Dayton, OH (November 2016) —PalletSolver® is a revolutionary, feature-rich robotic palletizing software suite for Motoman® robots. This dynamic package permits the setup of pallet patterns and robot motion on a PC (PalletSolver PC) so that the robot does not have to be taken offline for teaching. PalletSolver enables quick changeovers without stopping production to validate pallet patterns and allows faster integration of a palletizing system by making it easy to configure and set up. PalletSolver can easily be customized for complex robotic palletizing applications.
“PalletSolver redefines how robotic palletizing operations can be performed in the field. It offers operational excellence with intuitive tools for configuration, setup and production monitoring and control,” said Dean Elkins, senior general manager, sales. “Its scalable architecture can handle single line and complex multi-line palletizing, as well as single and multiple workcells.”
PalletSolver’s offline pallet pattern generation tool supports multiple robotic workcells, dynamic gripper zone management, constraints handling, unlimited SKUs and more. It has an intuitive graphical interface for configuring cell parameters and a guided step-by-step process for developing patterns. PalletSolver can directly import pallet patterns generated in the widely used TOPS or CAPE software, thus focusing efforts on building optimal sequences for the robotic build process. Key features include support for all common gripper types, smart conveyors and flexible end-of-line processing options.
The PalletSolver-Online component is software that runs on the DX100 or DX200 controller and pendant, or as a PLC ladder on the MLX200. Consisting of various libraries and I/O mapping, as well as a comprehensive User Interface (UI), PalletSolver-Online optimizes the execution of the pattern files and robot operation that were created with the PalletSolver PC application.
“Manufacturing is challenged with constantly changing packaging and product parameters on the production line. PalletSolver intelligently addresses that challenge by handling cell constraints in the offline environment, allowing quick changeovers without needing to test patterns. Manufacturers can prevent a considerable amount of downtime by not halting production,” stated Elkins.
About Yaskawa Motoman
Founded in 1989, the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. is a leading robotics company in the Americas. With over 300,000 Motoman® robots installed globally, Yaskawa provides automation products and solutions for virtually every industry and robotic application; including arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material handling, material cutting, material removal, packaging, palletizing and spot welding.
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