Metalworking: Automation in batch size one

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Stäubli robots in HGG’s plasma cutting machines

Metalworking: Automation in batch size one

Batch size one and robot-assisted automation: This is a challenging combination, especially when, for each batch, plasma cutting tools must be positioned with high precision in a heavy-duty environment. Under these conditions, machines from HGG Profiling Equipment BV in Wieringerwerf, Netherlands, process steel profiles. Up to 10 axes, six provided by a Stäubli robot, enable the highest flexibility, while Stäubli´s uniVAL drive interface synchronizes the robot with the machine’s “heartbeat.”

Steel is a very strong and reliable but difficult-to-shape material in all sorts of industries, from shipbuilding to the process industry and structural steel construction. Welded and bolted connections between steel profiles require precise fitting and careful preparation to allow efficient assembly.

As the connections get more complex and regulations get stricter, it becomes nearly impossible to carry out these operations manually. The Dutch machine manufacturer HGG is on a mission to revolutionize the world of steel processing with the most accurate, versatile, and productive machines in the world.