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Safety Installation on Kuka KRC4
Installation of a laser gate and synchronization between all different units on a 3d printing KUKA robot.
- Safety concept.
- Installation of all safety related devices
- Complete synchronization between different units
Kuka 7 Axis Milling Center
A robot cell was required to accomplish various tasks in Polytechnic school in Switzerland, The robot task was to mill.
- Cell conception & creation.
- Engineering of Safety concept & Milling control unit
- Complete installation of the robot, turntable and milling unit
- Complete installation of the safety fence
- Complete calibration of the cell
Robot International Transport and Installation
A KUKA KR120 HA with turntable had to be transported from Germany to Switzerland, complete operation lasted less than one week
- Global relocation coordination
- Complete removal and re-installation of all components
- Complete re-calibration of the cell
Glass Milling Production Center
A KUKA KR60 HA has been installed with a “simple” task, to cut glas with a +/- 0.1mm tolerance. Complete conception, part list, installation was achieved in less than 20 work days
- Global Cell conception
- Installation of all components and hardware
- Synchronization between all devices
- Wiring and electrical installation
- Plumbing and air pressurized air installation
- Dual PLC setup (milling unit and Safety management)
- Instruction & Workshop to the future users
Kuka Robot Cell Conception / Installation
A robot cell was required to accomplish various tasks in a research institution in Germany, The robot goal was to 3d print, mill and manipulate carbon strands. The complete hardware setup & workshop lasted less than 16 days
- Cell conception & creation.
- 3D modelling of the installation
- Complete installation of the robot, turntable an extra features
- Complete installation of the safety fence
- Complete software integration
- Complete calibration of the cell
- Instruction & Workshop to the future users
Restaurant Automated tray box
Setup of 16 cells used to give restaurant customers the food they ordered, They are able thanks to an app to control the lid which protects the food they ordered. The kitchen also get notifications informing employees if a cell in full, empty, clean, dirty and so on… Each lid is individually controlled by an air cylinder, and displays on a transparent screen information for the client.
- Mechanic and pneumatic engineering.
Sheet Bending / Stretching with an Industrial Robot
The strength of an industrial robot was used to precisely bend and deform a sheet of steel or aluminium to achieve different designs / results.
- Hardware & tools engineering / construction
- Parametric robot code generation.
- Sheet bending process.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
Aluminum wave art piece
The first of a series of 3 identical pieces, milled out of a massive aluminum block, and drilled over 4000 times to get the “pixel” effect of this flower, more than 90% of the original block was removed during the milling or drilling process.
- Hardware water-cooling engineering.
- Complete parametric model generation.
- 3D modeling & engineering.
- Parametric robot code generation.
- Milling / Drilling
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
Interactive Furniture / Augmented Reality
We built a 4 meter booth, where 3 people could sit and could “share a meal” in a virtual way with people across the world, to explore and compare different cultures. This was done with screens, mirrors and projectors. The complete booth had to be dis-mountable to fit in a standard truck.
- Part of engineering / planning / 3D modeling.
- Material order.
- Delivery and installation.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
3D Printing with an Industrial Robot
I ran a some tests few days ago to see how close we could get to 3d print huge scale objects, size being larger than several cubic meters. Synchronizing the extruder with the robot was more complicated than expected, and unfortunately I had to give up, the investment of hardware being over the expected original budget. Finally we invested the money in a dedicated self built 3d printer for our workshop.
- Engineering / calculations.
- Construction and installation of the printing rig.
- Programing the robot/extruder.
- Tests and printing.
you can read more thanks to different publications regarding this topic: Softpedia, 3dPrintBoard, 3dToday, 3dPrint, 3dModelle, Inside3dPrinting and 3Ders
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
Aluminium Scaled Car Prototype
The first test we ran in aluminium, machining a part of a luxurious car model, scale 1:9
- Complete engineering/planning / 3D modeling.
- Parametric programming of an industrial robot.
- Robot milling.
- Polishing.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
House Stucture Prototype
2/2 meters massive wooden house prototype designed and engineered by the architect Marie Boltenstern. Angles and opening are specifically calculated to allow maximum of light in winter, and some shade in summer.
- Parametric programming of an industrial robot.
- Material order.
- Complete construction/milling.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
Hanging Acryllic Superstructures
Two massive “flying” blocs, with individually back lighted surfaces which are DMX controlled. Each superstructure has 3 hanging points. When looking from a precise point, user can see an optical illusion: customer’s logo will appear
- Complete engineering / planning / 3D modeling.
- Parametric programming of an industrial robot.
- Milling.
- Part of construction and light installation.
- Delivery and part of installation.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
Installing a Kuka Quantec Ceiling Mounted Industrial Robot
For my one year internship at Artis GmbH, my first task was install the robot i was going to work on. This Robot is hanging on a 10 meter long linear rail, which allows the robot arm to move in an 150+ cubic meter space.
- Part of installation of the linear rail
- Part of installation of the robot
- Complete installation of all cables.
- Complete installation of the water cooling system.
- Complete installation of all safety hardware.
- Complete installation of the automatic tool charger.
- Part of safety software implementation.
- Calibration of the complete system.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
Extendable Dinning Table
Dining table out of veneer, with 1 meter extension capacity. Extension system fully hidden when closed.
- Complete engineering/planning / 3D modeling.
This project has been realized when I was working for Artis GmbH
