ABB ROBOTICS
HOW ROBOTICS IS TRANSFORMING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DID YOU KNOW ...
ABB robots are being used by a number of companies worldwide that produce modular prefabricated buildings and also 3D structures for building projects . In both cases , our robots are used in conjunction with digital design software to build exactly what the customer wants , enabling a true design for manufacture approach where what you see is exactly what you get . This approach will be increasingly vital in the future to transforming the possibilities for what can be built , producing mass-customised , more environmentally friendly structures at mass production prices whilst also reducing waste and maximizing profitability . RobotStudio ® offline programming and simulation software is a very useful tool for helping customers to see how they can use robots to optimize their production processes . It can be used to model a customer ’ s process to develop the best solution for their requirements , saving time and cost and reducing commissioning and troubleshooting .
Just a few examples :
Intelligent City , a company based in Vancouver , Canada , has become an expert in off-site construction of timber-built modules that can be connected to produce buildings up to 18 stories high . On the shop floor , ABB ’ s robots are used to process , handle and assemble large sections
of timber in the prefabrication production line . Three robotic systems are used , including several robots integrated with tracks . Operating in cells , the robots produce timber components according to designs created in Intelligent City ’ s Platforms for Life ( P4L ) design software , enabling customized structures to be built according to specific customer requirements . ABB ’ s RobotStudio ® offline programming software is used with Intelligent City ’ s P4L software to plan tasks and movements for the ABB robots . Every component gets its own file and can be simulated and executed directly . Key benefits of using the robots include better production efficiency , a 38 % improvement in project delivery times , and a 33 % reduction in the cost of producing a modular home . Wastage has also been significantly reduced as the robots can be used to optimize the production process to minimize off-cuts . Also in Canada , Brave Control is helping companies in the construction industry to set up modular fabrication production lines . In 2021 Brave won the ABB Value Provider Solution Award . The company came up with CAD to Path software specifically for the construction industry so that the manufacture of unique assemblies — a chassis for hotel rooms , mass timber floors , panel walls , plumbing — can be adjusted depending on the constructor ’ s different architectural and engineering requirements . House of Design is an ABB Robotics Integration company and robotics value provider . It recently worked with Autovol on a fully operational and multi-unit housing factory . The factory floor is approximately 400,000 square feet , with an adjoining office space of 30,000 square feet where multiple extremely high-quality living units are produced each day .
92 August 2021