Manufacturing Technology 2021, 21(3):357-363 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2021.049

Draft of robotic workstation for laser engraving

Frantisek Klimenda ORCID..., Jan Sterba ORCID..., Vit Cernohlavek ORCID..., Josef Ponikelsky ORCID..., Petr Maran

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, J. E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem. Pasteurova 3334/7, 400 01 Usti nad Labem. Czech Republic

The article deals with the design of a robotic workplace for laser engraving. The first part of the article describes the importance of introducing robotics to industry 4.0. Custom solutions work is devoted to the implementation of the six-axis robotic arm UR10. This six-axis robotic arm inserts the designed jig with the semi-finished product into the engraving machine. In the engraving machine, the semi-finished product is engraved on the final product. This saves the operator time to pinpoint the position of the semi-finished product inside the engraving machine. The proposed jig is designed to be universal so that the position in the x-axis and in the y-axis can be precisely defined. At the end of the jig there is a bed for placing the semi-finished product, which can be replaced by another in the case of other dimen-sions of the semi-finished product. The conclusion is a comparison of time savings in individual steps and overall engraving time savings for one engraved part.

Keywords: Robotic Arm, Laser, Engraving, Marking

Grants and funding:

The article was created with the support of the Student Grant Agency UJEP-SGS-2020-48-001-2 J. E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem.

Received: December 28, 2020; Revised: April 11, 2021; Accepted: May 4, 2021; Prepublished online: May 17, 2021; Published: June 7, 2021  Show citation