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News Release from: Kuka Robotics
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 October 2006
Mixed product picking on show in Chicago
Kuka Robotics Corp will demonstrate its new intelligent mixed product picking concept at PackExpo 2006 in Chicago.
Kuka Robotics Corp will demonstrate its new intelligent mixed product picking concept at PackExpo 2006 (Booth S-830) from 29th October to 2nd November in Chicago, Illinois The interactive demonstration will allow delegates to create a pallet consisting of mixed products on the show floor by selecting items using an easy-to-use control panel
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Kuka KR 40 PA robot will then create the custom pallet according to the delegate's selections using Kuka's order building software.
The concept the company calls the Kuka Robo Shop was designed to demonstrate how using automation to fulfill custom orders of mixed product in goods distribution centres will improve order processing and employee working conditions.
"As product life cycles shorten and customers' demands for mixed pallet orders increase manufacturers will need to improve their goods distribution processes in order to effectively compete in the market", said Kevin Kozuszek, Director of Marketing for Kuka Robotics Corp.
"This concept shows how manufacturers can use automation to fulfill diverse product orders more quickly and at the same time free employees up from monotonous and possibly hazardous tasks".
The company will be demonstrating the Kuka Robo Shop concept at PackExpo by using a Kuka KR 40 PA robot and Kuka order building software.
The four-axis robot is capable of handling a payload up to 40kg, has a reach of up to 2091mm and will be fitted with a specialised tool.
The Kuka Robo Shop concept will be ideally suited for manufacturers receiving pallet orders containing mixed products such as manufacturers of food and beverage products.
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