perfect feeling

STOVES AUTOMATED

GRINDING AND FINISHING

WITH THE AOK 201

QUICK FACTS

ROI under 2 years75% lower personnel costs30% abrasive material saving24/7 industrial grinding cell

PROBLEM & DEFINITION

SHORTAGE OF SPECIALIST PERSONNEL

☑ grinding welding spots☑ smoothen surface to the micrometer range☑ generate structure-free surface pattern☑ large variety of parts

Material: Steel

CUSTOMER

HASE KAMINOFENBAU GMBHStove manufacturer since 1979

Employees 180Stoves / year 12.000 - 14.000Production area of 12.000 m²Parts to be � nished / week 300 - 400Location Trier, Germany

SOLUTION

AOK 201ACTIVE ORBITAL KIT 201

A complete package that has a variety of uses, ba-sed on Active Compliant Technology combined with a robot-friendly eccentric sander, which delivers the following bene� ts:

☑ consistent high quality☑ tolerance compensation☑ easy jobmodulation

INITIAL SITUATION Both, HASE and the customers greatly value the perfect and high-quality look of the stoves. The grinding process during production is vital for the end quality. A large order book and a serious shortage of quali� ed grinding person-nel on the labor market were critical for choosing automa-tion.

THE PROCESSIn order to achieve the perfect stove, the steel parts have to be grinded perfectly. Even the smallest defects are visible in the 25-micrometer high-temperature paint that is later applied. The rough grinding and � nesse sanding therefore have to deliver the desired result.

THE AUTOMATIONThe process was automated using a grinding cell together with the integrator SHL AG. The cell contains a robot which grips the manually provided parts. First, they are passed to a belt grinder for basic processing in order to � nally get the perfect � nish and the required structure-free surface pattern from the FerRobotics AOK eccentric sander. The cycle time is 6 minutes.

THE RESULT• solution for the shortage of specialists by saving personnel• high-quality surfaces and reproducible quality• optimization of the abrasive used

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„The fully-automatic tolerance compensation, along with the constantly precise contact forces make our AOK unique around the world. As a result of these unique selling points, we are securing our position as market leader in Sensitive Robotics.“

We did not think that it was possible to grind stoves automatically.

Elmar WillemsProduction development | Facility Management HASE Kaminofenbau GmbH

Harald GschnaidtnerKey Account ManagerFerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbH

FerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbHAltenbergerstraße 69Science Park 1A-4040 Linz, Austriaof� ce@ferrobotics.at

FerRobotics Inc.59 Prairie Parkway60136 GILBERTS Illinois, USAof� ce@ferrobotics.com

Before

Visible welding spots and small irregularities across the entire work piece.

After

A high-gloss steel frame without visible welded points and with a perfect appearance.

FRAMES OF THE STOVE DOOR

#AOKperfectFinish

Find this case online atferrobotics.com/cases/aokperfectfinish

The ACT facilitates fast job modulations