Advanced Plastics: a cobot case study

Posted on 13 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer

The cobot in operation at Advanced Plastics will run its process for at least the next five years, but payback will only take seven months.

Follow @TheManufacturer A UR5 like this one picks and places all the components inside the control box which it then lifts up, turns around and places on a conveyer belt – image courtesy of Universal Robots. Advanced Plastics are technical injection-moulding specialists, producing everything from automotive parts like rocker covers to…

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