Kawasaki Robotics at IMTS: Smart Manufacturing Meets Human Ingenuity

Any successful robotic automation system starts with a strong foundation. At the western hemisphere’s largest manufacturing show, IMTS, Kawasaki Robotics is showcasing technology that helps users build a strong, adaptable automation strategy. This includes supporting future-forward technologies such as AI and machine learning, which allow advanced users to leverage unlimited external computing power.

To help tackle the broad scope of challenges faced by today’s manufacturers, Kawasaki Robotics offers a wide range of robotic solutions for any type of user – whether they are investigating automation or looking to expand on their current robotic solution. No matter where you are in your automation journey, visit booth 236744 to experience automation that’s designed to support you today and beyond.

Reduce Programming Time by 70%: Kawasaki and Real Time Robotics (RTR) have partnered to display an interactive spot-welding application using two Kawasaki BX100N robots, top-of-the-line ARO 3G spot welding guns, and RTR’s innovative RapidPlan software. The spot-welding demo displays the power of Kawasaki robots’ through-arm design, open programming platform, and KRNX API plugin combined with Realtime Robotics’ innovative motion planning and collision avoidance software. Attendees can interact with the cell by altering the robots motion path in real time – all without any reprogramming or manual verification of motion planning. Users are able to start, stop or reset all or any individual robots: modify target allocation; change target order; and add or remove existing targets to the robot sequence.  Thanks to Kawasaki’s hardware and RTR’s software, programming requirements can be shortened by weeks and manufacturing floorspace optimized.

The Future of Smart Machines: See firsthand why startups love Kawasaki’s KRNX API plugin for advanced automation. By enabling real-time control, KRNX continuously updates joint angles on the robot, giving advanced users full control of the robot’s motion and the ability to execute complex and irregular applications. KRNX opens the door for Kawasaki robots to leverage unlimited external computing power, enabling anything from machine learning applications to advanced safety.

Eliminate Laborious Bin Picking Tasks: Bin picking processes are known to be laborious, tiring, and even dangerous in some situations. These tasks are suited for automation in nature, but can be challenging to automate due to factors such as shifting part locations and complex path calculations. Kawasaki has developed a bin picking solution that can save users both time and money.  This solution will be featured at IMTS, using Canon’s leading optical processing technology and Kawasaki’s NEW RS013N robot for picking and sorting random parts from a bin to a conveyor.

Flawless Finishes Made Easy: Kawasaki Robotics and Dürr Systems are teaming up to bring innovative, user-friendly automated paint solutions to the non-automotive general industries (GI) market. Experience Kawasaki’s KJ155 explosion-proof paint robot, equipped with a Dürr applicator, in a live paint simulation. Dürr and Kawasaki’s intensive paint experience and finishing expertise are reflected in this seamlessly integrated paint application.

Advantages of robotic machine tending: Kawasaki partner Melton Machine & Control Company brings over 50 years of automation system build experience to their machine tending solutions. Built to impress, Melton’s machine tending cell will increase system uptime and quality, reduce operation cost and maximize throughput.

Improve Part Quality with Adaptive Welding: Kawasaki’s arc welding robots paired with the proper software and adaptive welding sensors can drastically improve part quality, enhance consistency and reduce downtime. In this cell at IMTS, a Kawasaki BA006L robot will use offline programming and seam tracking to simulate arc welding on a part manipulated by a Kawasaki MX700N positioner. In the same demo cell, a Kawasaki material handling robot will grind the weld seam using a part-to-tool process.

Interactive Picking & Inspection Demo: Do not miss a fun and interactive demo provided by system integrator, MiQ Partners. Utilizing a Kawasaki RS007N robot, Keyence vision system and ink jet printer, a USB drive will be picked, printed, and inspected and handed to attendees.

IMTS booth: 236744

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