New-approach robotic case erector boosts speed, flexibility at Caterpillar

摘要

A recent innovation born from collaboration between XPAK and ABB has resulted in a robotic solution designed to replace what the companies say are "complex conventional case erectors, with their multitude of adjustment knobs, wheels, and dials." The ROBOX™ robotic case erector uses a fixed tool over which an ABB robot slides an unopened, flat box and delivers an erected and taped box, in a typical footprint of 8 x 8 ft-a 30% reduction in floor space versus a conventional case-erecting system.