Handling islands

Common applications we face

• Food Industry: used for handling food products, such as packages, bottles or bulk products, ensuring they are positioned correctly for further packaging processes.
• Pharmaceutical Industry: handling of pills, blisters and bottles with high precision and without contamination.
• Electronics: moving and positioning of sensitive components, such as integrated circuits and microchips, in the assembly stages.
• Packing: arranging products in boxes or other containers for shipping.

Typical components

• Robotic arms: equipped with clamps, suction cups or other gripping tools specific to the materials to be handled.
• Vision Systems: to recognize and properly orient objects, using cameras and sensors.
• Conveyor belts: to move products to and from the robot in a synchronised manner.
• Software control: advanced algorithms that enable the robot to perform repetitive tasks with high precision and speed.

Main advantages

• High Precision: essential for operations requiring millimetre accuracy, reducing human errors.
• Efficiency: increase the speed of production processes, improving the overall productivity of the line.
• Versatility: they can be easily reprogrammed to handle different shapes, sizes and types of products.
• Cost reduction: reducing the need for labour and increasing process reliability.

Examples of specific use

• Sorting and Ordering: in a chocolate production line, the robot selects and places chocolates into trays or boxes, distinguishing between different shapes and sizes.
  Assembly: in the manufacture of mobile phones, a pick-and-place robot arm places micro components on the motherboard during assembly.

Customization and Scalability

• Handling islands can be designed to work with a wide range of products, adapting to changing production needs. They can be integrated with other technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) for real-time monitoring and optimization.