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22 TRADE FAIR YASKAWA looks back on a effectively interpack trade fair (Düsseldorf, 12–18 May 2011, Hall 16/Booth A45) “Rapid development in the packaging market” YASKAWA looks back on a effectively interpack premiere: the company, which manufactures MOTOMAN-brand industrial robots, exhibited at the international trade fair for the packaging industry for the first time. Innovation highlight: the MOTOMAN MPP3 delta robot. “In the field of robotics, we now cover the entire product spectrum for the packaging market,” says Alexander Steiger, Sales Manager for Robots & Products at YASKAWA, retrospectively explaining the company’s participation in this particular trade fair. “Our presence at interpack was the logical consequence.” Innovation at the trade fair: MPP3 delta robot The particular highlight at the company’s booth was the new MOTOMAN MPP3 delta robot which made its live debut here. “With the MPP3, it was not just another trade fair innovation that we were presenting, but the world’s fastest robot in operation”, adds Steiger. Another topic at the interpack booth was overall solutions from both YASKAWA divisions – Robotics and Drives & Motion. “We were confronted with a number of specific applications in the fields of biscuit, production and packaging, which spanned both divisions,” explains Steiger. “This opened up new approaches for new developments.” Potential According to observations made by YAS- KAWA, the potential for robotic packaging solutions remains far from fully exploited. This view has been confirmed by many trade fair discussions with both domestic and international customers. “Many tasks in this industry are still performed manually. They can be implemented far more efficiently with really simple automation solutions that have a fast return on investment,” asserts Alexander Steiger. Summary “Interpack 2011 was a complete success for us,” concludes Steiger. “We had a large stream of visitors with a high proportion of them coming from abroad. It is thus not only our workforce here in Germany that profits from the positive response, but also our colleagues in Europe and overseas. We returned home with good results: on the one hand, a set of high-quality contacts, and on the other hand, confirmation that we have developed the ideal robot for the packaging market.” The MOTOMAN MPP3 delta robot.
EVENT 23 Technology show at YASKAWA Europe a complete success Focus on the aerospace sector At a technology show in February 2011, robot manufacturer YASKAWA underscored the fact that the company’s expansion strategy does not shy away from branching out into new markets. The aerospace industry is one sub-sector with tricky applications for which YASKAWA already offers suitable solutions. The slogan chosen for the event, “Go Robotics”, could not have been more apt. Attended by more than 100 participants, primarily from the aerospace industry, but also from the automotive industry, particular interest at the event was focused on automation solutions for tasks that were previously difficult to automate or had not been automated at all. In high-quality presentations, the speakers presented pioneering solutions and promising technologies for precisely this kind of application. There are numerous reasons for the fact that relatively many tasks in the aerospace sector are still carried out manually and that automation is only slowly making inroads. Alexander Steiger, Sales Manager for Robots & Products at YASKAWA Europe GmbH, attributes this, in part, to the fact that there is significantly less demand for robots than in the automotive industry, which makes many manufacturers reluctant to commit themselves too heavily in the aerospace sector. “A second, even greater problem, is often the programming for aerospace applications, which are doubtless highly interesting. These are dominated by free-form surfaces which require extremely complex programming when using conventional methods,” claims Steiger. In partnership with software speialist Cenit, YASKAWA offers integrated, automated processes that enable the manufacture of complex components directly from the computer, faster and more costeffectively than ever before. From theory to practice In his presentation on optimized offline programming as a prerequisite for cost-effective automation, Dipl. Ing. Nikolai D’Agostino, from Cenit AG, explained what such processes and solutions might look like in practice. D’Agostino showed how systematic process orientation and integration into the industry-standard CATIA V5 system can result in considerable simplification and integrated data processing. With open system architecture, the offline programming of a wide range of handling and machining processes can be implemented without major effort. Alexander Steiger, Head of Robots & Products. Later in the event, the trade visitors had the opportunity to see for themselves the practical advantages of the sketched solutions implemented in the exhibits. Alexander Steiger had the following to say on the matter: “Even industry insiders were surprised at just how easy MOTOMAN robots are to program thanks to their DX100 controller in conjunction with the superior software solution from Cenit AG. Thanks to Cenit, the offline programming of highly complex 3D paths is quicker and easier than ever before. The combination of MOTOMAN robots and Cenit software is a high-performance process solution that is predestined for complicated applications in the aerospace sector and without which certain tasks would simply not be possible.” Versatile range of potential applications for robots At YASKAWA, typical fields of activity for robots in the aerospace industry include deburring, hemming, stitching, riveting, waterjet cutting and non-destructive testing, just to name the most important examples. Given the increasing use of hightech materials in aircraft construction, such as glass fiber-reinforced plastic, the need for automation is increasing accordingly. This is opening up a whole new range of interesting fields of application for robots. YASKAWA’s market analyses were confirmed by the great interest of the visitors from the aerospace sector in the automation of innovative manufacturing processes. “The best part,” according to Steiger, “is that YASKAWA, together with Cenit AG, is already in a position to offer turnkey and process-reliable solutions for the automation requirements that are being created.” Additional advantage: the new solutions for the new markets also benefit from the decades of experience of the YASKAWA (formerly MOTOMAN) team in conventional systems engineering and from the expertise acquired from thousands of completed projects. This combination of traditional systems engineering know-how and the new possibilities offered by offline programming is jump-starting the automation of complex processes in the aerospace industry – in accordance with the slogan “Go Robotics”. Photo: Ralf Högel Forthcoming trade fairs Motek 2011 Landesmesse Stuttgart 10 to 13 October 2011 Hall 7 / Booth 7205 Fakuma 2011 Friedrichshafen 18 to 22 October 2011 Hall A7 / Booth 7208 SPS/IPC/DRIVES Trade fair & conference Nuremberg 22 to 24 November 2011 Hall 2 / Booth 131 Automatica 2012 5th international trade fair for automation and mechatronics New Munich Trade Fair Centre 22 to 25 May 2012 www.automatica-munich.com
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