Simbiosis × AmaStar Tarım - Production line automation
Automated steel sharpening and stacking cell
A fully automatic robot cell for heavy industry that sharpens, handles and stacks steel parts with no human intervention.
Results - in figures
The risk of workplace accidents eliminated entirely
A single operator can now run 3 different cells
Full standardisation of product quality
A 300% increase in production capacity
The project covers the whole process for AmaStar’s steel agricultural discs (notched and wavy discs): a robot picks each disc and feeds it into the sharpening unit, then picks up the finished product and stacks it precisely in a designated area. The entire process is designed to run 24/7 without an operator.
01 - Challenge
The challenges
The starting point: what was slowing the line down, putting it at risk or keeping its data in the dark?
- 01Challenge
Moving heavy steel parts safely and precisely
- 02Challenge
Withstanding the vibration and dust generated by sharpening
- 03Challenge
Eliminating the risk of workplace accidents entirely
- 04Challenge
Stable operation over long cycle times
02 - Solution
Our solutions
Our answer: mechanics, controls and software, built by one team.
- 01Solution
A high-payload robot and a custom cast gripper
- 02Solution
Equipment selected to IP67
- 03Solution
A safety cell with area scanners and interlocked doors
- 04Solution
Predictive maintenance alarms built into the HMI
03 - Result
The results
The difference measured on the line, and seen by the customer every day.
- 01Result
The risk of workplace accidents eliminated entirely
- 02Result
A single operator can now run 3 different cells
- 03Result
Full standardisation of product quality
- 04Result
A 300% increase in production capacity
04 - System
Project highlights
- 24/7 lights-out manufacturing
- Robotic machine tending
- Automated material handling and stacking
- Full control and monitoring from a central HMI
- Maximum workplace safety
Technologies used
05 - On site
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