Tool Room Cobot
The Cora cobot from Zoller improves tool room economics by automatically picking, assembling, adjusting, clamping, measuring, cleaning, marking and labeling tools in full support of all standard tasks for tool preparation.
Posted: February 3, 2019
In the tool room, the Cora collaborative robotic assistant from Zoller Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI) fully and automatically supports all standard tasks for tool preparation. By transferring standard tasks to the cobot, tool room employees can simultaneously take care of additional processes and tasks. Tools can be automatically picked, assembled, adjusted, clamped, measured, cleaned, marked and labeled. Using its double gripper, components and tool assemblies can be securely gripped and positioned, either in a tool presetter, Smart Cabinets or on a tool cart. Integrated into the Z.one central tool database and networked with TMS Tool Management Solutions, Cora knows the precise location of all assemblies and components. For example, this cobot can simply and quickly open a Keeper cabinet, remove an assembled tool, insert it into a presetting and measuring machine and start the measurement process, all with very minimal programming effort. After opening or closing the cabinet, Cora swivels 90 deg and does not interfere with tool handling. This cobot enables effective tool measurement during production.
Zoller Inc. 3900 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, 734-332-4851, Fax: 734-332-4852, www.zoller-usa.com.
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