assembly line featuring a light grey conveyor belt. A robotic arm with two suction cups descends onto the belt. The machinery is constructed from silver metal framework.

Specialty Box Spotting Machines

Specialty Box Spotting Machines 

A manufacturer of paperboard boxes and long-term customer of SDC needed additional machines to perform a box-spotting assembly process. The system performs shaping, folding and forming of specialty boxes to hold jewelry and gift lighters.

Technology Used

Mitsubishi SCARA robot
Mitsubishi PLC/HMI control system
Cognex In-Sight 7000 series camera
Cognex Vision View
Pneumatic-suctioned conveyor
Robotic machinery with blue frames and silver enclosures are visible. Parts are moved along the line as each machine works on the specific part.
Industrial automation machine with a conveyor belt, Mitsubishi Electric robotic system, emergency stop button, and safety enclosure in a factory setting.
assembly line featuring a light grey conveyor belt. A robotic arm with two suction cups descends onto the belt. The machinery is constructed from silver metal framework.
Robotic machinery with blue frames and silver enclosures are visible. Parts are moved along the line as each machine works on the specific part.
Industrial automation machine with a conveyor belt, Mitsubishi Electric robotic system, emergency stop button, and safety enclosure in a factory setting.
assembly line featuring a light grey conveyor belt. A robotic arm with two suction cups descends onto the belt. The machinery is constructed from silver metal framework.

The Solution:

SDC developed a “kit” for the group of machines to perform the spotting process. Each kit synchronizes the machines to run as a complete system. This system uses vision-guided robotics to pick-and-place folded boxes.

This kit allowed the manufacturer to optimize their production, decrease downtime, and provide more skilled employment opportunities. 

Machine Rate: Up to 42 parts per minute

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