ABB is a world leader in robotics. Their offering ranges from 500 kg. payloads to 2 kg. payloads. They have four types of robots, SCARA, Collaborative (YuMi), six axes, and Flex Picking Delta style. Global Controls is certified in the programming of all ABB robot types.
Robotic tending of a forming press, cooling press and the palletizer
Application: Our customer makes presses; for this project the press they designed was for large plastic mats. They needed a robot to tend the forming press and the cooling press and the palletizer. Solution: Global Controls designed a custom gripper that could hold...
Robotic Cell creation for shot peen valve calibration
Application: Our customer is a leader in producing flow control valves for shot peening applications. In order to calibrate and verify their valves, they must run material through the valves and measure the amount of material that passed through them. Some of the...
Robotic Press Tending
Our customer has a press for stamping metal disks. They previously hand loaded the press and wanted to integrate a robot to take over this task. The robot would also need to be moveable so that the press could be serviced. Solution: The customer had procured an...