KUKA Robotics to provide stainless steel robot for food application 

KUKA機器人公司為食品應用提供不銹鋼機器人

KUKA KR 15 SL Stainless Steel Robot Used with Vision and Conveyor Tracking in New Automated System Increases Production and Improves Working Conditions

新的帶有視覺和傳送帶跟蹤技術的KUKA KR 15 SL 不銹鋼機器人自動系統增加了產量，改善了工作環境

Clinton Township, Michigan, January 11, 2007 --  KUKA Robotics has been selected by Zepnick Solutions Inc. as its robotics supplier for its new food handling system. Zepnick, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has incorporated the KUKA KR 15 SL stainless steel robot into its food handling and packaging system which will allow manufacturers to increase production and improve working conditions.

密歇根1月11日消息——Zepnick解決方案公司選擇了KUKA機器人公司作為其食品處理新系統的機器人供應商。位于威斯康星州綠灣（Green Bay）的Zepnick已經將KUKA KR 15 SL不銹鋼機器人安裝到其食品處理和包裝系統，這將使得制造商提高產量，改善工作環境。

"Zepnick’s innovative new system using our robot will allow their customers compete more effectively in the competitive food industry," said Kevin Kozuszek, director of marketing for KUKA Robotics Corporation. "In addition to increasing production the system will improve employee working conditions by freeing personnel from manual labor to work on more complex tasks."

KUKA機器人公司營銷總監Kevin Kozuszek表示：“使用了我們機器人的Zepnick創新新系統將使得他們的客戶在競爭激烈的食品工業中更有效地參與競爭。除了提高產量，該系統還將改善工人的工作環境，把工人從手動勞動中解放出來，從事更復雜的任務。”

"Our customers’ manual food handling and packaging applications were not meeting their need to increase production so we were challenged to develop a system that would address ergonomic issues and increase production while adhering to their stringent hygiene standards," said Jody Zepnick president of Zepnick Solutions Inc. "The KUKA KR 15 robot with its stainless steel construction and high IP rating make it ideal for meeting our customers’ strict hygiene and sterility requirements."

Zepnick解決方案公司總裁Jody Zepnick表示：“我們客戶食品處理和包裝應用的手工操作滿足不了他們增加產量的要求，因此我們面臨著開發一個新系統的挑戰，符合人機工程的要求，提高產量的同時保持他們嚴格的衛生標準。而KUKA KR 15機器人其不銹鋼構造以及高IP級別使得其完美地滿足了我們客戶的嚴格衛生和無菌要求。”

The use of stainless steel on all the robot’s surfaces, together with the high IP rating, makes the KUKA KR 15 SL robot suitable for all fields of application with stringent requirements as to hygiene, sterility and absence of particles. The robot can be used in any industry requiring strict adherence to sterility standards including the food, pharmaceutical, medical and beverage industries. The KUKA KR 15 SL is a six-axis robot with a 1503 mm reach and capable of handling up to a 15 kg payload. The new packaging system utilizes a vision system to determine the coordinates of randomly placed product on a moving conveyor and these coordinates are then transferred to the robot. Utilizing the robot’s conveyor tracking software it then tracks the position of the product. The robot picks the product off the moving conveyor and places the product into a wrapper or carton.

機器人表面的全不銹鋼以及其高IP級別使得KUKA KR 15 SL機器人適合嚴格要求衛生、無菌、無粒子等所有領域的應用。該型號機器人可以應用于任何要求無菌標準的工業，包括食品、制藥、醫療和飲料行業。KUKA KR 15 SL 機器人擁有6個手臂，伸程可達1503毫米，最大負荷能力15千克。新包裝系統使用了一個視覺系統用于在滾動的傳送帶上確定隨便堆放產品的對應位置，然后這些對應位置轉移給機器人。通過其傳送帶跟蹤軟件，機器人然后追蹤產品的位置，之后機器人從移動著的傳送帶上撿起產品，將產品放入一個包裝袋或者紙盒中。

Zepnick Solutions, Inc. is an industrial automation firm specializing in custom applications. The company focuses on controls automation, but also has in house mechanical design and business alliances with the best in machine fabrication and construction resources to meet its customer’s complete needs.

Zepnick解決方案公司是一家工業自動化公司，專注于用戶定制應用。公司集中于控制自動化。但也涉及機械設計以及與最好的機械制造公司聯合滿足其客戶的全部要求。

KUKA Robotics Corporation, with its parent company KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial robots, with an annual production volume approaching 10,000 units, and an installed base of over 75,000 units. The company’s 5 and 6 axis robots range from 3kg to 570kg payloads, and 635mm to 3700mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries and in multiple applications including material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing.

KUKA機器人公司是位于德國奧格斯堡市KUKA Roboter 有限公司的子公司，是世界幾家頂級工業機器人制造商之一。該公司工業機器人年產量接近1萬臺，至今已在全球安裝了7萬5千臺工業機器人。該公司的5軸和6軸機器人負載量從3千克至570千克，機械臂伸程從635毫米到3700毫米，全部由一個普通的基于PC控制器平臺控制。KUKA機器人廣泛應用在儀器、汽車、航天、消費產品、物流、食品、制藥、醫學、鑄造、塑料等工業上。主要應用于材料處理、機床裝料、裝配、包裝、堆垛、焊接、表面修整等領域。

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