Bosch Packaging Technology has launched Gemini 4, a new Delta robot hardware platform and software controller that allows manufacturers to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of their automated production lines.
According to the Germany-based process and packaging technology supplier, the streamlined design of the Gemini 4 controller and its software are optimised for the control of Delta robots, helping to increase acceleration and pick rates.
This enables manufacturers to enhance accuracy and raise their production line speeds by “up to 25 percent” (depending on the product), while maintaining “gentle product handling, process reliability and quality”.
With increased speed and lower changeover time said to result in higher productivity, operators are now able to run up to eight Delta robots and sixteen conveyors through the “simplified” Gemini 4 controller, giving gains in efficiency.
“The Gemini 4 boosts standards in the field of Delta robot control,” says Roy Fraser, product manager robotics, Bosch Packaging Technology.
“Innovations in the automation of the manufacturing process have driven down the TCO, allowing multinational brand owners and local enterprises alike to increase productivity and improve competitiveness.”
The Gemini 4 platform’s hardware component has a streamlined architecture and integrates standardised industry equipment from German automation specialists Bosch Rexroth and Beckhoff.
"With the new Gemini 4 controller and the gains in speed inherent to the new hardware, manufacturers now no longer need to use multi-picking heads to enhance performance,” the company says.
