability.

Custom Robotic Furnace Loader - Big Sky Engineering, Inc

BSE JOB 1749

This system automatically removes the same parts that were robotically loaded onto the front end of the furnace conveyor. Upon picking the parts from the conveyor, the robot places them onto the RP conveyor or the breakaway fixture followed by the RP conveyor. The tiles and puck are placed onto the return conveyor.

This station consists of a stand-alone frame that will house a Fanuc M-20iA/12 Remote A-Cab R-30iB.

The robot EOAT tool consists of a vacuum pick head capable of picking and picking the tile/puck and specialized EOATs for each of the parts. The parts EOAT features a spring load level compensating mechanism along with a break-away feature. A sensor confirms the EOAT is attached and in place. The emptied tiles and pucks are placed onto a take-away conveyor to transport them to the opposite end of the furnace for loading.

The stacked part S-4879 that is unloaded from the furnace has the potential of being stuck together and placed onto a fixture that will break them free of each other. Upon release, both parts are transferred to the RP conveyor and all other parts are loaded directly onto the RP conveyor.

The rust preventive “flood” conveyor consists of approximately a 42-inch long by 12-wide wire mesh conveyor. This conveyor is designed to flood the parts as they convey by using a low-pressure / high-flow pump with nozzles positioned below and above the conveyor belt. The lower nozzles create a bubbler effect that coats all areas of the parts from underneath. The upper nozzles create a curtain of RP that the parts pass through. Blow-off air nozzles remove excessive RP as they pass prior to being transported off the end of the conveyor. The assembly is contained with a sealed stainless steel containment to limit the migration of RP.

The work cell is designed to allow manual unloading of parts directly from the oven. An access door is opened while the robot has been placed in park mode and the system controls are disabled.

The robot controller along with a PLC w/small HMI are used for all programmable logic and will interface infeed conveyor part tracking vision system and the oven load conveyor.

Custom Robotic Furnace Loader

Custom Robotic Furnace Loader

BSE JOB 1749

SYSTEM FEATURES AND COMPONENTS