KUKA机器人公司为食品应用提供不锈钢机器人

KUKA Robotics to provide stainless steel robot for food application 

KUKA机器人公司为食品应用提供不锈钢机器人

KUKA KR 15 SL Stainless Steel Robot Used with Vision and Conveyor Tracking in New Automated System Increases Production and Improves Working Conditions

新的带有视觉和传送带跟踪技术的KUKA KR 15 SL 不锈钢机器人自动系统增加了产量，改善了工作环境

Clinton Township, Michigan, January 11, 2007 --  KUKA Robotics has been selected by Zepnick Solutions Inc. as its robotics supplier for its new food handling system. Zepnick, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has incorporated the KUKA KR 15 SL stainless steel robot into its food handling and packaging system which will allow manufacturers to increase production and improve working conditions.

密歇根1月11日消息——Zepnick解决方案公司选择了KUKA机器人公司作为其食品处理新系统的机器人供应商。位于威斯康星州绿湾（Green Bay）的Zepnick已经将KUKA KR 15 SL不锈钢机器人安装到其食品处理和包装系统，这将使得制造商提高产量，改善工作环境。

"Zepnick’s innovative new system using our robot will allow their customers compete more effectively in the competitive food industry," said Kevin Kozuszek, director of marketing for KUKA Robotics Corporation. "In addition to increasing production the system will improve employee working conditions by freeing personnel from manual labor to work on more complex tasks."

KUKA机器人公司营销总监Kevin Kozuszek表示：“使用了我们机器人的Zepnick创新新系统将使得他们的客户在竞争激烈的食品工业中更有效地参与竞争。除了提高产量，该系统还将改善工人的工作环境，把工人从手动劳动中解放出来，从事更复杂的任务。”

"Our customers’ manual food handling and packaging applications were not meeting their need to increase production so we were challenged to develop a system that would address ergonomic issues and increase production while adhering to their stringent hygiene standards," said Jody Zepnick president of Zepnick Solutions Inc. "The KUKA KR 15 robot with its stainless steel construction and high IP rating make it ideal for meeting our customers’ strict hygiene and sterility requirements."

Zepnick解决方案公司总裁Jody Zepnick表示：“我们客户食品处理和包装应用的手工操作满足不了他们增加产量的要求，因此我们面临着开发一个新系统的挑战，符合人机工程的要求，提高产量的同时保持他们严格的卫生标准。而KUKA KR 15机器人其不锈钢构造以及高IP级别使得其完美地满足了我们客户的严格卫生和无菌要求。”

The use of stainless steel on all the robot’s surfaces, together with the high IP rating, makes the KUKA KR 15 SL robot suitable for all fields of application with stringent requirements as to hygiene, sterility and absence of particles. The robot can be used in any industry requiring strict adherence to sterility standards including the food, pharmaceutical, medical and beverage industries. The KUKA KR 15 SL is a six-axis robot with a 1503 mm reach and capable of handling up to a 15 kg payload. The new packaging system utilizes a vision system to determine the coordinates of randomly placed product on a moving conveyor and these coordinates are then transferred to the robot. Utilizing the robot’s conveyor tracking software it then tracks the position of the product. The robot picks the product off the moving conveyor and places the product into a wrapper or carton.

机器人表面的全不锈钢以及其高IP级别使得KUKA KR 15 SL机器人适合严格要求卫生、无菌、无粒子等所有领域的应用。该型号机器人可以应用于任何要求无菌标准的工业，包括食品、制药、医疗和饮料行业。KUKA KR 15 SL 机器人拥有6个手臂，伸程可达1503毫米，最大负荷能力15千克。新包装系统使用了一个视觉系统用于在滚动的传送带上确定随便堆放产品的对应位置，然后这些对应位置转移给机器人。通过其传送带跟踪软件，机器人然后追踪产品的位置，之后机器人从移动着的传送带上捡起产品，将产品放入一个包装袋或者纸盒中。

Zepnick Solutions, Inc. is an industrial automation firm specializing in custom applications. The company focuses on controls automation, but also has in house mechanical design and business alliances with the best in machine fabrication and construction resources to meet its customer’s complete needs.

Zepnick解决方案公司是一家工业自动化公司，专注于用户定制应用。公司集中于控制自动化。但也涉及机械设计以及与最好的机械制造公司联合满足其客户的全部要求。

KUKA Robotics Corporation, with its parent company KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial robots, with an annual production volume approaching 10,000 units, and an installed base of over 75,000 units. The company’s 5 and 6 axis robots range from 3kg to 570kg payloads, and 635mm to 3700mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries and in multiple applications including material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing.

KUKA机器人公司是位于德国奥格斯堡市KUKA Roboter 有限公司的子公司，是世界几家顶级工业机器人制造商之一。该公司工业机器人年产量接近1万台，至今已在全球安装了7万5千台工业机器人。该公司的5轴和6轴机器人负载量从3千克至570千克，机械臂伸程从635毫米到3700毫米，全部由一个普通的基于PC控制器平台控制。KUKA机器人广泛应用在仪器、汽车、航天、消费产品、物流、食品、制药、医学、铸造、塑料等工业上。主要应用于材料处理、机床装料、装配、包装、堆垛、焊接、表面修整等领域。

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