Metzner RPA 60-LT: Robot press automation with sintering plate transport trolley

Robot press automation with sintering plate transport trolley for optimised production logistics

The "Metzner RPA 60-LT" is a powerful robot press automation with an outstanding storage system for the highest demands in the handling of pressed parts made of hard metal and metal powder.

With a storage capacity of up to 60 sintering plates, the "Metzner RPA 60-LT" offers outstanding possibilities for the production of sintered parts of all types. All sintering plates are fed to the machine via four transport trolleys with 15 plates each.

The intelligent handling system of the "RPA 60-LT" ensures uninterrupted loading of the pressed parts: While the first sintering plate is filled by a linear robot with multifunctional gripper, the handling system provides a second empty plate. As soon as the first plate is filled, the loading of the second one starts. Meanwhile, the handling system returns the loaded sintering plate to the transport carriage. The automation thus works according to the Kanban principle, which ensures that the press can be operated continuously even during the workpiece carrier change.

As an option, the "RPA 60-LT" also offers all common quality control options, such as deburring or weighing. Here, for example, the weight control is carried out according to a freely definable number of parts. Parts which do not correspond to the specified weight tolerance are automatically sorted out by means of a conveyor belt.