Since the first compact robot system was developed by Systemtechnik, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle, customer expectations and the multiplicity of the applications have increased enormously. Not only that the RS 05 robot system should be compatible with a broader range of machine models – the requests for individual storage solutions have consistently driven the system’s further development.
Many different installations bear witness to successful automation solutions in the range of workpieces up to 10 kg. The second generation of the RS 05 can now be adapted frontally (C 250, C 400 und C 32) or laterally (C 12 and C 22) to the Hermle machining centres. With a footprint of roughly 2 m 2 , the robot system is extremely compact. The system can be equipped with a huge variety of different storage modules according to requirements: as a system with a single die, a storage unit with five telescopic drawers and die storage, a pallet storage unit – or a Kanban system. Modularity is the watchword. Both the working area as well as the storage unit can be accessed for manual setting up and checking work, whereby ease of access has been given special priority. The robot can deploy blanks/workpieces and also pallets weighing up to 10 kg. It is also used to move dies to and from the various storage units by means of a push-pull system adapted to the gripper for extracting and reinserting dies. The robot can be equipped with either a single or double gripper and also comes with an additional blow-off unit for cleaning the clamping device.
