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Catalog Industrial Robotics - Schneider Electric
Catalog Industrial Robotics - Schneider Electric
Industrial robots are becoming essential in smart manufacturing due to their ability to enhance productivity, quality, and cost savings. The development of collaborative robots (cobots) and Industry 4.0 technologies, such as AI and ML, has made robots more accessible and affordable. A decline in robot costs emphasizes the importance of evaluating their total cost of ownership, including savings in wages, maintenance, and energy.
Robots improve operational efficiency by consistently producing high-quality goods safely, even in harsh environments. They help address labor shortages and enable workers to transition to supervisory roles. Robotics also contribute to economic growth, worker productivity, and environmental sustainability by reducing waste and energy use.
Robots are vital in industries requiring high endurance, speed, and precision, such as packaging, assembly, material working, and conveying equipment. They offer increased production speed, flexibility, and reduced human error, benefiting sectors like food & beverage, life sciences, semiconductors, automotive, logistics, and EV battery production.
Advancements in digitization and Industry 4.0 enhance the speed, flexibility, and quality of robotics. The integration of AI, IoT, and big data with robots facilitates mass customization and cost reduction. Cobots are becoming more user-friendly, allowing easier programming and integration, supporting seamless human-robot collaboration.
Global partnerships are crucial for advancing robotics technology and addressing challenges like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. Collaborative efforts between companies, such as Schneider Electric and its partners, have led to innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and accuracy in various applications.
The future of industrial robotics is promising, with ongoing advancements in technology and integration. Machine builders and integrators must focus on sustainable, forward-thinking solutions that meet economic, social, and environmental requirements to remain competitive in the evolving market.
The document discusses the integration of industrial robots into manufacturing processes, emphasizing the importance of digitization and advanced automation. Schneider Electric offers comprehensive robotic solutions that are digitally designed and integrated into machine control systems through their EcoStruxure platform.
Schneider Electric's Lexium robots, combined with dynamic servo drives, provide high-speed motion and precise positioning. Integration with EcoStruxure enables collaborative data flow, connecting smart products, robots, controls, software, and services. Modicon motion controllers unify PLC, motion, and robotics control on a single platform, offering flexibility and scalability.
Implementing robotics can decrease corrective action time by 50% and reduce machine time-to-market by up to 60%. The use of digital twin technology further enhances system implementation by reducing commissioning time and improving system integration.
Robotics solutions are applicable in various sectors, including packaging, food and beverage, material handling, and semiconductor manufacturing. The document highlights the importance of selecting the appropriate robot based on application-specific criteria such as speed, payload, and collaboration with humans.
Schneider Electric supports OEMs with tools for simplifying development, reducing time-to-market, and ensuring cybersecurity compliance. The use of digital twin technology allows for virtual testing and commissioning, accelerating system integration and reducing costs.
The document emphasizes the critical role of global partnerships in advancing robotics technology and achieving sustainability and efficiency goals.
Schneider Electric's integrated robotic solutions offer significant benefits in terms of efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability, making them a valuable partner in the digital transformation of manufacturing processes.
Schneider Electric offers high-performance robotic solutions with a focus on efficiency and integration. Key specifications include a high load capacity per carrier of 2.2 kg, high speed of 4 m/s, and high acceleration of 120 m/s² for a 1 kg load. The maximum track length is 40 m. These solutions target sectors such as Food & Beverage, Electronics, and Life Science, with applications in assembly, food processing, material handling, and packaging.
Schneider Electric emphasizes end-to-end integrated smart robotic solutions, highlighting the importance of global partnerships. The design and engineering phase is streamlined through digital modeling tools, allowing for virtual commissioning and testing, which reduces costs and improves integration efficiency.
Smart commissioning tools like EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin and EcoStruxure Machine SCADA Expert enhance operational efficiency by providing digital twins for simulation and real-time data access. These tools facilitate seamless integration of automation and software using open standards.
Post-sales services include remote monitoring, condition-based maintenance, and operator training. These services aim to reduce unscheduled downtime and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by 50%. Remote services and digital twins enable efficient performance evaluations and software upgrades.
Schneider Electric's global presence and local support structure enable effective collaboration with OEMs and system integrators. The Alliance Partner Program fosters co-innovation and value creation, ensuring smooth system integration and interoperability.
With increased connectivity, cybersecurity is a critical focus. Schneider Electric offers consulting services to mitigate risks, following ISA/IEC 62443 standards. Their Industrial Automation Audit and Assessment process helps secure digital operations.
Schneider Electric advocates for strategic partnerships to drive modernization and competitiveness in the industrial sector. Emphasizing sustainability, resilience, and human-machine collaboration, they support the transition towards Industry 5.0, which focuses on integrating human and robotic strengths for efficient manufacturing.
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Table of contents The rise of industrial robots Smart integrated robotics solutions Critical role of global partnerships 4
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric The rise of industrial robots The rise of industrial robots Smart integrated robotics solutions Critical role of global partnerships Final thoughts
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric The rise of industrial robots Industrial robot cost decline Growing demand for smart machines, including smart robots, is driven by the desire to increase productivity and quality, customize on-demand production, increase cost savings, and reduce time-to-market. Historic prices Getting there requires using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotics to help your end customers migrate more quickly to smart factories. Industrial robotics is not new. What is new is the emergence of collaborative robots (cobots) and...
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Six trends driving robot and cobot growth Robotic drive efficiencies – Robots impact several operational areas: Manufacture higher volumes of quality goods over shorter periods while operating 24/7 without fatigue. Produce consistent output with little variability over a given production batch. Labor shortages – The obstacle of insufficient operator staff to meet business demands can be augmented with robotics. This can also help solve automation challenges while offering existing workers the prospect of learning new skills and transitioning from repetitive manual...
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Six trends driving robot and cobot growth (cont.) Global pandemic – Supply chain disruptions, workplace isolation restrictions, and a renewed focus on resilience have accelerated businesses' adoption of robotic technologies. Regardless of on-site plant workers, some robotics operations can continue to function with remote management and guidance. Digitization and Industry 4.0 – Breakthroughs in softwaredriven digitization enhance speed, flexibility, and operations quality. Mass customization is achievable while reducing costs and time-to-market. Advancements like...
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The rise of industrial robots Smart integrated robotics solutions Life Is On Schneider Electric Critical role of global partnerships Final thoughts
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Economic, human, and environmental factors As interest in robots and cobots continues to accelerate, machine builders (OEMs) and integrators can position themselves to meet the demand with forward-thinking solutions that account for end-user requirements. Those requirements generally fall into three broad categories: economic, social, and environmental – the three pillars of sustainability. Economic growth Environmental awareness Worker productivity Manufacturers across essential industries like Semiconductors, Logistics, and Consumer Packaged Goods recognize that...
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Economic, human, and environmental factors (cont.) As interest in robots and cobots continues to accelerate, machine builders (OEMs) and integrators can position themselves to meet the demand with forward-thinking solutions that account for end-user requirements. Those requirements generally fall into three broad categories: economic, social, and environmental – the three pillars of sustainability. Economic growth Environmental awareness Worker productivity Robot/machine hybrid solutions can offer a more sustainable approach to production. They can be designed...
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Economic, human, and environmental factors (cont.) As interest in robots and cobots continues to accelerate, machine builders (OEMs) and integrators can position themselves to meet the demand with forward-thinking solutions that account for end-user requirements. Those requirements generally fall into three broad categories: economic, social, and environmental – the three pillars of sustainability. Economic growth Environmental awareness Worker productivity Manufacturers must consider human factors when introducing robotics. Robots are designed to relieve physically...
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Life Is On Schneider Electric Key applications The rise of industrial robots Benefits Key Smart integrated Critical role of Final of robotics applications robotics solutions global partnerships thoughts
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Typical industrial robotics applications In many manufacturing processes, industrial robots are indispensable in applications that require high endurance and volume, speed, and precision. Some typical machinery applications of robots include: Assembly Machinery Material Working Conveying Equipment & Machinery As an important part of the packaging manufacturing process, industrial robots will help to achieve the strong emerging demand for sustainable and recyclable packaging. Robots are especially useful for automated tasks in packaging applications (e.g., load...
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Typical industrial robotics applications (cont.) In many manufacturing processes, industrial robots are indispensable in applications that require high endurance and volume, speed, and precision. Some typical machinery applications of robots include: Assembly Machinery Material Working Conveying Equipment & Machinery Robots assemble quickly and accurately, converting small parts into larger units and eliminating tedious tasks. Advantages: Greater overall flexibility, shorter product lifecycles, higher throughput and quality, and reduced floor space. Discover how...
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Life Is On | Schneider Electric Typical industrial robotics applications (cont.) In many manufacturing processes, industrial robots are indispensable in applications that require high endurance and volume, speed, and precision. Some typical machinery applications of robots include: Applications range from simple bending machines or presses to multi-axis material working machines. Industrial robots are ideal in this industry due to their high precision and efficiency. Advantages: High precision, reduced human error, and increased safety. The rise of industrial robots Smart integrated robotics...
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