What could be seen live on the model at the Swissbau Lab illustrates the potential of automated manufacturing in timber construction. Production is thus shifting from the construction site to the production hall. In the trade fair example, wooden struts were glued together to form a wooden skeleton using a robot and an automatic adhesive application system, which significantly simplifies and accelerates the manufacturing process. The data is transmitted electronically, and adjustments can be made in seconds.
Robatech refers to the use of adhesive application systems with robots as 360° Gluing, as it allows even geometrically complex shapes to be precisely and reproducibly applied with adhesive. Samuel Ackermann, Lead Digital Construction Lab at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, was amazed at how easy it is: “Integrating the adhesive application system into the robot controller was very simple. A Robatech technician briefly explained the system to us, and then we were able to operate it ourselves without any problems.”
The innovative model from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts attracted considerable interest at Swissbau. While the robot continuously produced wooden frames, numerous visitors gathered around the demonstration and watched the automated processes up close. The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts clearly achieved their goal of providing a clear illustration of the possibilities of automated manufacturing in timber construction. The trade fair presence was also a success for Robatech: it showed that modern adhesive application in timber construction is not only efficient, but also ideally suited for combination with robotics. Robatech looks forward to further projects with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and with industry partners who would like to use such systems in the future.
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