What is the age of robots for industry?

Previously, we discussed predictive maintenance and its importance for the innovative and current Industry 4.0. However, this does not stop there, as the concept encompasses much more and industrial robots are increasingly present.

We already know what Industry 4.0 is and how it is gaining greater popularity worldwide, but what else does the automation objective it pursues entail?

Each industry uses a specific type of technology that may vary from one to another; nevertheless, most include networked machinery, control systems, logistics configurations, robots, and autonomous vehicles.

Communication between one machine and another is the key to achieving a high degree of automation and operational independence, which is why they are called “smart factories.”

To facilitate this work, cobots constitute an important component, as they are robots created to physically interact with humans in a collaborative environment.

Collaborative Robots and Industry 4.0

Collaborative robots have become the perfect ally for workers on the production line. We think of them as support tools designed to free operators from the most repetitive tasks.

In this way, time is optimized as the worker handles the supervision, maintenance, or programming tasks that the robot cannot perform.

If we had to highlight the main characteristics of this collaborative robotics, we would focus on the following:

• Accessibility: Any previously qualified worker can program a robot or assign it a task.
• Safety: Intelligent sensors are a solution that enables the operator to work with complete safety and without risk.
• Flexibility: This is lightweight machinery that occupies little space.

ROBOTICS BOOST FOLLOWING COVID-19 IN SPAIN

The situation generated by COVID-19 has led to technological acceleration that, in recent years, was among the pending tasks to be developed in an undetermined future, and for this reason, robotics is gaining increasing prominence.

Among the sectors that are betting most strongly on this update are:

• Pharmaceutical
• Food
• Agricultural

It is possible to say that automation has gone from being a possibility to a necessity.

ROYSE and Schaeffler’s solutions for robotics

ROYSE’s greatest guarantee is the trust in its main partners with the aim of offering the best service to its customers.

Schaeffler understands the characteristics and needs of robotics within Industry 4.0 and therefore manages to elevate it to another level by presenting more compact, lightweight, efficient robotic systems and cobots with greater reach, higher load capacity, and longer service life. All of this contributes to what we previously mentioned regarding flexibility and considerable reduction in production time.

Among its many new products is also an optimized series thanks to the XZU double-row angular contact needle bearings, thus providing better functionality for the articulated arms of lightweight robots (LWR) and cobots.

Do not miss out on learning more about all these innovations and contact us for more information. Remember that thanks to our customer proximity model, we manage to be closer to you and much faster.