Robotics

Currently, 82 robots are used altogether by our customers working with bakery products and in the chemical industry, hygiene, logistics, pharmaceuticals and confectionery. All robot controllers are programmed by KRÖNING and tested before commissioning. In this context, we take advantage of concepts which have already stood the test of time in practice. When it comes to choosing the right robot technology and defining the scope of programming, two criteria are given top priority: the quality and the availability of the entire system.

4–axis robots

4-axis robots are preferred where a 5th and 6th axis are not needed and where a 6-axis robot cannot satisfy the working range requirements.

Application examples

Transferring chocolate moulds
Palletising shipping cartons; transferring Europallets

6–axis robots

In complex applications, 6-axis robots are used in most cases. They can handle loads from 3 kg to 500 kg and cover a working range of 0.6 m to 3 m and more.

Application examples

Placing chocolate articles in an E1 crate
Placing filled sorting trays in a carton
Placing foil-wrapped milk hollow chocolate figures in a sorting tray
Placing round jars in a carton
Supplying hollow chocolate figures to a wrapping machine
Emptying negative moulds (chocolate)
Carton handling
Picking packaged data carriers
Placing E1 crates on a pallet
Transferring and emptying baking moulds
Transferring filled chocolate articles

Delta robots

Delta robots are used for fast standard pick-and-place applications such as, for example, the packaging of chocolates. Thanks to their dynamics, they allow production speeds of up to 150 cycles per minute, depending on the type, weight and form of the product.

Application example for the handling of

banded package leaflets
paint cups
flow-packed applicator tampons, pieces of marzipan, milk powder spoons
foil-wrapped hollow chocolate figures
Spice mixtures
biscuit bags
pieces of nougat
r ound jars
chocolate articles
hollow chocolate figures

Visual detection

The Pickmaster software is used to find the XY coordinates and turning angle of objects with the help of a camera. It was developed by our partner ABB. Pickmaster ensures that the product positions are detected while the products move along on transport belts, for example in order to be picked up, transported and inserted into a blister pack in the correct position.