Solutions for Decreases in the Workforce and Skilled Engineers
The number of workers in the manufacturing industry, as well as the number of skilled engineers is expected to decrease in the future.
FANUC promotes labor saving through the automation and robotization of factories, in order to solve the problem.
In addition, if engineers cannot operate the machines properly, not only will productivity decline, but also the facility operating rates will decrease due to such failures, and the engineers themselves may be injured. We strive to solve this issues by developing user-friendly products.
| Partial automation of work processes by collaborative robots | Collaborative robots do not require a safety fence, because they securely stop operating when coming into contact with humans. This enables the partial automation of work processes at manual labor production sites. Collaborative robots provide additional options for solving labor shortage. |
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| Introduction of robots on machine tools | In order to reduce the technical roadblocks involved in building robot systems, we have packaged the basic elements required to connect CNCs and robots and support implementation.
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| Visual guidance screen | With ROBOCUT, functions such as a simple adjustment for adjusting machining parameters, which enables easy fine-tuning, are displayed on the guidance screen, to provide visual guidance on how to use the machines. We give attention to make them user-friendly even for unskilled operators. |
| Easy-to-use user interface (UI) | By making the UI of the teaching pendant used in the teaching of robots easier to use and adopting a tablet style for the pendant, we have made it easy even for unskilled workers to conduct operation and programming. The collaborative robot CRX has made the creation of teaching programs easier, enabling operators to use their hands to move the robot arms directly and control the robot easily even on first-time use. With the tablets now widely used, operators can create teaching programs by dragging and dropping icons, just as they would with a smartphone. |
| SERVO GUIDE, AI Servo Tuning | We provide machinery manufacturers with software to support the adjustment of parameters for servo motors and spindle motor control. The inclusion of an AI-based turning support function enables even unskilled engineers to easily perform high-level servo tuning. |
| AI servo monitors for preventive maintenance | Monitoring and analyzing data from a machine's drive motor helps detect signs of failure. Even unskilled operators can perform preventive maintenance at the right time, improving equipment utilization rates. |
| CRX arc welding function | It is easy to handle the robot and replicate the welding techniques of experienced welders even for first-time users, thanks to Direct Teach, which lets you move the arm directly by hand, and the intuitive arc welding operation, through icons on a tablet. In addition, because the CRX is a cooperative robot, it can be easily introduced without safety fences. |
| CRX easy palletizing UI | With CRX, users can intuitively create programming for stacking patterns of cardboard boxes using the easy palletizing UI on the teaching tablet by dragging and dropping. Even customers who are new to handling robots can easily automate the palletizing and depalletizing of cardboard boxes. |
| Dual-screen simultaneous display | ROBOSHOT uses a 21.5-inch display, one of the largest in the injection molding machine industry, and our unique dual-screen simultaneous display for improved screen operability. The help display corresponding to each setting item allows even first-time ROBOSHOT operators to set up the screen without a manual. It is also possible to set intuitive operations using icons. |
| Smart programming | NC programs can be automatically created by only inputting the size of a shape and processing condition number in accordance with instructions on the screen with respect to the basic shapes such as a polygon, circle shape, track shape in addition to a keyway shape used for ROBOCUTs. It is also possible to set intuitive operations using icons. |
| Multilingual support | The ROBOMACHINE business promotes multilingual operation screens so that all customers around the world can comfortably operate the machine in their local language. For example, in India, the English interface has been supported until now, but this time, the Hindi language, which is used by many people in India, has been introduced into the ROBOCUT operation screen. (We will consider supporting ROBODRILL and ROBOSHOT in the future.) In addition, we are promoting multilingual support with the new robot controller R-50iA so that customers in various regions of the world can use the robot easily. |
| Deburring cycle | Deburring after hole processing on cylindrical surfaces is often done by hand because it is difficult to perform on the processing machine. This can lead to problems such as low productivity and a high incidence of workplace accidents. The deburring cycle of ROBODRILL makes it easy to perform deburring using intuitive commands. It saves labor, integrates processes, and also reduces workplace accidents. |
| Machining mode setting function 2 | The machining mode setting function 2 of ROBODRILL enables even unskilled operators to easily achieve shorter cycle times, as well as improved contour accuracy and surface quality during machining. |