PickMaster 2: PickMaster 2 Packaging the easy way


PickMaster simplifies packaging: PickMaster simplifies packaging Turnkey software product for flexible packaging


Market Focus: Biscuits Market Focus Consumer Industries - Packaging Food Pharmaceuticals Personal and house care Electronics/Telecom Industries - Assembly, Packaging Communications, computers, consumer electronics


A walk down the line: A walk down the line Picking, packing, palletizing


This is PickMaster: This is PickMaster PC based software and S4Cplus ProcessWare Easy to use configurator for flexible packaging lines High performance robot process coordinator Powerful vision system Reliable and accurate Quality inspection Meets the priority demands in packaging Verified product solution Production stability Flexibility


Objectives: Objectives Robust standard product, easy to configure Optimal pick and place cycle performance Optimal conveyor tracking Integration of high performance vision Networking of multiple robots and cameras


Scope: Scope ”PickMaster unlimited” 8 robots, 8 cameras 6 conveyors per robot IRB 340/IRB 140 – and all the rest Concurrent independent production cells Selfcontained robots in a line Featured process functions Sorting, mixing, collating, assembling Pattern configuration Load balancing No programming Operator’s panel interface


Easy to use design concept: Easy to use design concept Graphical PickMaster platform Studio-type application with graphical configuration Line and project separation Translations to local languages


Vision: Vision PC based vision by Cognex Leading company in machine vision Powerful search tools PatMaxTM solves most regular and irregular sheped products Blob Seamless robot integration Internal interfaces over Ethernet Images triggered by conveyors Easy and accurate calibration Linear/non linear


Inspection – quality verification: Inspection – quality verification Quality checking Type categorization Sorting and bypassing Defect detection and reject Feature check Inspection areas related to alignement model Combines multiple model results Combination of PatMaxTM and Blob models


Process performance with IRB 340: Process performance with IRB 340 More than 150 picks / minute Single pick and place Multiple conveyor tracking Vision recognition Includes: Pick and place time 0.035s each Double conveyor tracking 118 130 150 187


Conveyor Tracking with PickMaster: Conveyor Tracking with PickMaster 6 concurrent conveyors Max speed 1400 mm/s (without vision) Repeatability dependent on conveyor accuracy. Less than 1.4 mm measured at 400 mm/s Also dependent on the robot type


One software for all robots: One software for all robots PickMaster available for all IRB’s Take advantage of the broad range of ABB robots in packaging Combine different robot types in a PickMaster line


Support: Support First line: local ABB Second line: ABB Product Support, Sweden Tools Logging to MS EventViewer PickMaster files copy Remote support PickMaster demo installation Training PickMaster training courses On-site installation support Robot lab in Stockholm Product verification and acceptance Application evaluations


References: References First IRB340 installation from 1999 picking dairy products > 50 IRB340 SA (wash-down) installed since 2000 Installed base in Europe, Asia and North America First large PickMaster installation Sept 2001 in Spain 2 PickMaster 8 Cameras 8 IRB340


Examples of picked products: Examples of picked products Large variety of products


PickMaster sales references: PickMaster sales references PickMaster 2.0 released in May 2002 84 PickMasters sold Controlling 122 robots Installations references Food Bakery:pizza, croissants, brezel Meet: Chicken leg sorting, Youghurt, sausages Health care, Pharmacy / Medical Syringes Sterile tissues, wound protection Blister packing with inspection Personal care and others Wet tissues, razor heads, Chewing gum


PickMaster 2.0 – scalability: PickMaster 2.0 – scalability Modular sales options Vision and conveyor tracking Fully random conveyor production flows Fixed/indexing feeders Non tracking applications, high precision General purpose vision robot guidance No vision Efficient high speed conveyor tracking for pre-programmed positions


Benefit from the product concept: Benefit from the product concept Reduce time from decision to production Time saved Q E Q Order E Design Debug Acc test Inst Manufact Com Doc Delivery Std product delivery I C Prod. D P E=engineering Q=quotation Q Custom Engineered Solution FlexPicker/PickMaster D


ABB Product Benefits: ABB Product Benefits Productivity Fastest robot on the market 150 picks per minutes Fast production start and change over Flexibility No hard automation costs System easily adopts to product changes Simulates human operation Shortest time to market Plug&produce No expert consultation Safe investment Encapsulated complexity Pre-engineered Quality & standardisation