Collaborative robots
HG-C10-13
Our flagship cobot: 10 kg and 1,300 mm, from machine tending to welding
- Payload
- 10kg
- 22 lb
- Reach
- 1,300mm
- 51.2 in
- Repeatability
- ±0.03mm
Problem → solution → result
The problem, and the fix.
Problem
Six CNC machines cutting hydraulic parts ran on a single day shift. When the people who loaded and unloaded them went home, the machines stopped too.
Weekend overtime was routine to meet deliveries, and with machines waiting for someone to come to the door, utilization sat at 58%.
Solution
One HG-C10-13 sits between each pair of facing CNC machines, so three robots run all six. Blanks and finished parts go into eight-drawer tray stands that are filled in the evening and last through the night.
Area scanners, placed according to the risk assessment, cover the aisle where people swap trays. When someone walks in, the robot slows, and when they come close, it stops. The HGC-7 exchanges door and cycle-complete signals with each CNC.
Result
The machines run 9 hours unattended after the shift ends, and utilization rose from 58% to 81%. Each operator now covers six CNC machines instead of three, and weekend overtime has dropped.