Investigate possible solutions for handling a great variety of packaging formats by the same system (hardware & software)
Real-life test of one or two of the recommended solutions
Define the limit of flexibility for handling different variants of packaging formats by the same picking and kitting solution
The solution will enable an automated assembly line that can support our goal of short delivery time, high flexibility and reduced cost for handling parts before assembly process.
Danfoss
Our Engineering Tomorrow mindset dates back to September 1, 1933, when Mads Clausen founded Danfoss in his parents’ farmhouse in Nordborg, Denmark. Since then, the business has grown from a solo enterprise into one of the world’s leading suppliers of energy-efficient and innovative solutions, employing a staff of more than 22,000 and with sales in more than 100 countries. Gaining an early footing on emerging markets and having a clear focus on innovative products for customers are part of the reason for this succes.
International from the start Right from the beginning, Danfoss has had an international outlook. The company began to export to other European countries as early as 1939, and in 1949, Danfoss set up its first foreign sales company in Argentina. During the 1950s, Danfoss established itself in the USA and Germany, and when globalization began to pick up speed in the 1990s, Danfoss was prepared, with factories and sales companies in both Russia and China. Today, these four countries are Danfoss’ biggest markets. The global market has been a cornerstone for Danfoss, long before anyone even talked about globalization, and this has provided the company with a strong international position. Danfoss was among the first to get out there on the large emerging markets and has worked purposefully to build up good relations with our customers and business partners.
Innovation as heritage Right from Mads Clausen’s first inventions, Danfoss has been devoted to developing innovative products that meet the customers’ needs for today and tomorrow. It all started with the expansion valve to regulate refrigeration systems and continued with one of the world’s first radiator thermostats to regulate heating and the world’s first mass-produced frequency converters for the speed control of electric motors. Today, Danfoss has close to 50 different product lines and invests around 4% of its net sales in new and innovative products capable of saving the world large amounts of energy and CO2 – e.g. in food refrigeration, air conditioning, heating buildings, regulating the speed of electric motors, and in powering mobile machinery.
Contribution from RTOs
Assessment and selection of available vison and gripper technologies suitable for picking of misc. parts for the next product family of Danfoss.
Design and manufacturing of grippers and vision routines for the detection of misc parts.
Test of the above technologies in a close to real set-up and environment, i.e. picking of parts from pallet-boxes delivers by automatic storage systems and placing of these parts in well-specified positions on product specific palettes.
Impact (expected)
Impact for Danfoss is extended knowledge of available vision and picking technologies that enables Danfoss to choose the technologies that minimizes the long-term cost of technologies in the productions lines, the cost for packaging and transport, and the need for service (TCO).
Danfoss will use the results of the voucher as a guide for the future production setup.
If granted, a ROBOTT-NET pilot will fund the construction, programming and testing of a full-scale production setup.
