PC Electric expands Schmalz-equipped picking fleet to three robots

Jan 30, 2024 · Deployment · Schmalz · End Effectors

PC Electric added two KUKA robots with Schmalz FXCB grippers to its Austrian picking operation after an initial 2020 installation.

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  • PC Electric installed its first FXCB-equipped KUKA robot in 2020 and added two more robots at the beginning of 2024.
  • The cells automatically weigh, seal, label and stack shipping cartons at the St. Martin im Innkreis plant.
  • The three KUKA robots with FXCB grippers move about 700,000 cartons per week.

Schmalz supplies vacuum automation, gripping and handling systems for industrial production. Its portfolio includes vacuum gripping equipment and robot end-effectors used in industrial and collaborative robot cells.