Case Study
Robotic Tube Bending Increases Throughput & Eliminates Safety Risks
“A lot of times when you automate a process you’ll say, ‘If it works for 85% of what I want to do, that is great.’ And here, that was unacceptable.” -Scott Gordon, Chief Engineer, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., USA e a process you’ll say, to do, that is great.’ Corp., U U US US S USA Application: Robotic machine tending Robot Model: R series general purpose robots Case Study: Robotic Tube Bending Increases Throughput & Eliminates Safety Risks OVERVIEW Robotic machine tending can offer a wide range of benefits, whether it is ergonomic relief, increased throughput, or a more streamlined and efficient process overall. For Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., USA (KMM), automation helped them in all of these areas. Five years ago, KMM installed their first tube ben