Industry 4.0 Smart solutions for human and machine
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SMART SOLUTIONS FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE INDUSTRY 4.0 INTELUGENTE PERIPHERIEN FOR ROBOTER

The Key to Success. Here’s to a bright future of cooperation for team “human-robot” – all thanks to intelligent peripherals. IPR – the smart interface between human and machine. Industry 4.0 stands for the integration of industrial production with the latest information and communication technology. The trigger for this development has been the continual demand on companies to operate profitably, despite demand for smaller batch sizes and increasingly individualized production. One development caused by this change, which already seems to be earning profits, is the cooperation of humans and...

Intelligent peripheral equipment integrated into robot systems, facilitates not only a safer human-machine cooperation, but also makes your production more efficient. ON THE WAY TO THE DREAM TEAM The robot of the future actively cooperates with humans. As well as the customary large units, small assistance robots have also begun to appear. Both types of robots – thanks to intelligent peripheral components – create a risk free working space with humans and which relieves human workers of high ergonomic load tasks, as well as tasks that often lead to error

Welcome at Work: Colleague Robot. Adaptiv and simple. Top priority: safety for staff members Industry 4.0 robots of the future will work directly with and beside humans, requiring no seperating security fences or barriers. In these situations, IPR’s highly sensitive grippers offer both the necessary security for your staff, as well as the THE INDUSTRY 4.O FACTOR SECURITY AS A BASIC REQUIREMENT. Intelligent grippers ensure not only safe handling of components and workpieces, but also the safety of your staff. For this reason, the powerful gripper is important to the efficient realization of...

EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL: WITH IPR’S TECHNOLOGY Roller beared gripper RP The roller-beared gripper is pneumatically driven and functions with extreme sensitivity. The gripping function happens in two steps. In the first step, the object is grasped gently, as if it were made of glass – so for human workers in the vicinity, there is no possibility of harm. In the second step, the robot grips only as hard as is absolutely necessary for safe transport to the next processing stage. In addition, this system is easily upgradeable to an intelligent gripper system, which optimises your production of...

Increased fine-motor Sensation for the Robot Arm. Increases flexibility and security. The production environment in “view” The robot for Industry 4.0 must not only be safe for staff and products, it must also be capable of flexibly interacting with your production environment. This requires a correspondingly powerful sensor technology, and a safe connection to in-house data communication, to ensure optimal integration within the company’s information exchange. The newly developed force-andtorque sensor – an innovation of IPR and Doll Engineering – impresses greatly in this area, owing to its...

Force-and-torque-sensor The development of a new, communication-capable, force-and-torque-sensor is a milestone in the industry. The sensor is located between the robot and the gripper and measures the forces acting on the gripper. Consequently, obstacles, whether human or object, can be directly detected . At the same time, your staff can easily teach the robot, thanks to the force-and-torque-sensor. This allows fast and simple programming, without operator intensive knowledge, thus offering the flexibility needed for Industry 4.0. The powerful multi-function interface provides a new...

The starting Position is not always ideal. The Result however, can be so much more. Flexible interaction in the production environment. Things are sometimes not what you expected ... The combination of Z-axis compliance device, lateral alignment device and rotation angle compensation, allows the performance of complex assembly tasks in the easiest of ways. Position errors are compensated for by arbitrarily disengageable and switchable degrees of freedom. Thanks to the function blocks, the gripper can take parts with offset pitch and angular misalignment, and then align them to the...

Z-Axis Compliance Device ZN This function allows for the compensation of different height positions and detects impending collisions in the Z-direction. The Z-axis-compliances can be easily combined with joint mechanisms, and in this way, offers a protective mechanism via monitoring of insertion forces during assembly parts and workpieces. Lateral Alignment Device KA The position compensation occurs vertically and can be carried out with high precision in both the tension and compression directions. This allows objects to be handled flexibly, in whatever orientation they arrive at the...

Robots with Freedom of Movement. Industry 4.0-compatible use of robots. Success along the line In order for robots to work just where they are needed, Industry 4.0 demands, both functionally and spatially, the highest flexibility from assistance robots. To achieve this, not only are the appropriate driving axles required, but the set-up must also ensure that the power supply does not hinder the robot’s freedom of movement; a problem that IPR has resolved to the complete satisfaction of its customers. Additionally, a powerful tool changer further increases the robot’s flexibility of...

7th axis IPM-90 This 7th axis for small robots increases the workspace of the robot. Since the 7th axis can be ordered in modules, it can be optimally tailored to your needs. Also, thanks to the internal energy management system, the robot maintain a full range of motion and work flexibly without “place attachment” - ideal for Industry 4.0. Electric power tool changer In order to guarantee a high level of automation with minimal cycle times, the robots are able to perform tool changes. For pneumatic tool changers, a compressed air infrastructure must be provided. For cases in which the...