Material Handling
Purpose of Implementation
Material handling automation aims to optimize production flow by enabling robots to perform transportation, loading, stacking, and alignment of raw materials, components, and finished products.
By automating repetitive and labor-intensive tasks, it reduces operator workload while ensuring stable and efficient process operations.
Expected Benefits
- Accelerated High-Volume Material Flow
- High-speed transportation improves material throughput and overall production line efficiency.
- Flexible Support for High-Mix, Low-Volume Production
- Automated sorting and movement of materials with varying sizes and shapes.
- Real-Time Inventory Optimization
- Real-time tracking of material location and quantity enhances inventory management efficiency.
- Safer Material Transportation
- Ensures operator safety during the handling of heavy or hazardous materials.
Key Applications
- Electronics & Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Automated inter-process transfer and stacking of wafers, PCBs, and precision components.
- Automotive Parts Production
- Automated handling and pre-assembly supply of heavy metal components.
- Food & Pharmaceutical Industries
- Automatic alignment and palletizing of materials prior to packaging.
- General Logistics Operations
- Automated inbound/outbound handling and stacking of trays and boxes within warehouses.
Reference
- Electronic Device Inspection Process Handling
- In electronic device inspection processes, product unloading and inspection tasks are automated by transferring products directly from inspection equipment.
By enabling a single robotic hand to handle multiple inspection steps, changeover time and overall operation time are significantly reduced.
- Tool Handling Automation
- The process of transferring tools from storage locations to inspection stations is automated using an AMMR and a two-finger gripper.
This minimizes operator intervention during tool replacement and inspection processes, reducing equipment downtime while improving accuracy and reliability in tool management.