Olis Robotics, provider of remote error recovery solutions for industrial robots, has announced a new partnership with Kawasaki Robotics Inc., a supplier of industrial robots and automation systems, to offer their customers the ability to restart production faster, reduce troubleshooting and downtime costs by up to 90% and gain access to expert support quickly.
Olis users connect directly to their robots through an on-premises device via a secure connection, avoiding the risks and complexities associated with cloud-based systems. To help ensure physical safety, Olis is designed to always obey the robot controller's safety restrictions.
At MODEX, Kawasaki and Olis Robotics showcased their partnership by joining forces with CRG Automation, a Louisville, KY-based integration house. The partners demonstrated a state-of-the-art robotic corner board system integrated with a mixed palletizing and depalletizing cell, featuring a Kawasaki RS007L robot, that automates placing corner boards on pallets being wrapped, ensuring overall load stability.
The system, which handled multiple SKUs of unstructured products, was equipped with Olis Robotics remote error recovery software that let attendees experience how the system alerts users when the robot unexpectedly stops, and when picking or placing a part fails. After a system failure, the attendees used Olis to run a tool inspection routine and perform remote error recovery, allowing the robot to resume its cycle and get back to work.
"We are seeing a growing demand for remote robot monitoring and recovery capabilities-adding Olis to our industrial robots is a game changer for the market," said Paul Marcovecchio, Director GI Business Unit, Kawasaki Robotics Inc.
"Our new partnership supports the industry gamut from smaller first-time end users and their integrator partners up to more complex AI-driven applications in larger plants. All stakeholders can now easily and cost-effectively monitor, access and recover their robot cells remotely," said Marcovecchio, emphasizing how Olis Robotics has taken the time to understand the adaptation barriers. "As a result, they created a powerful tool that also addresses end-user concerns such as cyber security or the need to retrofit machines."
Fredrik Ryden, CEO at Olis Robotics, highlighted how Kawasaki robots are built to last for decades, giving end users maximum control of a highly customizable product: "Kawasaki's commitment to a world-class buying experience and quick ROI in a wide range of applications is a perfect match for Olis," said Ryden, adding how Kawasaki's extensive integrator network is another key factor in the new partnership as Olis provides integrators time-saving bandwidth through the remote support capabilities, enabling them to grow up to 25% faster. "We are incredibly excited to start working with Kawasaki integrators to deploy and retro-fit Olis units with Kawasaki robot arms; it is a win-win for the integrator and their customers."
The Olis remote monitoring and error recovery solution is available for any Kawasaki robot model.
For more information contact:
Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc.
28140 Lakeview Drive
Wixom, MI 48393
248-446-4100
www.kawasakirobotics.com
Olis Robotics
855-33-ROBOT
info@olisrobotics.com
www.olisrobotics.com