NACHI’s Presto ST Series Robot features large payload capacity and a wide work envelope, making it an ideal robot for a variety of materials handling tasks such as palletising.
ST Series is available in Shelf and Floor Mount type with different models capable of handling Payloads of 70Kg,100Kg, 166Kg and 200Kg
ST Series allows easy maintenance by reducing grease application points from 27 points and 27 minutes to 4 points and 4 minutes by using a grease bath design.
The battery replacement cycle is three times longer than previously and it also features origin position reset from Teach pendant.
Case Study:
Application: Palletising for the Food Industry
Client: Manufacturer of Food Products
Integrator: Nachi Robotics Network Partner Ph: +61 3 9796 4144
Problem:
Customer based in Victoria supplies food products such as nuts and dried fruits to Major Retailers. Due to OH&S issues the customer looked at automating the packing line by using a palletising robot.
NACHI Australia was then approached to give a solution. The design had to be able to:
- Palletise 2 stations side by side
- Capability to Palletise one station while Pallets can be removed from other station
- Gripper to be capable to pick 2 boxes at any one time
- Palletise a Layer of 10 boxes every minute
- Run 24 hrs a day
- Safety compliant
- Integrate with existing plant and work area
- Future proof (have the ability to add new products when required)
The solution was the use of a Nachi ST200 palletising robot integrated with a specifically designed safety cell, in feed conveyor, and a fully pneumatic gripper, to enable the robot to stack different boxes from control of HMI Panel.
The Robot task includes the shifting of Guard from one station to another so that operator can remove the completed Pallet.
Solution:
- Nachi ST200 6-axis robot
- Pneumatic Grippers
- Robot Interface with PLC
- HMI Panel for Easy operator access
- Auto sensing through-out process
- Pneumatic Gripper
- Programming
- Safety fence
Benefits:
- Continuous palletising
- Increased production
- Reduced labour costs
- Consistent stacking quality
- Adaptability (future proofing)