Bin picking in hidden time

Renault's Cleon plant puts its trust in Cirrus3D technology. It manufactures gearboxes, internal combustion engines and electric motors for all Group plants. As part of the hyper-competitiveness plan Renault has been implementing since 2014, the plant has invested in an unscrambling cell upstream of the machining lines. It is equipped with an ABB IBR 6700 robot and a Visionerf Cirrus3D 1200 sensor that automatically feeds 3 machining centers.

Bin picking solution

for automotive parts in bulk

The parts concerned are sliding sleeves, which arrive in bulk in 1200 x 1000 x 1000 mm containers. The vision system positioned above the container locates the parts to be picked and transmits their precise 3D coordinates, so they can be removed without any risk of collision damaging the process.

To achieve the cycle times imposed by manufacturing, a double gripper has been designed and the precise location of parts is achieved in masked time when the robot is outside the sensor’s field of vision.

This Bin-Picking technology, developed over 15 years ago by Visionerf’s teams, ensures trouble-free operation on this production line. It has significantly increased productivity and eliminated the risk of musculoskeletal disorders associated with handling parts on this line.

The cell in a few words
Customer: Actemium Nassandres Actemium Nassandres
End customer: Renault Cleon plant (France)
Robot type: ABB IRB 6700
Scanner: Visionerf Cirrus3D 1200

Cycle time: 24s for 2 parts.

Cell production start-up: May 2016