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Payloads up to 60 kilograms: KR SCARA applications boost efficiency and precision in a wide range of industries
Higher payloads, flexible reach, and the usual high precision and speed: discover our new KR SCARA robots and learn about their wide range of applications - from the automotive industry to the pharmaceutical industry.
September 4, 2024
Reach of up to 1.2 meters: KR 20 models open up new working areas with a compact design
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KR SCARA with 60 kg payload: A powerhouse for battery production and more
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Electronics Industry: Clean top performance
Horizontal jointed-arm robots are especially useful in the electronics industry. Their accuracy, speed and reliability make them ideal for various applications:
3C Industry: KR SCARA applications master the assembly and handling of sensitive parts such as optical lenses and display glass as well as small electronic components. ISO Class 5 certified, they are suitable for clean manufacturing environments, enabling them to meet demanding quality requirements. Automating these processes reduces production errors and increases manufacturing accuracy in the 3C industry.
PCB assembly: SCARA robots place components on PCBs with pinpoint accuracy, speeding up the production process and at the same time minimizing errors. Their high accuracy contributes to production efficiency and significantly reduces the error rate.
Soldering and quality control: Whether for soldering work or quality control of electronic components - SCARA robots impress with their speed and reliability when carrying out high precision tasks. Their ability to work consistently ensures that each component is manufactured to the highest standards.
Automotive electronics: ESD-protected SCARA robots ensure the safe handling of electronic components in cleanrooms. These industrial robots are also ideal for pick-and-place or screw assembly applications, supporting efficiency and reliability in production. This optimizes the production flow and significantly reduces throughput times.
Four-axis robots in e-mobility and battery production
Four-axis robots help to increase productivity in the e-mobility sector and the production of batteries.
Assembly of battery modules and packs: Industrial robots handle the assembly of battery modules and packs, connecting cables and assembling battery housings to optimize the production process and ensure the highest quality standards. Automating these tasks leads to more consistent results and increases the lifetime and safety of the batteries.
Palletizing and handling: SCARA robots efficiently stack heavy batteries and enable fast and accurate palletizing in electric vehicle battery production. They also handle lithium batteries, electronic components and vehicle parts with ease. This increases production capacity while reducing the physical strain on employees.
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Highest hygiene standards for ISO Clean Rooms
Medical technology: For the production of medical devices and instruments in Clean Room environments, the ISO 5-certified cleanroom models offer particle-free manufacturing conditions. These robots ensure safe and hygienic manufacturing processes that meet the strict standards of the healthcare industry.
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Handling medical plastic parts: When handling plastic parts for medical applications, SCARA robots ensure maximum efficiency thanks to their high speed, small footprint and reliability. This significantly reduces production errors and costs as well as ensuring consistent product quality.
Pharmaceutical packaging: SCARA robots also impress in pharmaceutical packaging thanks to their fast and precise operation, thus supporting the safe handling of sensitive medicines. Automated packaging solutions minimize contamination risks and increase productivity.
Automotive industry: Optimized processes from small parts to final assembly
In the automotive industry, robotic applications play a significant role in improving efficiency and quality assurance.
Small parts assembly: KR SCARA applications are predestined for the assembly of small parts such as sensors, switches and connectors. They ensure accurate and reliable assembly processes while minimizing material loss. This increases production efficiency and ensures consistent quality of the assembled parts. The result: a significant increase in production speed.
Material handling: The robots interlink production stations and ensure a smooth process. This reduces cycle times and increases the overall efficiency of the production lines.
Food industry: Reliable automation in fast-paced production environments
SCARA robots are used successfully in the food industry. In particular, the Hygienic Oil (HO) series, which work with food-grade lubricants, meet the special requirements in the secondary sector.
Pick-and-place, conveyor tracking: KR SCARA robots ensure precise packaging and sorting of food and beverages in the shortest possible time. Their high movement accuracy enables efficient operation in fast-paced production environments. The use of these robots shortens production times and reduces operating costs.
Quality control: Integrating SCARA robots into the quality control process ensures that only flawless products are packaged, guaranteeing end customer satisfaction. Automated inspection processes also help to minimize waste and ensure consistent product quality.
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Further application areas: From the plastics to the textile industry
Four-axis robots are used in many other industries and offer considerable advantages.
Rubber and plastics industry: The KR SCARA robots with protection class IP54 are ideally qualified for injection molding, joining processes and transporting heavy workpieces. Their load capacity makes them ideal for handling multiple parts. Thanks to their robust design and versatility, they increase production capacity and reduce downtimes. Here you will find more information on automation in the plastics industry.
Textile industry: With their enormous flexibility and speed, SCARA robots facilitate numerous assembly steps and material handling processes in textile production. This accelerates production processes and improves product quality.
Metal industry: Due to their compactness and speed, our SCARA robots are ideally suited to the metal industry. They enable production in the smallest manufacturing cells and support high-precision manufacturing processes. This reduces production costs and increases efficiency.
Renewable energies: In the production of renewable energies, such as the assembly of solar cells or wind turbines, SCARA robots also play a significant role and help to increase efficiency. Their fast and accurate movements enable cost-effective production of sustainable technology.