GRASP (Guided Robot for Automatically Sorting of Parts).

GRASP Description

The system uses vibration to separate and turnover parts into the correct orientation for best possible pick rates.

The system consists of three components:

An AnyFeed flexible bulk parts feeder which delivers the parts to the start of the process;

A vision system to recognise the location of the parts;

And a DENSO robot to ensure the parts are in the correct orientation for processing.

Bulk Storage and Purge
Bulk storage facility of upto 15 litres built in. There is a purge function for clearing parts at the end of each shift.

GRASP Features

High Speed
Less than one second pick and place times, subject to distance, orientation changes and weights.

Fully Flexible
Parts up to 70mm², weights up to 50g, multiple orientation picking, in-tolerance, out-of-tolerance selection.

No Tooling
Parts are inspected by the vision system and are identified by shape. No fixturing of the parts is required and no mechanical parts are needed enabling quick component change over. New product developments can be run through the existing system.

Saves a machine Operation
Saves a full operation compared to a bowl feeder, by both orientating the part and delivering it to the machine.

Bulk Storage and Purge
Bulk storage facility of 15 litres built in. There is a purge function for clearing parts at the end of each shift.

The Robot is CE marked with options that are UL listed. Clean Room Class 10 and Clean Room Class 1 versions make it ideal for the pharmaceutical and bio-medical applications.

Where can you use it?

Precision assembly and handling in the watch, medical, plastics, electronic, automotive and pharmaceutical industries.

Feeds parts of arbitrary shapes

Part material: plastic, rubber, metal, wood, glass, and combinations; unsuitable for food or wet/oily parts. Works well with rolling parts in combination with textured feed surface.

Have a look at the machine applications where GRASP has been used. You can see other applications in here

Right click below and select "play" to show video of GRASP in an application

Downloads

By registering with the AA Robotics, you will be able to down load 3D CAD "step" files of the robot models. Also our simulation packages in the software section will enable you to check for cycle time as well as robot reach.

You can down load the basic robot 2D data from here, or a PDF of the robot and control system descriptions or the sales brochure for the HS range of robots.