360° GLUING: ADHESIVE APPLICATION WITH ROBOTS

360° Gluing automates adhesive application to round, cubic or geometrically irregular parts. For this purpose, an adhesive application system is connected to a robot via an integration kit. The adhesive is applied with repeat accuracy and as required along the robot's path of movement. The result: increased process reliability, enhanced productivity and consistently high gluing quality.

Delta application head attached to the robot arm with the integration kit holder.

Adhesive application with robot

USING ROBOTS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVES OR SEALANTS PRECISELY

Would you like to apply adhesives or sealants precisely and with repeat accuracy to complex-shaped components or workpieces? Would you like to automate and optimize your gluing process for quality, safety or cost reasons? 

360° Gluing stands for automated adhesive application with robots or collaborative robots (cobots). The robot is connected to an adhesive application system via an integration kit. The components of the system are assembled according to the requirements of the application. Depending on the process, the adhesive or sealant is applied in the form of beads, dots, curls or wild spraying.

360° Gluing: Adhesive bead application over corners and edges of a workpiece

Precise adhesive bead application on an angled workpiece

360° Gluing: Adhesive spiral application on paper with excellent edge definition in marked frame

Adhesive spiral application with excellent edge definition

The automated adhesive application can be easily programmed and monitored via the robot's touch panel. If required, the amount of adhesive applied along the movement pattern can also be varied flexibly. For this purpose, the pneumatic valves of an application head are controlled individually via PLC. The necessary overexcitation and lowering module is freely programmable, compact and can be mounted on a top-hat rail.

Freely programmable overexcitation and lowering module

Module for flexible control of the pneumatic application valves 

360° Gluing increases the precision and uniformity of the adhesive application. This improves the reliability of the gluing process. In addition, the automation of manual adhesive application and the optimization of the application technology lead to greater productivity, a reduction in waste and lower unit costs. This guarantees a fast return on investment.

ADVANTAGES OF 360° GLUING AT A GLANCE

  • Increases productivity through reliable and flexible adhesive application
  • Increases adhesive application quality through precise and repeatable execution
  • Simple programming and control of the gluing process
  • Reduces error susceptibility and costs compared to manual application
  • Relieves personnel and protects them from injury
  • Straightforward integration using Robatech's integration kit

MODULAR APPLICATION SYSTEMS FOR ADHESIVES OR SEALANTS

Robatech's adhesive application systems have a modular design. Whether adhesive or sealant, we will put together the right system for you.

To protect the heated hoses from torsion and increase their service life, we recommend the use of a swivel connector. An automatic filling system for the melter is available as an option. It ensures the safety of your operating personnel and extends the adhesive refill intervals.

360° Gluing: Adhesive application system with Universal Robots cobots

Adhesive application system connected to cobot via integration kit

INTEGRATION KITS CONNECT ADHESIVE APPLICATION SYSTEMS WITH ROBOTS

The integration kit allows you to connect our adhesive application systems to robots from various manufacturers in just a few simple steps. The integration kit contains

  • A holder for the application head
  • Brackets for the heated hose on the robot arm
  • Brackets for cable routing
  • Visualization software for touch panel

You can conveniently control and program the entire gluing process via the robot's user-friendly touch panel.

  • Dynamic movements of the robot
  • Adhesive application pattern
  • System status of the melter
  • Settings for the melter, heated hose and application head
  • Format change by recalling saved jobs
Robatech offers integration kits for robots by these manufacturers:
360° Gluing: Cobot by Universal Robots

Universal Robots

UR+ Integration Kit for UR5e, UR10e, Ur16e cobots

360° Gluing: CRX cobot by Fanuc

Fanuc

Integration Kit for CRX cobots

Box-Kuka-Cobot

Kuka

Integration kit for LBR iisy Cobots

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