Handling and machining of various wheels with a KUKA robot

Borbet, a manufacturer of alloy wheels for cars and trucks, was looking for an automated solution for machining and painting that would be suitable not only with regard to variations in handling of the wheels during machine loading and unloading, but also for the interaction with the materials flow systems. Compared to the gantry robot which had been used up to that point, the new solution had to be more flexible, faster, and more cost-effective.