Process Overview
Hankook & Company’s palletizing solution prioritizes higher output and reduced labor requirements. After removing the existing line that was built around a single palletizer, the operation was split into two lines and reconfigured with two palletizers to secure production capacity (CAPA). In addition, manual placement of styrofoam and slip sheets was automated to reduce operator intervention—enabling one operator to manage both lines.
Project Background and Objectives
Background
The previous workflow had an imbalance between line production capacity (CAPA) and palletizing capacity (CAPA), requiring operators to manually support styrofoam and slip-sheet placement to maintain output. This structure forced continuous loading of slip sheets (approx. 7 kg each), causing significant operator fatigue. Also, the line had to wait until manual slip-sheet loading was completed, leading to large fluctuations in the logistics cycle time.
Key issues
Palletizing quality instability and speed loss caused by manual operations
Reduced productivity, increased operator fatigue, and skilled-labor dependency issues
Objectives
Improve production efficiency by minimizing repetitive manual tasks through upgraded robot automation
Ensure quality consistency by reducing manual intervention
Improve the work environment by reducing operator fatigue and strengthening safety
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| ๋ก๋ด | YASKAWA industrial robot GP250 |
|---|---|
| ์ฃผ๋ณ๊ธฐ๊ธฐ | Battery infeed conveyor Sorter Battery bundle alignment conveyor Dedicated gripper Pallet conveyor Pallet supply unit Diverter conveyor Slip-sheet alignment station Styrofoam supply magazine |
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| STEP 1. | On the HMI, select the battery model and enter the required quantity. |
|---|---|
| STEP 2. | Batteries fed from the infeed line are aligned on the conveyor to the required count and queued for palletizing. |
| STEP 3. | The load is transferred and fixed in position at the palletizing station. |
| STEP 4. | Based on the recipe total layer count, slip sheets are aligned accordingly. |
| STEP 5. | The 6-axis robot grips the battery bundle. |
| STEP 6. | The robot automatically loads the bundle onto the pallet. |
โป ๋ง๋ก์ ๋ด์ ๋ชจ๋ ์ฝํ ์ธ ๋ฅผ ๋ฌด๋จ์ผ๋ก ๋ณต์ฌ ๋ฐ ์ฌ์ฐฝ์ํ ๊ฒฝ์ฐ ๋ถ์ ๊ฒฝ์๋ฐฉ์ง๋ฒ ๋ฐ ์ ์๊ถ๋ฒ์ ์๋ฐ๋ ์ ์์์ ๋ฐํ๋๋ค.
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Indoor Logistics Transport and Loading Using VisionNav VNPA15๐๏ธ
Process Overview This case study showcases a logistics automation solution that uses VisionNav's VNPA15 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to automate the transport and loading/stacking of packaged products in indoor material-handling operations. Built on robust safety functions, the solution minimizes changes to existing workflows while enabling unattended load/unload tasks, and provides effective monitoring and control of real-time operations.
Automated nut loading into the machine toolโplus complete teaching support!
Process Overview Philliper had been handling the process of inserting nuts into the machine tool manually. Due to the repetitive nature of the work and insufficient precision, this led to reduced productivity and quality issues. To resolve this, they implemented an automation solution using four Hyundai robots and two Doosan robots. Project Background and Objectives Background Philliper was experiencing work inefficiency and inconsistent quality in the existing nut-loading operation due to a manual process. Key issues Speed loss and quality variation occurring during manual operations Increased operator fatigue and reduced productivity Operator burden caused by repetitive tasks in the nut insertion process Objectives Improve production efficiency by automating repetitive tasks through robot deployment Secure consistent quality and reduce defect rates through accurate insertion Improve the work environment by reducing operator fatigue and strengthening safety
์๋ฌธ ๋ฒ์ญ ๋ฐ ๋ฏธ๋ฆฌ๋ณด๊ธฐ ์๋
Process Overview
Hankook & Company’s palletizing solution prioritizes higher output and reduced labor requirements. After removing the existing line that was built around a single palletizer, the operation was split into two lines and reconfigured with two palletizers to secure production capacity (CAPA). In addition, manual placement of styrofoam and slip sheets was automated to reduce operator intervention—enabling one operator to manage both lines.
Project Background and Objectives
Background
The previous workflow had an imbalance between line production capacity (CAPA) and palletizing capacity (CAPA), requiring operators to manually support styrofoam and slip-sheet placement to maintain output. This structure forced continuous loading of slip sheets (approx. 7 kg each), causing significant operator fatigue. Also, the line had to wait until manual slip-sheet loading was completed, leading to large fluctuations in the logistics cycle time.
Key issues
Palletizing quality instability and speed loss caused by manual operations
Reduced productivity, increased operator fatigue, and skilled-labor dependency issues
Objectives
Improve production efficiency by minimizing repetitive manual tasks through upgraded robot automation
Ensure quality consistency by reducing manual intervention
Improve the work environment by reducing operator fatigue and strengthening safety
๊ตฌ์ฑ์์
| ๋ก๋ด | YASKAWA industrial robot GP250 |
|---|---|
| ์ฃผ๋ณ๊ธฐ๊ธฐ | Battery infeed conveyor Sorter Battery bundle alignment conveyor Dedicated gripper Pallet conveyor Pallet supply unit Diverter conveyor Slip-sheet alignment station Styrofoam supply magazine |
์์ ์์
| STEP 1. | On the HMI, select the battery model and enter the required quantity. |
|---|---|
| STEP 2. | Batteries fed from the infeed line are aligned on the conveyor to the required count and queued for palletizing. |
| STEP 3. | The load is transferred and fixed in position at the palletizing station. |
| STEP 4. | Based on the recipe total layer count, slip sheets are aligned accordingly. |
| STEP 5. | The 6-axis robot grips the battery bundle. |
| STEP 6. | The robot automatically loads the bundle onto the pallet. |
โป ๋ง๋ก์ ๋ด์ ๋ชจ๋ ์ฝํ ์ธ ๋ฅผ ๋ฌด๋จ์ผ๋ก ๋ณต์ฌ ๋ฐ ์ฌ์ฐฝ์ํ ๊ฒฝ์ฐ ๋ถ์ ๊ฒฝ์๋ฐฉ์ง๋ฒ ๋ฐ ์ ์๊ถ๋ฒ์ ์๋ฐ๋ ์ ์์์ ๋ฐํ๋๋ค.
์ถ์ฒ ๋์ ์ฌ๋ก
Indoor Logistics Transport and Loading Using VisionNav VNPA15๐๏ธ
Automated nut loading into the machine toolโplus complete teaching support!