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How Industrial Robots Support the Pharmaceutical Industry
Increased productivity
Better consistency
Reduction in downtime
Increased flexibility
Pick and Place Robots
Pick and place robots are seen more and more frequently in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Within these factories you can find everything from a LR Mate 200iD Series Robot to a Fanuc Cobot CRX-10iA Series. These robots are often used for picking up an item from a conveyor belt and moving it to a work area this is where the pick-and-place robot gets it’s name. Another popular task for these pick-and-place robots and cobots is sorting. More specifically the sorting and arranging of syringes and medicine bottles.

Inspection Robots
Advancements in robotic vision have seen an increase in the use of inspection robots in manufacturing. BusinessWire has recently predicted that Global Inspection Robots Market Size will increase 29% by 2028 as a result of this growth. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers rely on the dependability of these inspection robots to detect defects. Being able to consistently spot defects is vital in the pharma industry as any slight mistake could prove to be fatal for the end user. Some primary tasks these inspection robots perform are:

Inspection of the primary packaging – detection of prefilled syringes, inspection of the cap or tip and seals, and inspection of the exterior packaging for quality.
Product Inspection – leak testing and fill level verification of the interior product to confirm quality and volume of the product meets standards.
Secondary Packaging – Inspection of the label, vial counting, and serialization for US re

What is a cobot?
Simply put, cobots or collaborative robots are robots that are designed to work with humans. Cobots are unique in that they are able to learn multiple tasks to assist their human counterparts where the traditional robot is built and programmed to be not only stationary but also autonomous. These lower power robots are able to learn the majority of their tasks through demonstration and reinforcement learning thanks to multiple advances in robotic automation. The benefit of these lower powered robots is the increase in safety features that comes with collaborative robots. Cobots are the ideal solution for most small to mid-sized businesses looking to automate some of their production as they take up considerably less space but can also work in a variety of different capacities, they also help decrease workplace accidents as the robots are designed to be safe to be in close proximity with humans. They are essentially an extension of the employee giving them an extra set of arms to be able to complete the task.

Upgraded for safety
Cobots are different than your traditional robot due to the core standard ISO/TS 15066. Cobots have a variety of features that contribute to them being safe to work in tandem with humans.

Some of these features include:

Power, force, and torque limits — Simply put, these cobots are limited by power. They are able to apply a certain amount of force but should it for any reason exceed the limit the cobot is built to immediately stop.
Speed limits — The speed limit is important as humans work side by side with these cobots. By limiting the speed, the cobot cannot move fast enough that an collision with a human going full speed can cause harm. This means even though they are capable of moving fast, most cobots are designed to move slowly.
Safety-rated stop modes — Cobots have several triggers that may induce a stop mode to be employed. An “emergency stop” will only happen during an emergency

Automating various tasks within a production line, material handling robots offer a solution to streamline operations, eliminate monotony, and enhance safety. Incorporating material handling robots into your production process can significantly boost efficiency and customer satisfaction, ensuring the timely delivery of quality products.

Material handling encompasses a broad spectrum of activities on the shop floor, including part selection and transfer, palletizing, packing, and machine loading. These applications are all considered integral components of material handling.

When selecting suitable material handling equipment for your facility, several factors come into play. Considerations such as payload and speed requirements, the necessity of end-of-arm tooling or grippers, facility layout and floor space, the nature of the materials to be handled, and potential production challenges all play crucial roles.

EASYCNC specializes in both new and used material handling robots from reputable manufacturers. With an extensive inventory of robot handling systems, we are equipped to guide you in selecting and customizing the ideal solution for your needs. Our offerings encompass new and refurbished material handling robots from renowned brands including Fanuc, Yaskawa Motoman, ABB, and KUKA, all available at competitive prices. We take pride in delivering comprehensive customer service, engineering expertise, and training. Our reconditioned robots have undergone meticulous refurbishment processes to restore them to their optimal conditions.

For those seeking robotic material handling workcells, RobotWorx provides a commitment to collaborating with each customer to create tailored new or used robot handling systems that align with their specific requirements.

Applications of Material Handling Robots:
Assembly Robots: Assembly robots play a pivotal role in lean industrial processes, expanding production capabilities across the manufacturing

Robots and computer numerically controlled tools typically rely on multiple printed circuit boards to manage the whole machine, run subsystems and communicate with external devices. A Fanuc CNC machine relies on a variety of printed circuit boards to turn the code for an operation into actual work. Controllers, displays, servos, spindles, and operator control panels have boards that contribute to making them mill, cut, or turn as required. Yet these key electronic components might not be as well understood as they might be. Those PCBs are robust but not immune to wear and damage. So, it helps to know how your operating environment can affect their performance, what impending failure looks like, and how to get the temporarily disabled machine running again.

The 411 on Printed Circuit Boards in Fanuc CNC Machines
Unsurprisingly, if you open up various CNC machines you will find a wide variety of sizes and configurations in use. Those circuit boards transmit information to and from each subsystem in a Fanuc CNC lathe, for example. 

These PCBS are fairly durable, lasting 15 to 20 years in use, and far longer when stored correctly. But these circuit boards can also fail prematurely due to the environment they operate in. Manufacturing errors can also create defects that cause a PCB to fail in use.

How Fanuc PCBs Go Bad
Aside from a hidden defect making a board fail, several things can go wrong with a PCB in your Fanuc CNC machine. The most obvious thing that could lead to failure is old age. A board that’s been used in a manufacturing environment for the past 14 or 15 years is realistically at or near the end of its life. Contacts, chips, and diodes inevitably begin to fail over time. Aside from aging, a PCB could go bad for several reasons:

Exposure to moisture
Dust accumulation
Excessive vibration
Impacts or physical shocks
Exposure to high temperature
Power surges
The circuit boards in a CNC machine are not f