ABB Robotics has launched PickMaster Lite, a streamlined model of its PickMaster software program suite designed to assist packaging OEMs and system integrators deploy high-speed, vision-guided robotic selecting purposes extra rapidly and with much less complexity.
Providing important performance for widespread selecting duties, PickMaster Lite reduces engineering effort and simplifies system setup, enabling sooner commissioning and decrease complete price of possession.
Craig McDonnell, enterprise line managing director industries at ABB Robotics, says: “Producers are more and more on the lookout for automation that may be deployed rapidly and reliably to maintain tempo with altering demand.
“With greater than 74 % of producers going through ongoing labour shortages1, and practically 80 % of customers anticipating extra personalised products2, the stress to extend manufacturing flexibility is rising.
“PickMaster Lite permits machine builders to carry robotic selecting programs on-line sooner, whereas sustaining the efficiency and suppleness required for high-speed purposes.”
A streamlined model of ABB Robotics’ confirmed PickMaster expertise, PickMaster Lite delivers correct vision-guided selecting, conveyor monitoring, and movement management by means of an intuitive, task-based interface.
Pre-configured templates and guided workflows take away the necessity for specialist programming experience, decreasing engineering effort by 30 % and commissioning time by 25 % compared to standard pick-and-place software program or PLC primarily based.
PickMaster Lite can be built-in with ABB Robotics’ RobotStudio® platform, enabling customers to create digital twins, simulate layouts, and optimise robotic paths previous to set up.
Collectively, these options present an easier, lighter, and lower-risk improvement path for compact, scalable, high-speed vision-guided selecting cells and machines.
PickMaster Lite is designed to combine simply into present machine management architectures, enabling seamless communication with PLC and HMI programs through the OmniCore controller.
This permits machine builders and system integrators to handle key capabilities comparable to recipe choice, begin, cease and pause instantly by means of their most well-liked management programs, permitting OEMs and system integrators to keep up present machine designs whereas decreasing improvement danger.
PickMaster Lite is ideally suited to cost-sensitive, high-volume customary selecting and packing cell purposes the place simplicity, velocity and reliability are essential, comparable to client items, meals and beverage, prescribed drugs, electronics and e-commerce.
As a part of the PickMaster household, PickMaster Lite gives a scalable pathway from easy set-ups to extra superior options utilizing PickMaster and PickMaster Twin, enabling customers to increase performance as their manufacturing wants evolve.
For extra superior wants, PickMaster delivers enhanced performance, better customization and better efficiency for advanced selecting duties, whereas PickMaster Twin extends capabilities additional by means of digital twin expertise, enabling simulation, testing and real-time optimization of dwell selecting strains.
