ABB electrical palletizing robot goes into the mine

Beijing, March 5, 2012 – ABB recently announced that it has provided palletizing robot solutions for Tashan Coal Mine of Datong Coal Mining Group (Taxon Group). In the Tashan coal mine, four ABB IRB 660 yards robots are equipped with Zibo power brick-making equipment, which is used in the original brick stacking and plying section of the full coal gangue brick production line, replacing traditional manual operations and improving production efficiency. quality. This is also the first time that palletizing robots have been used in the field of coal mining in the country and was selected as a demonstration project for the development of circular economy in coal mining systems throughout the country. At the same time, it has served as a demonstration and driving role for the code blank automation in the brick and tile industry.

Dr. Gu Chunyuan, head of ABB's Discrete Automation and Motion Control Business Unit in North Asia and China, said: “ABB is a pioneer and technology leader in global industrial robots. In China, we work closely with our customers to tailor design and provide customer satisfaction. Demand for robotic solutions This time, we are pleased to provide the Tongji Coal Group with the first domestic robotic solution for brick and mortar yards in coal mines, which fills the domestic gap and brings good demonstration results for similar applications in the industry. ."

In the process of coal production, waste materials such as vermiculite are produced. The coal mine will reuse these wastes to make bricks. In the tantalum brick production line at Tashan Mine, ABB's 4 IRB 660 robots are mainly responsible for placing brick codes on kiln cars for firing. Usually the production process is performed manually, and the use of two ABB palletizing robots can replace the normal labor of two 30-odd workers.

After replacing the artificial labor with ABB robots, the accuracy of the entire palletizing process has been greatly improved. This ensures that the bricks are placed in order and in order in the brick kiln according to the firing requirements, and the firing quality of the bricks is improved; the product change and production of the brick factory Beat changes, pattern changes, furnace and kiln car changes are also more flexible and easy to adjust; robots instead of artificial work in high temperature, dusty environment, greatly improving the workers' working environment, labor intensity, health conditions, etc. .

ABB IRB 660 is a robot that is specialized in the field of material handling and palletizing. The four-axis robot has a payload of 250 kilograms and a working distance of 3.15 meters. The single work efficiency is equivalent to the normal work of 15 workers, and the running accuracy is more than 30% higher than the industry average. The excellent performance is among the industry's leading. status.