Robotized application of assembly and soldering – case study

Abstract

Robotic assembly is increasingly encountered in various technological processes. This can also be followed by robotic operations such as soldering some components. This paper presents the robotics of two operations to which an electric contactor is subjected. The first operation is the robotic fitting of a rubber bandage. The second robotic operation is the soldering of two electrical contacts. For the transfer of the pieces, a poly-gripper is used and it consists of six grippers with jaws, each of which grasp an electric contactor. This solution was chosen due to the large number of contactors to increase the productivity of the process. The technical projects and 3D models of the gripper and the poly-gripper are shown. For each robotic operation, the structure of the robotic cell is presented and the simulation of the transfer operations of the electrical contactors from the initial positions to the workstations and then to the storage places points of view is shown too.