SCHUNK Application Center-CoLab

BY SCHUNK

In the CoLab, the new application center at the SCHUNK location in Brackenheim-Hausen, customers can now test their automation solutions realistically on 800 square meters of space and have them validated by SCHUNK experts. The focus is on new technologies and fields of application in particular.

The possibilities for automation are manifold and new technologies are constantly expanding the range. Uncertainties often create hurdles that prevent users from implementing automated processes, even though great potentials lie dormant here. Is the planned cobot application feasible? Can I handle my workpiece optimally with the selected gripping solution? Is the desired cycle time achieved? In order to answer these questions more purposefully, SCHUNK is expanding its range of services with a new application center. The CoLab offers customers space to work with SCHUNK application engineers to develop the right solution for their application. To do this, the area is divided into smaller cells for lightweight construction, robots and test setups. Twelve robots and cobots help solve specific problems. “In the CoLab, we support our customers in the development of a suitable solution for their application quickly and conveniently with the help

Automated handling during cleaning of titanium screws under cleanroom conditions using EGP electric gripper.

of the broad SCHUNK portfolio. Our validation process enables us to take special requirements into account and answer questions in a targeted manner,” explains Dr.-Ing. Fabian Ballier, CoLab Team Leader.

The main focus will be on application fields that incorporate new SCHUNK technologies. Ballier, the Team Leader, and his colleagues provide support for applications involving the new SCHUNK ADHESO grippers and offer a test environment for magnetic grippers. The applications mostly involve lightweight robots, but it is also possible to integrate conventional robots from different manufacturers without any problems. “The CoLab offers us the opportunity to develop new fields of application together with our customers and to gain experience in the use of new technologies. Users can be impressed by the solution in advance and put it through its paces,” Ballier emphasizes. Digital meetings or webinars are also available in addition to in-person visits. If you would like to validate your automation solution in advance, you can contact your SCHUNK specialist area sales person and product sales consultant.

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