In the building materials industry, the production and application of gypsum powder occupy a pivotal position. However, the dust and dirt generated during this process pose challenges to the working environment and also demand higher standards for automation equipment, especially palletizing robots. Traditional palletizing methods often have low efficiency and high labor costs when facing materials such as gypsum powder that are prone to dust generation. More importantly, long-term exposure to dust environments poses a serious threat to workers’ health. Therefore, developing a column robot palletizing system that can adapt to dusty environments with high efficiency and stability has become the key to the transformation and upgrading of building materials factories and the improvement of production efficiency.
Technical challenges in dusty environments
Gypsum powder, as a fine powder material, generates dust during production, transportation, and storage. These dust particles not only affect the visual recognition system of robots, leading to inaccurate positioning, but also adhere to the moving parts of robots, increasing frictional resistance, accelerating wear, and even causing mechanical failures. In addition, long-term exposure to dust environments may cause electrical components to fail due to decreased insulation performance, seriously affecting the stability and service life of robots.
Dustproof design and adaptability improvement
In order to solve the above problems, column robots designed specifically for dusty environments need to take a series of dust prevention measures and technological improvements:
1. Sealing structure design: For key parts of the robot, such as motors, reducers, sensors, etc., a sealing structure design is adopted to prevent dust intrusion. At the same time, install dust covers on moving parts such as the robot arm and wrist to reduce direct contact with dust.
2. Filtering system: Install high-efficiency air filters at the inlet and outlet of the robot to filter out dust particles in the air and maintain the cleanliness of the internal environment of the robot.
3. Application of wear-resistant materials: Select wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials to make the moving parts of robots, such as guide rails, bearings, etc., to extend their service life and reduce wear caused by dust.
4. Intelligent cleaning mechanism: Design automatic or manual cleaning mechanisms to regularly clean the robot, ensuring that there is no dust accumulation on the surface of each component and maintaining good operating conditions.
5. Visual enhancement technology: Using image processing algorithms and dust-proof lenses, the robot’s visual recognition ability in dusty environments is enhanced to ensure accurate positioning.
Practical application cases and effect analysis
A large gypsum powder production enterprise has introduced a customized column robot palletizing system, which has been specially optimized for dust environments. In practical applications, robots can work continuously for 24 hours without interruption, and can complete the stacking task of hundreds of bags of gypsum powder per hour, which improves production efficiency. At the same time, by reducing manual labor participation, not only does it lower labor costs, but it also avoids the risk of occupational diseases caused by long-term exposure to dust for workers.
By comparing the data before and after use, the company found that production efficiency has increased and production capacity has significantly increased; The labor cost has been reduced, and with the extension of robot operation time, this proportion is expected to further increase; The accuracy and stability of robot palletizing are much higher than those of manual labor, reducing product damage and rework rates; The working environment has been significantly improved, and employee satisfaction and safety have significantly increased.
Looking ahead
Jeyu Company will provide comprehensive technical solutions and equipment manufacturing to solve customer pain points. At the same time, we will provide high-quality products and satisfactory after-sales service to customers, so that they can buy with confidence and use with comfort!
