Tech Briefs Magazine - December 2023 - MD-12

AI-Powered Robot Control Optimizes a Challenging
Handling Process
Löttechnik GmbH (HWL) is a Berlinbased,
family-run
thermal treatment
company with customers in power plant
engineering, automotive, electronics,
aerospace, and tool industries, as well as
plant and fixture construction. Like
other small and medium-sized enterprises,
HWL faces the complex realities
of growing labor shortages, the ongoing
energy crisis, and the intricate nature of
production processes, particularly
in
" High-Mix, Low-Volume " manufacturing.
To overcome these
challenges,
HWL directs part of its investments toward
the adoption of state-of-the-art
technologies and the optimization of
operational processes, positioning itself
as an attractive employer.
At HWL, a commitment to the highest
quality standards and continuous innovation
goes hand in hand with prioritizing
employees' expertise and satisfaction.
Recognizing the physically demanding
and repetitive work involved in thermal
treatment and the increased workload
for staff due to labor shortages, HWL's
managing director, Kai Lembke, set out
to identify the task that could benefit the
most from automation.
With MIRAI, robot skills (or specific tasks) are trained, not programmed, through human demonstration, without
users needing programming or AI knowledge. (Image: Micropsi Industries)
Collaborating with his dedicated
team, Lembke chose the loading of
metal parts onto racks from washing
baskets. Before heat treatment, the serial
parts handled by HWL undergo a
meticulous cleaning process in a cabin
washing facility. Each customer typically
delivers around 900 to 1,000 parts in
large loading carriers, which employees
manually transfer into washing baskets.
The parts in the baskets are then carefully
placed onto multi-tiered racks
Guided by MIRAI, the robot system individually lifts the delicate parts from the washing baskets and places them on the pegs in the racks. Unlike traditional vision systems,
even changing lighting conditions and resulting reflections on the surface of the workpieces do not affect the functionality of the system. (Image: Micropsi Industries)
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