PROJECTS
Robotised island for the certification of measurement samples
Study of an automated certification system for precision blocks used as calibration sample for numerical control machines/tools.
PROJECT NEEDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
- Operation carried out manually in the certified laboratories through the comparison with standard reference samples.The manual operation involves problems of manipulation and preservation of the non-specific conditions imposed by the standard (Machinery Directive 2004/48): Temperature of 25°C, absence of vibrations, etc.
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
- Concept
- Project
- Design and development of the PLC/PC interface
- Analysis and simulations
- Robot testing and control – work areas
- Dimensioning and design of the Cartesian handling system
- Precision and handling tests
GOALS ACHIEVED
- Use of an anthropomorphic robot to carry out the movement of the pieces from the various worktops and a Cartesian axis system, which speeds up and simplifies the robot cycle, reducing as much as possible measurement errors due to the broader movements using picking robots.
- The new system fulfils the need to carry out the calibration and certification of blocks in the shortest possible time by eliminating manual and repetitive procedures with a high risk of error.The desired tolerances also impose a temperature control of the piece measuring chamber.
- The system certifies the size of steel or ceramic specimens used in machine tool calibration.
- A camera, placed above the tray, can read the identification code of each specimen, therefore check its presence and nominal size.
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