The next wave of manufacturing, Industry 4.0, will affect producers’ entire value chain. From design to after-sales service, the production automation will be optimized through the integrated IT systems, robots, smart machines, motion controllers and embedded systems that communicate with one another. IEI provides not only elements of Industry 4.0 but also having a total solution of automatic manufacturing system, including industrial robot system and motion control system integration service.
On a production line, products are conveyed from one process to another by the conveyor belt. Using the video captured by the smart camera, the production location information is sent to the iRX6-MTC400 robot controller. After calculation, the robot controller will send a control command to control the 7A6 robot to grasp the item from the source position and place it on the optical alignment machine. The optical alignment machine is composed of the MDH-1000 integrated motion control system, IEI industrial cameras, and XXY alignment platform. After placing the item on the optical alignment machine, the smart control software of the MDH-1000 will activate the industrial camera to capture images of the item to locate the positioning symbol on the item. After confirming relevant position and angle, the MDH-1000 will control the motion platform to complete alignment and assembly. Then the 7A6 industrial robot will transfer the item to the conveyor belt of the next process to finish the processing work of this station.
