Crown Cork & Seal

Scrap Metal Bales Easily Handled with Robotic Palletizer

Crown Cork and Seal turned to Bastian Solutions to find a robotic arm capable of assisting with palletizing scrap briquettes at the company’s facility in Mankato, Minnesota. Bastian was able to meet system throughput while also maintaining 50 percent over-speed for future expansion.

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Business Objectives

Handle variable length, bright scarp aluminum bales, ranging from +1” to -4” and a baseline length of 12”
Variable bale length meant producing a unique pallet pattern for every load
Reduce operational costs and improve ergonomic conditions
System located in existing baler scrap room with dimensional constraint

Pallet Outfeed COnveyor

Key Technologies

FANUC R-2000iB 165kg Robot with Aux Axis Package
Bastian Robotics servo-driven robotic End of Arm Tool (EoAT) with integrated Schunk linear ball screw and FANUC servo motor
Bastian Robotics 3-strand drag chain pallet conveyors and pallet bin
Hytrol infeed conveyor
MicroLogix PLC integrated into the FANUC robot control panel with PanelView 600 HMI

scrap metal palletizing robot

Results

Met system throughput while maintaining 50% over-speed for future expansion
Removed operator handling of aluminum bales during normal production
Provided additional functionality of a robotic cell bypass for scheduled preventative maintenance and downtime
ROI based on reduced manpower and work-related injuries
Received a follow-up order for the Cheraw, SC facility and letter of recommendation

indexing product conveyor