{"id":37859,"date":"2021-04-14T15:28:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/home\/newsroom\/news\/zkw-cobot-humans-and-robots-working-as-a-team\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T08:24:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T06:24:05","slug":"zkw-cobot-humans-and-robots-working-as-a-team","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/en\/home\/newsroom\/news\/zkw-cobot-humans-and-robots-working-as-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"ZKW COBOT: Humans and robots working as a team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37859\" class=\"elementor elementor-37859 elementor-37662\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc28575 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3fc28575\" 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working as a team<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bf09086 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bf09086\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-416ee62e\" data-id=\"416ee62e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a898916 news-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a898916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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a team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b59c9fd news-intro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b59c9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Collaborative robots work hand in hand with manufacturing personnel<\/p>\n<p>After almost a year of development and optimization, the ZKW COBOT program has now gone live. Collaborative robots are working alongside personnel on the production line. While industrial robots are placed in a separate cell, shielded behind protective installations and safety doors, the ZKW COBOT is free-standing and can interact with the operator. Currently, the intelligent machine is used to assemble headlamp light guides. Initial experiences are promising: Working on a team with the smart robot helps facilitate exhausting manual work for employees, accelerates the assembly process by around 20 percent, and helps ensure consistently high production quality. \u201cEconomic efficiency, safety and quality are the focus in the COBOT project. The purpose of the collaborative robot is to deliver targeted support to our employees in manufacturing\u201d says Oliver Schubert, CEO of the ZKW Group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc26a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc26a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biggest challenge of the COBOT project was not only implementing the required process technology requirements, but the safety technology requirements as well. The automated robot application needed to be usable without any protective enclosure, safety fence or light barrier. The collaborative robot needed to be able to execute screw fitting of nine screws in a headlamp lighting strip in a maximum cycle time of just 70 seconds \u2013 in accordance with the safety guidelines for human-robot collaboration. The lighting strip is inserted manually into the provided mount by the operator. After fixing the component in place, the operator presses a button to deliver the work release to the robot. While the operator manually positions additional components, the robot approaches the positions of the different screw holes, and automatically screws in the screws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operator safety is key<\/strong><br \/>\nThe biggest challenge in programming the COBOT was ensuring safety for operating personnel. \u201cWe carefully analyzed and evaluated potential hazards, then implemented these in a safety concept, for instance with a movable screw jack. If the robot&#8217;s or screw jack&#8217;s sensors, for instance, detect a resistance or collision during the movement, the sensors transmit this information to the robot&#8217;s safety and PLC controller. Then the COBOT stops or takes evasive action immediately. A normal industrial robot can\u2019t do that\u201d says Christian Blaumauer, ZKW COBOT Project Manager. Disengaging the spindle mouthpiece takes only a very small amount of force. The system can immediately detect and prevent any possible collisions, for instance between the screw jack, fingers, and the lighting strip. This development has been submitted to the European Patent Office. The ZKW employee working with the COBOT confirms that the system is usable and practical: \u201cI don\u2019t have to monitor the COBOT\u2019s work, I trust the robot completely. We are a good team, and I don\u2019t have to do the tiring work of screwing in screws by hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Efficient &amp; traceable<\/strong><br \/>\nThe advantages of human-robot collaboration outweigh the investment costs. Human-robot collaboration helps improve the economic efficiency of manufacturing. Robots and operators work in parallel. In addition, a higher degree of automation helps ensure better quality. The integrated scanner records the serial number of each component. This makes it easy to trace faulty batches. \u201cIn the future, the COBOT can be used to support other work steps in production, for instance in component handling\u201d says Oliver Schubert.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5265fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c5265fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cobot-zkw-image-branding_comp.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1c4b2a elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"4f1c4b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5fee144 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ZKW_Wieselburg_COBOT_Collaborating_Robot\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-bdbd432 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ZKW_Wieselburg_COBOT_Collaborating_Robot\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9fc6166 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ZKW_Wieselburg_COBOT_Collaborating_Robot\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0974d63 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ZKW_Wieselburg_COBOT_Collaborating_Robot\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e34cdf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e34cdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><div class=\"ShariffSC shariff-zkw\"><div class=\"shariff shariff-align-flex-start shariff-widget-align-flex-end\" style=\"display:none\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-round orientation-vertical buttonsize-medium\"><li class=\"shariff-button facebook shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#4273c8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fzkw-group.com%2Fen%2Fhome%2Fnewsroom%2Fnews%2Fzkw-cobot-humans-and-robots-working-as-a-team%2F\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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