HELUKABEL
Assembly Line
How can new technologies and ideas improve product quality, efficiency and output?
HELUKABEL’s Project Lead, Peter Bluhm, explains: “Manually handling (cable) spools was not only monotonous but made keeping up with increasing production speeds exceptionally difficult. With the new cobot, our teams operating the braiding machines can work more ergonomically and efficiently, so we can save a lot of time and effort.”
In our mission to administer smart manufacturing processes, we carefully considered our existing processes and wider goals. For example, Peter Bluhm highlighted the monotony of spool movement; the ergonomic challenges staff faced could have led to the development of chronic pain. Then, there are human speed limitations that robotic arms bypass. Finally, there was the need for the robotic integration to work in the same space or “cell” as our staff without risk of injury.