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Resources to prepare your robotics project
Technical articles, integration scenarios and Vanguard Robotics presentations. Source-based guidance to specify your robotic cell in Switzerland.
Prepare your project
Understand the choices before specifying the cell.
Articles explain the technical decisions. Scenarios show how to connect them in a cell. Presentations give you an overview to share with your team.
Technical articles
The checks that matter on the factory floor.
Technical article
Robot payload, tooling and inertia
Select an arm using the workpiece, gripper, centre of gravity and actual operating orientations.
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Technical article
CNC tending: interfaces and recovery
Define robot-machine communication, expected states and recovery before stating unattended throughput.
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Technical article
Palletising: formats, gripping and layers
Plan an end-of-line cell around actual products, pallet patterns, gripping and changeovers.
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Technical article
2D or 3D vision for robot guidance
Define what the camera must measure, prepare representative samples and verify picking on the complete cell.
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Technical article
Robotic welding: fixtures and validation
Define the parts, prepare fixturing and organise process trials before accepting a welding cell.
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Robot cell retrofit: backups and safety
Plan changes to an existing cell from its installed state, access rights and functions requiring revalidation.
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Technical article
Cell acceptance: preparing FAT and SAT
Connect requirements with tests, define measurement conditions and retain results before cell handover.
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Robot maintenance: tasks, backups and recovery
Organise cell maintenance, retain its configurations and prepare recovery with defined responsibilities.
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One operation, a cell architecture.
Each scenario describes a scope to assess, its interfaces and trials. The robot and performance must be established using your parts.
Integration scenario
CNC machine tending
Integration scenario: machine loading, grip verification, part exchange and recovery after an interruption.
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Palletising multiple formats
Integration scenario: carton gripping, layer recipes, pallet supply and removal, fault handling and format changes.
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Welding repeat parts in fixtures
Integration scenario: fixture loading, arc welding, process checks and acceptance using representative parts.
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Integration scenario
Robotic bending for a sheet-metal family
Integration scenario: sheet separation, checks, gripping, regripping and coordination with a press brake.
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Handling cast parts in a foundry environment
Integration scenario: cast-part removal, monitored transfer and assessment of actual splash and temperature exposure.
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Integration scenario
SCARA assembly with vision-based localisation
Integration scenario: component localisation, oriented pickup, monitored assembly and handling of unrecognised parts.
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Vanguard’s scope and ESTUN solutions.
Presentation
Vanguard Robotics, ESTUN integration in Switzerland
An introduction to Vanguard Systems’ robotics business: applications, technical selection, integration and cell acceptance.
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An overview of ESTUN robotic solutions
Understand ESTUN families and the criteria used to select an arm, a variant or a complete system.
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A method for a robotic cell project
Six steps connecting production requirements to trials, interfaces, acceptance and cell recovery.
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A presentation to keep.
Partnership, applications and project delivery in a six-page document.
Guides and comparisons