Talking about the robots on the car production line, I believe everyone is familiar. However, if you tell the robot that you can also play a role in the biscuit production line, quickly, accurately and gently complete the packaging task of the soft biscuits, many people may doubt - can the big guy do this kind of fine work?
(A), ABB robots can do fine work!
Installed on the Swiss Roland Murten biscuit production line are six ABB FlexPicker IRB 340 vision-guided robots. This kind of robot has super strong "visual" and "tactile" functions. In terms of visual guidance, the robot has an advanced camera system and PickMaster software. At work, the camera system first monitors the finished biscuits on the conveyor belt, while the PickMaster software guides the robot's arm to accurately capture the biscuits closest to it based on the images captured by the camera; the robot is equipped with a sophisticated inflatable rubber finger based on the gripping structure. ". While grabbing the biscuits on the assembly line, the robot gently pushes his "rubber fingers" into the biscuit ring like a careful girl, then opens the "rubber fingers" and constantly measures the force until "rubber The finger is just right, then the biscuit is quickly lifted. Although this is a very fine job, the robot does not reduce its efficiency, it can grab 80 biscuits per minute. Not only that, but compared to previous production systems, ABB robots also reduced the cracking rate of biscuits during the grabbing process from 15% to 2.3%, while significantly reducing energy consumption and monitoring maintenance costs. These improvements can save Roland Murten nearly 19,000 Swiss francs (about $17,000) a year.
Walter Fuchs, production manager at Roland Murten, praised ABB's robotic equipment. He said that ABB's robots have greatly reduced operating costs and scrap rates, such as personnel and energy consumption, and they are very satisfied.
(2) Using waste to generate electricity, ABB helps organic fuel power plants “make the best useâ€
The chicken industry in the Thetford area of ​​the UK is well developed. How to deal with a large number of chicken farm waste has become a headache. Fortunately, an organic fuel power plant "armed" by the ABB 800xA control system was built in the local area. The power plant turned waste into electricity to achieve the "best use" and solved this problem.
This 38.5 MW power plant is the largest organic fuel power plant in Europe. The plant indiscriminately treats chicken farm waste consisting of chicken excrement and wood shavings, and at the same time obtains a large amount of combustible gas, which is then burned to drive the generator to generate electricity. ABB's revolutionary 800xA control system with integrated safety and process control applications provides a reliable guarantee for this production process. The system efficiently records and transmits data, allowing operators to fully monitor plant health through a large screen and remotely control the equipment from a central console when needed, greatly increasing plant productivity.
This project is part of ABB's “Evolution†lifecycle support strategy. Through a series of small-scale, cost-effective measures, the strategy helps companies with limited budgets to continuously upgrade existing equipment to meet changing business needs without disrupting production.
(3), less energy consumption, better life
As we all know, ABB is a world-leading leader in power and automation technology. However, there may be many people who don't understand ABB's industry-leading technology and application solutions in areas such as intelligent building control systems. Recently, ABB's two intelligent building control systems in Busch-Jaeger, Germany - Busch-priON and Busch ComfortTouch, won the world famous 2008 Red Dot prize for the "Best of the Best" international product. Designs in 2008), reaffirming ABB's leading position in intelligent building control systems. These products can help people significantly improve the quality of life while significantly reducing building energy consumption.
Compared with the traditional intelligent building control system, ABB's two award-winning products have some outstanding features: First, the energy-saving effect is obvious. By precisely controlling energy-consuming equipment, ABB's intelligent building control system can reduce energy consumption by 60% for buildings; second, it is versatile. In addition to controlling the general environmental parameters such as lighting and temperature, these two products also have security, web access, e-mail transmission and video playback, and are the first in the industry to combine these functions. Third, the operation is extremely simple. Thanks to ABB's optimized design and processing of the system's system control, users can complete the operation by clicking the button on the simple and beautiful wall-mounted control panel. These advantages finally impressed the judges, let the two ABB intelligent building control systems stand out from the competition and win the Red Dot Best Design Award.
(4) ABB's intelligent building control system is widely used.
1. From the family, to the office, to the conference room, to the entire building, these systems can achieve a win-win goal of energy efficiency and creating a comfortable life.
2. The Red Dot Best Design Award with more than 50 years of history is recognized as one of the world's top global industrial design awards. Mercedes-Benz S-series cars, IBM X- and T-series laptops and Adidas' 2008 European Cup football. Famous products have participated in the competition and won the grand prize.
3. ABB motors and transmissions help hospitals save $400,000 annually
The Ryhov Hospital in central Sweden is one of the largest hospitals outside Stockholm, Sweden. The hospital has 3,500 employees and provides medical services to 140,000 residents. Recently, the hospital has refitted 30 new fan systems powered by ABB EFF1 energy-efficient motors and controlled by ABB's advanced ACH550 standard drivetrain. Compared with the previous products, this fan system has greatly reduced heat generation, works very stable and reliable, can operate at full load at lower temperatures, and saves energy by 30%. In this case alone, the hospital can save electricity costs by $400,000 per year. In addition, the amount of work required to maintain the system is only one-tenth of the original, thereby further reducing expenses and enabling the hospital to recover the investment cost within two years.
The ABB EFF1 motor used in this fan system is one of the most energy-efficient motors in the European market, while the ACH550 conventional system is the only drive system on the market that meets the latest European EMC and limit harmonic standards. Together with other ABB products, these products can help a wide range of users, from small families to large factories to the entire grid, to achieve significant energy efficiency goals.
4. ABB is a leader in power and automation technology among the world's top 500 companies. ABB's technology can help power, utility and industrial customers improve their performance while reducing the negative impact on the environment. ABB Group has operations in more than 100 countries and employs 120,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China including R&D, manufacturing, sales and service. 15,000 employees in China serve 26 local companies and 38 sales and service branches in 60 different cities.