Special Robotic Systems
Customised fixed and mobile robotic solutions
Robotic systems customised to automate specific production processes
The fixed and mobile robotic systems we propose are custom-designed and developed since we believe that manufacturing companies must be placed in a position to improve their production processes while preserving the peculiarities acquired in their business history.
- Robots for the Automation world, supporting industry and manufacturing: anthropomorphic, cartesian, and SCARA robots, cobot, AMRs…
- Command and control of complex robotic tools
- Coordination of groups of fixed or mobile robots
- Optimised management of shared robot-robot and robot-human workspaces
- Various levels of interfacing with other company systems or external systems
SPECIAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Industrial robots, suitable for both rigid and flexible Automation Systems
Advantages and benefits
- Increased productivity
- Positioning accuracy
- Improving plant flexibility
- Repeatability and versatility, thanks to the programmability of various operations
- Increased speed in repetitive handling and transport operations
- Quality Control: robotic applications for dimensional inspection, profile detection, detection of manufacturing defects, etc.
- Immediate adaptability to unforeseen situations thanks to special sensors
Anthropomorphic robots
For the past 20 years, Eureka System has been integrating Comau, Fanuc, Yaskawa, Staubli and other industrial robots from 4 to 7 degrees of freedom, studied and custom-developed for Handling, Welding, Assembling, and Machining applications.
The mechanical movement and configuration of anthropomorphic robots closely resemble a human arm. The arm is mounted on a base with a torsion joint; the arm itself has a series of rotating joints that act as axes, and each additional joint or axis allows for a greater degree of movement.
Common applications for articulated robots are assembly, arc welding, material handling, machine tending, and packaging.
Autonomous Mobile Robots
Eureka System provides customised mobile robotics solutions with AMRs equipped with their own fleet management software, which can be integrated with the company’s production management system and other business systems and sensors.
Mobile robots (AMRs, or Autonomous Mobile Robots) are ideal for integrated logistics solutions and for automating transport and material handling operations.
Helko, our custom AMR, is equipped with a patented coupling system that enables it to carry any industrial cart or assembly bench.
Find out more on the dedicated page → HELKO Autonomous Mobile Robot
SCARA robots
SCARA robots are typically used to automate tasks requiring precise lateral movements, making them the ideal robotic solution for vertical assembly tasks.
Generally, SCARA robots are used for assembly and palletising, as well as in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. These industrial robots have 4 axes and 4 degrees of freedom. Commonly used in assembly applications, they are characterised by the cylindrical design of the arms that move in the horizontal plane and a gripper tool that can move up and down in the vertical plane.
The name SCARA stands for Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm or Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm. SCARA robots operate in 3 axes (X, Y, and Z) that also allow rotary motion. These robots excel in lateral movements, are particularly fast, and their integration is easier than that of Cartesian robots.
Delta robots
Quick and efficient in carrying out rapid picking and positioning operations.
Delta robots, or parallel robots, have three arms connected to a single base mounted above the work area. The arms move a single tool within a dome-shaped work area and can move smoothly and precisely at high speed due to the fact that each joint of the final tool is directly controlled by all three arms.
Capable of delicate and precise movements, Delta robots are widely used for rapid picking and packaging applications in the food, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.
CAM-Robot
With the CAM-Robot, Eureka System has developed a robotic solution capable of automatically interpreting CAD drawings into robotic paths to perform CNC machining for coating, cutting, welding, marking, dispensing, painting and customising processes.
Our CAM-Robot is directly interfaced with G-CODE (DIN66025) interpreter software that automatically generates from CAD/CAM drawings the G-CODE code and high-precision robotic toolpaths for the robot with which it will machine and finish the workpieces. Since the machining operations can change with every work order, the robot has the ability to follow complex 3D fixed-angle trajectories previously unknown.
With our CAM-Robot, we have developed a robot capable of both moving objects by performing traditional handling tasks and emulating a CNC machine by executing customised G-code paths.
Find out more → CAM-Robot
Cartesian robots
We design, engineer and develop single and multi-axis cartesian robots for handling, machining, and special applications.
Cartesian robots, also known as linear robots, are industrial robots that work on three linear axes referring to a Cartesian coordinate system (X, Y, and Z), i.e. they move in a straight line along three axes; they may also have a wrist that allows them to rotate.
Cartesian robots are a popular choice for many automation applications due to their high flexibility in configuration, as they offer the possibility of defining and adjusting speed, precision, stroke length, and robot size. In general, Cartesian robots are one of the most commonly used robot types in industrial applications and are often used in connection with CNC machines and 3D printing.
Collaborative Robots | Cobots
Generally used for pick-and-place operations, palletising, quality controls, and machine tending, collaborative robots, or cobots, are robots that can interact directly and safely with humans in a shared workspace.
Cobots are designed to work with people, not replace them. Precise, versatile and efficient, collaborative robots can help staff by simplifying their work or by carrying out dangerous, monotonous or time-consuming tasks, leaving operators in charge of all those activities with higher added value.
Particularly suitable for integration with other technologies, these industrial robots are incredibly versatile, with working spaces of up to 1.7 m and load capacities of up to 25 kg.
One of the greatest advantages of collaborative robots is that they can be easily reprogrammed to suit different applications without changing the production layout; this provides the flexibility needed to automate even small batches or frequent line changes.
An interesting feature is the so-called ‘point taking‘ functionality, i.e. the possibility to manually teach operations or dimensions to the cobot, which will memorise them and replicate them in automatic processes. It is possible to select different types of movement and save the coordinates with a simple ‘click’.
Depending on the cobot model and brand, there are several possible interconnection methods with production lines or any other company systems: serial communication, Ethernet, field bus, serial, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, Modbus TCP (Master/Slave), Modbus RTU (Master), PROFINET IO Device… with the possibility of installing a gateway to expand the communication methods.
Find out more about our customisable application for labelling pallets with collaborative robots → IMPRONA -Print & Apply Labeling System
Gantry robots
Similar to cartesian robots, gantry robots are ideal for many industrial applications, including pick and place, sorting, labelling, measuring, control and inspection automation, and repetitive material handling.
A typical configuration of these robots includes two Y-axes and/or two Z-axes for increased load capacity and rigidity, but the distinguishing feature of a gantry robot is its two basic axes (X). Their accuracy, speed, length, and stroke size can be adjusted, and various types of linear actuators can be installed. Since the Y-axis is well supported by the robot structure, gantries can handle considerable loads and much longer stroke lengths than an ordinary Cartesian.
Sistemi robotici speciali
Custom-developed, fully integrated robotics solutions
Our solutions are consistently tailored to meet the unique needs of businesses. We don’t believe in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, as we understand that each company possesses its own distinctive production intricacies that define its individuality.
If you're looking to bring innovation to your company while preserving your established production methods, we're here to assist you
Thanks to our vast experience in the field of automation, we apply skills developed in different industries to carefully study the customised solution that best suits your business needs. When you make the decision to integrate a robot into your production processes, you have to carefully consider a whole series of crucial factors: load, orientation, speed, reach, precision, environment, work cycle, required flexibility, ROI, etc. The analysis of these factors leads to a technical-economic feasibility study, which considers the robotic system as a whole and makes it possible to evaluate the type of robot that can guarantee the company the most efficient and effective results.
