Solar Panel Handling

Application:

To pick up, invert and place a solar panel from one conveyor onto a second SMEMA conveyor

Solution:

A robotic system utilizing multiple vacuum cups and redundant vacuum generators on the EOAT to pick, invert and place a solar panel from a SMEMA conveyor, invert it, and place it on a second SMEMA conveyor.   A second identical system was used to transfer the panel from a conveyor, invert it, and place it on another output SMEMA conveyor

Hardware:

• Two Fanuc Robotics M710iC 50 kg robots
• EOAT with high temp vacuum cups, redundant vacuum generators and pilot-operated check valves to secure glass
• Master PLC controller with DeviceNET IO
• Color touch screen HMI
• Ethernet  communications for data exchange
• Aluminum Extrusion guarding with Lexan panels.