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Digitalization and automation are moving forward also in production. After the process test and component programming were completed, the new igm welding robot system is in full operation since January 2020.

At the beginning of February 2021, igm Robotersysteme AG delivered a unique robot system, the special feature about this system is the matchless workpiece manipulator.

In addition to the main components such as the igm welding robot of the RTE 476 series with K6 robot control, which is mounted on a RST column with rotary cantilever arm, the 25 ton rotary tilting manipulator is the most impressive part of this automation system.

Since November 2020, the demonstration hall at the igm headquarters has been adorned with a new demonstration system, painted in the new bold standard colours. As with the previous system, the basic configuration is a TLA3 system with a longitudinal-, cross-, and vertical slide. The workpiece periphery with an L-manipulator combined with a tailstock on a motorized floor track is also very similar to the previous robot system. However, from a technical point of view, the new system plays all the pieces and is equipped with all current developments that igm has to offer.

Exactly 100 years ago, on January 25th, 1921, the word "robot" was mentioned in public for the first time. It comes from the play R.U.R. - Rossum’s Universal Robots by Karel Capek. Capek (1870-1938) was a writer from the Czech Republic, then part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.

Time has come, pre-christmas season has just begun! In order to show a little variety in these turbulent times, we would like to present the igm advent calendar – every day a door opens, we hope you enjoy discovering igm products!

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Following the first tests with WAAM (Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing), igm Robotersysteme AG has now successfully carried out a practical test welding for the 3D printing of screw geometries.

The company Moson Acél Kft. in Hungary is both an igm partner as a supplier of steel components for robot systems and a manufacturer of steel structures. In order to make the welding of the parts more efficient, igm's linear robot system has been used since October 2020: igm LinROB

igm Robotersysteme AG has founded a 100 % subsidiary for the Scandinavian market (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark). The new company igm Welding Robots AB will take over the complete business of our previous partner company igm Nordic AB with Oct. 1st, 2020.

Liugong Dressta Machinery sp. z o.o. has a rich heritage and has grown to become a global manufacturer of heavy construction equipment, renowned for engineering durable, powerful machines for the toughest applications – from mining or landfill dozers, to oil and gas pipelayers. 

All the machinery is produced in the factory in Stalowa Wola, Poland – a town literally translated as ‘Will of Steel’ and it refers to the "steel", that is, the steadfast will, the invincible spirit of the builders of the plant and the city.

In July 2020, the China Construction Machinery Welding Technology Summit Forum was held in the city of Xuzhou, China. igm was invited to hold a presentation on “Robotic High Performance Welding in Construction Machinery” at the forum.

With 170,000 excavators sold in China from January to June 2020 (despite the influence of COVID-19), China again manifests the no. 1 market position for yellow goods worldwide.

igm Robotersysteme AG successfully carried out welding tests for additive welding.

Example “screw conveyor” for production machines: usually the screw parts are poured and then milled, due to the large number of screw sizes, many different individual molds are required for production, for which a more cost-effective production variant has now been tested: additive welding of the screw parts

Pöttinger Landtechnik GmbH is one of the leading agricultural engineering products manufacturers in Europe. The family company is based in Grieskirchen, Upper Austria. The product range extends from mowers to self-loading wagons, presses and choppers to various types of soil cultivation equipment, including rotary tedders. The last supplied igm welding robot system welds the components of the tedders, the system is composed as follows:

The newest colleague at our customer Schachtbau Nordhausen (DE) was baptized "Katrin", the igm welding robot system of the type RTE 478-S, combined with 2 L manipulators RWM2-2000A to increase the productivity and quality of complex component production. Only small modules could be welded fully automatically so far, but now parts up to two meters length and up to two tons can be welded in the 10x10 meter robot cell. That is not the last step in Schachtbau-Nordhausen´s automation concept: solid plans for Industry 4.0 - ideas for a 35-meter robot portal for parts up to 12 meters length with a maximum weight of 15 tons are coming up, so we are looking forward to start the offer preparation!

Welding, cutting, bevelling and more – multitasking by igm.

igm robots can do everything: Beside of welding they are also able to cut, bevel, move, pre-heat and more. In this case only the tools need to be exchanged. A real multitasking robot!

Through the possibilities afforded by a modular configuration of robot cells and the integration of diverse tools in the robot control sequence, significantly better throughput times and constant process qualities can be achieved. As a specialist for special machines, igm undertakes the complete designing of the necessary machines.

The igm compact systems are optimized for arc welding applications in all mechanical aspects as well as the control hardware and software. In this combination of work piece and robot peripherals, the entire system is kept compact, since the robot changes workstations simply by pivoting the rotary arm or - in other configurations - the work station is performed by a rotary table.

The modular construction of the rotary and longitudinal chassis components enable the design of robotic systems for quite different part sizes and production conditions.

Simple robot programming is available through the self developed PC-based off-line programming system, using the original software of the robot control system and the teach pendant K6.

igm also offers appropriate solutions for unusual applications. Regardless of whether you want to automate production of aluminum ladders, look for an economic way to weld boilers, manufacture garbage containers, construct bridges or cable cars, are involved in air-conditioning technology or want to teach your students - we can offer the appropriate type of equipment for every application!