In the CNC production facility of an automobile manufacturer, turned parts are automatically ejected from the lathe after machining. The next work step requires intermediate buffering, during which the parts are to drip dry as much as possible.
A photo book manufacturer faced the challenge of expanding the number of machines it used to bind book blocks from four to eight. For the modernisation, the manufacturer not only needed additional conveyor technology, they also needed to realise a new comprehensive controller for old and new…
An automotive supplier requires a compact conveyor solution for buffering and cyclical feeding and removal of body parts to a robot cell.
A compact demonstrator with a robot, conveyor technology and a camera system at UAS Cologne provides an interactive experience of complex production processes. Thanks to the support of the mk Technology Group, key concepts such as OEE can be taught.
A manufacturer of technical springs and functional components requires a storage system for the discharge end of one of its punching machines. The intention is for the ejection process to run autonomously for up to one hour without having to manually replace the full small load carriers with empty…
After Christmas, the volume of returns skyrockets – and with it, the pressure on intralogistics. In the returns centre of a logistics service provider, employees are under immense pressure during this time transferring returned items to the returns process.
A postal service provider wanted to allow its drivers to deliver to the logistics centre at any time without waiting. The idea: An automated conveyor line moves the delivered crates from the outside area through a wall opening into the logistics centre.
At a manufacturer of carton packaging, the carton blanks fed out from a production machine were stacked on pallets manually. The aim was to automate this process, with a robot taking over the palletising work in the future.
A munitions manufacturer needed to optimise its process for filling an annealing furnace with cartridge cases. Once deep-drawn, the cases had previously been laboriously poured into the 3 m high separating unit for the furnace by hand. A conveyor system was now required that could automatically and…
A medical products manufacturer requires a conveyor system as supply and discharge for a packaging machine for roll plasters.