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Create Digital And Efficient Production Lines, Sheet Metal Laser Processing Automation Solutions

With the progress of society and the improvement of living standards, the market demand for product diversification, low manufacturing costs and short manufacturing cycles is becoming increasingly urgent. Traditional manufacturing technology can no longer meet the market demand for small batches of multiple varieties. All industries are trying to reduce the low efficiency and high price of labor costs; especially in the field of laser processing, the high repetitiveness, long time and low efficiency of manual loading and unloading have become the pain points in the industry.
DURMAPRESS has developed an automatic loading and unloading system to solve the problems of difficult plate storage, low loading and unloading efficiency, high labor costs, etc., allowing the equipment to process uninterruptedly, greatly improving the working efficiency of the laser cutting machine.

Traditional cutting methods for metal sheets-Pain point analysis

1.Many types of parts, small batches

There are many types of sheet metal materials with different specifications. The processing procedures are complicated and lack flexibility. The processing accuracy and consistency cannot be guaranteed.

2.High labor costs

Manual loading and sorting operations are inefficient. Labor costs are rising, and it is difficult to recruit and employ workers. Environmental protection policies are under great pressure, and the production environment is poor.

3.High production land cost

Simple shelves or flat placement waste a lot of space. The transfer process is cumbersome and each link takes up a lot of space. The production layout is unreasonable and the capacity upgrade is limited.

4.Poor production line flexibility

It is difficult to adjust the production line when switching between old and new production capacity. The response speed of small batch and multi-variety orders is slow. The production line lacks informationization and cannot be integrated and controlled.

Advantages of Sheet Metal Laser Processing Automation Solutions

1.Save land and shorten the process

The multi-layer three-dimensional material warehouse has a compact structure and improves the utilization rate of the unit production area. Workpiece access, loading and unloading, handling, processing and storage are all fully automatic and standardized operations.

2.Reduce standby costs and improve processing quality

Connect with MES system, arrange production plan reasonably, improve equipment utilization, standardize operation process, reduce error rate and improve cutting quality consistency.

3.No need for manual handling and supervision

The robot arm can load and unload materials, and can be seamlessly connected with the forklift, and the production line can be flexibly scheduled. Equipped with remote monitoring function, the machine operation status can be viewed in real time.

4.Tailor-made production line layout, applicable to a wide range of models

It is suitable for the production of various types, large and small batches of multi-format metal sheets. The overall layout, number of material warehouse layers, loading and unloading methods, etc. can all be configured as needed.

DURMAPRESS has configured semi-automatic and fully automatic loading and unloading systems for the metal sheet cutting industry, and provides customers in the sheet metal processing industry with fully automatic robotic arm loading and unloading systems, rack-type loading and unloading systems, vertical warehouse-type loading and unloading systems, etc., to maximize the production capacity needs of customer companies, reduce material waste, and achieve gains and cost reductions.

Equipment working process

1.Raw materials storage in three-dimensional warehouse

The whole pallet of raw material plates is placed on the loading platform manually by means of a crane or forklift, the reference edges of the plates are manually aligned, and the loading pallet carries the raw material plates to the designated storage location.

2.Three-dimensional material warehouse feeding

The material storage lifting platform takes out the raw materials from the designated storage layer and transports them to the unloading platform. The unloading platform connects the loading and unloading to complete the automatic loading.

3.Loading robot

The loading robot moves to the loading area, uses the vacuum cup to pick up the sheet, and performs sheet separation and thickness measurement. The sheet is sent to the laser cutting machine exchange table, and the robot is lifted to a safe position.

4.Cutting machine cutting

The cutting machine waits for the platform to run to the cutting area, and starts cutting according to the layout path, or receives the plate information and order information from MES. The other platform is exchanged to the cutting machine loading area, and the loading robot continues to load it.

5.Robot unloading

When a laser cutting machine completes sheet cutting, the unloading robot goes to the cutting machine exchange workbench and uses the fork device to unload the whole sheet. The sheet is sent to the unloading trolley, and the loading robot loads the sheet to the cutting machine that has completed unloading, and the cycle repeats.

6.Unloading trolley steel frame

After the robot completes unloading, the unloading trolley runs out of the steel frame for manual sorting.

Advantages over traditional manual loading and unloading

Ordinary laser cutting machines without automatic loading and unloading systems require two people to operate, one to look after the equipment, one to pick up the materials, and two people to load the materials together. It is extremely inconvenient for simple cutting (quick cutting) and thick plate cutting, time-consuming and inefficient. Ordinary loading and unloading mechanisms are suitable for single materials and thicknesses and single batch production. The DURMAPRESS automatic loading and unloading system can load and unload materials according to the production requirements of various materials and thicknesses, and complete them automatically.

1. Speed advantage

It takes an operator 35% longer to manually load and unload materials than to do so automatically. The automated system does not get tired, does not need rest, and can be used continuously.

2. Consistency

In the case of manual operation, the time between each operation cycle of the automation system varies according to the status of the person.

3. Production capacity

A factory that relies on manual labor to load and unload materials needs to add machines and operators in order to increase production. A factory that uses an automatic loading and unloading system only needs to add machines without adding labor.

4. Security

The on-site conditions are relatively complicated. There may be bumps and collisions during manual loading and unloading, or excessive fatigue may lead to neglect of safety, which can easily cause accidents. However, the automatic loading and unloading system runs completely according to the program without the need for manual intervention.

О нас

Durmapress специализируется на проектировании, производстве и продаже различного металлообрабатывающего оборудования, включая гибочные станки, ножницы, пуансоны, станки для лазерной резки и т. д. Компания была основана в 2000 году. Благодаря многолетнему опыту и накоплению технологий. DurmaPress стал одним из известных брендов металлообрабатывающего машиностроения Китая.