Thursday, June 4, 2009

A&E robot wins award at Seatec show


The A&E Yacht maintenance Robot that is used exclusively with Supernavi products and works in partnership with the Boero company demonstated it's clear added value on the Seatec show in Carara.The reference event for the marine industry, Seatec brings together quality companies and is the ideal venue for presenting products and innovation, events and international competitions. This is the case of the Qualitec Technology Award, an award for innovative technology, set up to award and promote technology innovation put forward and presented by companies exhibiting at Seatec, the seventh International exhibition for technology, supplies and design for boats, yachts and ships. The Robot is able to sand all applied filler and highbuild primers as well as the alumunium surface.

A high profile jury examined the projects for 2009’s competition composed of Paolo Scifoni (chairman), Giampiero Audino and Paolo Colombo who, after examining a really remarkable series of products on show, assigned first place to the company A&E Yacht Services based in Viareggio for IMR 1.0, an actual system for the robotic application of complete filling and topcoat cycles on super yacht hulls that, according to the official motivation, is a significant step ahead in many areas such as the pre-calculation of the quantities of filler necessary, continuous applications over longer periods of time and so lower overall time as well as a significant reduction of accident risks related to work high up on scaffolding, with a significant reduction of dust dispersed in the environment. The “robot” carries out the application of the various coats and the milling of each coat so as to carry out the established cycles with an accuracy that is not possible by traditional methods at a lower overall cost compared to traditional methods.

Monday, April 27, 2009

RoboStone - Robotic Cement & Precast System



HTM Group USA offers an exclusive line of RoboStone directly for cement/concrete and precast fabrication.




In the videos below you will see the robot spray a lubricant base to the form which allows for easy extraction of the pieces, it also can cut with a saw blade, core drill , carve and edge.



















RoboStone - Robotic Limestone Processing System








RoboStone - Robotic Limestone processing systems can work on all type of limestone material, above are some examples of recent projects. RoboStone is designed to work in many setups from our intial layout with 2 dual tables and an optional rotating table to a robot on a linear rail processing multiple tables.








Wednesday, January 28, 2009

RoboStone - Robotic Sculpting System












RoboStone Robotic Sculpting System is devoted to meet the purpose of the professional stone worker. Once can realise bass-reliefs, profiling with the use of saw blades up to 28", tri-dimensional milling and engraving. The workspace of this machine is 9ft high, 19ft diameter, allowing to manufacture statues, columns, bass-relief, fireplaces, etc in just one placement. In addition to the supplied software, our 3D programming system allows to work on graphical files or to import 3D shapes from a scanner to obtain the robot toolpath in a few minutes.


SPECIFICATIONS

6 Axis Kuka Robot

Type of Material: Marble, Granite and Stone in general

Worktable Dimensions: 9ft x 4.5ft x 2.6ft

Supported Table Weight: 33,069 lbs

Maximum Tool Diameter: 2.5ft

Maximum Cutting Depth: 10.8"

Maximum Tool Length: 1.9ft

Precision (accuracy to within) 0.009"

Electric Spindle Power: 16HP - 35HP

Tool Holder Stand 12-48 positions


Lower Labor Costs, Increased Production, Save Time, Labor & Money

True robotic systems for architectural arts, columns, statues, and busts






RoboStone - Robotic Profiling & Polishing System





The first robotic CNC machine in the world, developed in Italy and is being used worldwide by many stone fabricators.
Specifications
6 Axis KR-240 Kuka Robot
Dual Table Design with optional 3rd table
Italian eletric spindle from 15-35HP
12-48 Tool Holder stand
Automatic Robotic Tool Changer
Standard ISO40 or HSK63 cones
No programming done at the Robot

RoboStone - Robotic waterjet / saw cutting system

Introducing the the RoboStone robotic waterjet / saw cutting system for stone fabricators.
RoboStone is a cutting system for natural stone (ex: granite, marble, and solid surface). Integrating a waterjet and saw in one machine produces a finished cut product, no need to have the pieces cut on any other machine. The 16" saw will cut all straight lines and the waterjet is used for radius, sink, faucet and inside corners. RoboStone was engineered to maximize the most out of the material, ensuring waste minimization. Utilizing a double table cutting system allows for maximum productivity and shorter times for loading and unloading slabs. The system accepts DXF files and there is no programming to be done at the robot, from similuation to the final steps in our custom CAM Software RoboMagic makes the process very easy to use. This technolgy has been the driving force for many fabricators worldwide since 1996 and is a true solution to lower labor costs and increased production.