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72 MARCH 2016
T E CHNOLOG Y
Robotic cells for integrated tube production
POLYTEC Srl, part of BM Group
Holding SpA, has used the know-
how that BM has acquired in the steel
sector as a supplier of automation,
electrical equipment and software for
steel mills by investing in research.
These investments, combined with the
concept of plug and play, mean Polytec
is a major player in the field of robotic
applications worldwide.
Today the robot often replaces the
operator in carrying out dangerous,
repetitive, highly accurate activities,
finally giving him the safer position of
command and control. This results in
a production process that is intelligent,
flexible and secure, able to optimise time
and costs and to maximise production
and product quality.
The Polytec range of products
integrate the whole steel process
including a specific one for tubes
and pipes. PolyMARK T is a robotic
island for lateral ink jet marking of
evacuation pipes. It is made up of a
cleaning station, a marking head, a
six-axis robot for moving the printing
head and an OCR reading station for
checking the readability of the marking
and the consistency of the data written
with the information coming from the
tracking, which allows excellent product
traceability.
PolyTAG T is a robot with a label
generation unit. The label is positioned
on the bundle tubes and fixed at the
specified point through a clip-on label.
The label application head contains a
3D camera for identifying a free point on
the tube to mark or label.
PolyMAN is a robotised cell – available
for sizes of 2 to 20" – that can perform
all of the operations that are currently
performed by hand by the operator.
It automatically identifies the position
and the linearity of the tube, doses the
grease with a high precision pump and
pre-screws the coupling with a settable
torque using a load cell control.
PolyPRO also automatically identifies
the position and the linearity of the tube,
doses the grease with a high precision
pump and screws the protector with a
settable torque using a load cell control.
PolyCAP is a robot used for heating
and positioning caps on threaded pipes
to protect the bevel (face-end) and
consists of warehouse storage.
All robots are controlled by information
systems that read, collect and organise
information through algorithms in order
to interact with humans.
Polytec Srl – Italy
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