Contents Introduction to industrial robots Application of robots in different areas Application of robot in manufacturing industries Types of industrial robots and their application Advantages of industrial robots Disadvantages of industrial robots References

1. Presentation on ………….
“APPLICATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS”
By
SHUBHAM MAURYA
M.tech
Dr. A P J ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

2. Contents……………….
• Introduction to industrial robots
• Application of robots in different areas
• Application of robot in manufacturing industries
• Types of industrial robots and their application
• Advantages of industrial robots
• Disadvantages of industrial robots
• References

3. Introduction to industrial robots
• An industrial robot is a robot system used
for manufacturing.
• Industrial robots are automated,
programmable and capable of movement on
three or more axis.
• Typical applications of robots include welding,
painting, assembly, pick and place for printed
circuit boards

4. Continued…..
• Packaging and labelling, palletizing, product
inspection, and testing; all accomplished with
high endurance, speed, and precision.

5. Application of robots in different fields
• Agriculture Industries
• Automobile Industries
• Construction industries
• Entertainment industries
• Health care: hospitals, patient-care, surgery ,
research, etc.
• Law enforcement: surveillance, patrol, etc.
• Manufacturing
• Military ,demining, surveillance, attack, etc.
• Mining, excavation, and exploration
• Transportation: air, ground, rail, space, etc.

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• Manufacturing industries
Welding
Spray painting
Assembly
Inspection material handling etc.
• Laboratories: science, engineering , etc.

7. Application of robot in manufacturing
industries
Today most robots are utilized as a part of assembling
and manufacturing operations; the applications can be
classified into three classes:
• Material handling
• Operations Processing and
• Assemble and inspection

8. Material handling
• It is further classified into two types :
1.Machine loading and unloading
2.Material transfer
We use material handling robots to transfer parts
from one machine to another.
Material handling is the combination of art and
science of:
• Moving
• Storing
• Protecting
• Controlling the material

9. Material handling…….
Material handling means providing the
following
1. Right amount
2. of the right material
3. in the right condition
4. at the right place
5. in the right position
6. in the right sequence
7. in the right time
8. by the right method

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2. Machine Loading And Unloading
In machine loading and unloading process, a robot will
be used to move the work parts to or from the
production machine. This application comes under the
category of material handling operations.
The machine loading and unloading application
includes the following three processes:
Machine loading
Machine unloading
Machine load and unload

11. Assembly
When it comes to putting parts together, assembly
line robots occupy a sweet spot between humans and
dedicated or “hard” automation. An assembly robot
moves faster and with greater precision than a
human.

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Assembly tasks are typically those which
involve insertion of a peg into a hole. See
Figure

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Robot find applications in assembly areas involving
1. screwing of studs and screws in threads holes
2. screwing and unscrewing of nuts
3. insertions of shafts in holes
4. insertion of electronics components in electric
assemblies.
5. assemblies of small electric motors , plugs,
switches, etc.

14. Inspection
• The inspection of robots will involve some of the
sensors to calculate the worth of a manufactured
part.
• It uses mechanical probe experiments to inspect
the finished parts.
• A robot arm with a vision camera can also be used
for non-destructive testing and 3D measurements.
• It can objectively identify and pinpoint defects or
faulty parts before they are packed or shipped.

15. Welding ….
• Robot Welding is a process of joining different
materials.
• The large bulk of materials that are welded are
metals and their alloys although welding is also
applied to the joining of other materials such as
thermoplastics.

16. Type of industrial robot
Some common type of industrial robots
1- Articulated Industrial robots
2- Cartesian industrial robots
3-Cylindrical industrial robots
4- spherical/polar
5- Scara

17. Cartesian coordinate industrial robots
• Work on X, Y , X Directions
• There are three degree of freedom in linear motion
only.
• 3P Geometry
• application : Electronics
( ICs mounted on PCBs)

18. Cylindrical arm robot
• Work on two linear and one rotatory motion
• Well suited for round workspace
• Not rotate complete cycle
• R2P
• Geometry Cylindrical robots
operate within a cylindrical-
shaped work envelope.

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Application:
• Palletising, Grinding process, assembly, handling
machine Tools.
• This type is one of the rarely used now a days
because most of
Its function, movement is now part of the SCARA
robot, this type was
Heavily used during the 80’s.

20. Spherical/polar
• It work on one linear and two rotary motion
• ie 2RP
• The axes form a polar coordinate system and create a
spherical-shaped work envelope.
• Application : Welding etc.,
extensively used in the car
Industry

21. Jointed arm (articulated)
• Work on only rotatory motion ie, 3R
• It just like human hands involving the function of
wrist , shoulder ,and elbow .
• Application: Food,Bakery,
Manufacturing (Palletizing)
Heavy Duty robot with 500 Kg
payload

22. Selective Compliance Articulated
Robot Arm(SCARA)
• Commonly used in assembly applications, this
selectively compliant arm for robotic assembly is
primarily cylindrical in design.
• It features two parallel joints that provide compliance
in one selected plane.
• Applications: Pick and place (usually in assembly
operations)
Sealant application, machine tool handling

23. SCARA

24. Advantages of industrial robots
• Decreased Production Costs
• Shorter Cycle Times
• Improved Quality and Reliability
• Better Floor Space Utilization
• Reduced Waste
• Increased Safety
• Increased efficiency
• Long working hours

25. Disadvantages
• Initial cost increases
• Skilled workers only play with robots
• Unemployment increases

26. References
• 1) Yasuo Yamauchi, "Application and evaluation of
robots in Nissan", Automotive Manufacturing
International '93, pp 73-81, 1993. (Why Use Robots?)
• 2) Mary Emrich, "A New Wrinkle in Auto Body
Manufacture-And Guess Who's Doing It",
Manufacturing Systems, p44-46, August 1991.
• 3) Yoshitada Sekine, Shinji Koyama and Hidetoshi
Imazu, "Nissan's New Production System: Intelligent
Body Assembly .