Other machines
Special machines we have designed for one job and one production line. Robots, vision and control, built around the customer's process.
- Glass industry
- AI vision
Vision-guided pick and place for glassware
Two high-speed Mitsubishi SCARA robots pick glasses from the cooling-oven conveyor and place them in order. A deep-learning vision system finds every glass, even on a moving mesh belt.
- Speed
- 60 glasses per minute
- Tracking
- 30 glasses at once
- Missed glasses
- Under 1%
- Statistics
- Every glass counted
How it works
The robots and the vision system talk in real time, so each robot knows where every glass is as the belt moves.
- Glasses arriveGlasses leave the cooling oven upside down, spread across the belt.
- The camera finds themDeep-learning AI recognises every glass and tracks up to 30 at the same time.
- The robots pickVacuum grippers pick one or several glasses at once, synchronised with the moving belt.
- Placed and countedGlasses are placed on the outfeed conveyor in order, and every glass is counted for statistics.
See it on the line
Three vacuum grippers on one plate pick glasses straight off the oven belt.
New product? Teach the camera
The vision system learns a new glass from a small set of photos. No reprogramming of the robots is needed.
- Take photosSave images of the new glass as it passes under the camera.
- Train the modelOutline the glass in a few images and let the software train the deep-learning model.
- Run it liveLoad the model into the camera. Every glass is found and its position sent to the robots.
Specifications
Typical configuration. Each system is adapted to the customer's products and line.
| Picking speed | 60 glasses per minute |
|---|---|
| Glasses tracked at once | 30 |
| Missed glasses | Under 1%, with correct setup |
| Glass diameter | 25 to 100 mm |
| Glass height | 20 to 320 mm |
| Glass weight | Up to 2 kg |
| Statistics | Counting, ready for SCADA connection |
| Robots | 2 × Mitsubishi Electric RH-12FRH SCARA, 4-axis |
|---|---|
| Robot payload and reach | 12 kg, 850 mm |
| Robot speed and repeatability | 11 350 mm/s, ±0.015 mm |
| Grippers | Schmalz vacuum, up to 6 per plate |
| Vision | Zebra Aurora Deep Learning AI, HIKROBOT cameras, optics and lighting |
| Control | MELSEC iQ-F PLC, GOT2000 touch panel |
| Safety | SICK sensors and safety system, steel fencing |
Built around your line
The system is adapted to the space at the end of the cooling oven and to your products.
- One or two robotsSized for the output of your line.
- Defect inspection optionAurora AI can also detect deformations and defects on the glasses.
- Easy accessFencing designed so operators can reach the oven conveyor quickly in an emergency.
- TrainingOperator and maintenance training to fit your team.
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Have a task no standard machine can do?
Describe your product, your line and what needs to happen. We will design the machine around it.