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An adaptable vacuum gripper design for egg packaging, attached to the KUKA KR 60-3 industrial robot

  • Brad Calderón
  • , Leonardo Vinces
  • , José Oliden
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

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Abstract

Packaging is for a company one of the main processes to satisfy the requirements imposed by the consumer within the production chain; however, at present, the automation of this process has not been fully developed in the poultry industry in Peru, delegating the responsibility to a significant number of workers. Due to this, there are long working hours, production delays, the integrity of both personnel and the product is exposed, and the trust placed by the consumer is compromised. In consideration of the technological advances involved in industry 4.0 and the complexity of developing an end effector capable of adapting to multiple variations in the egg packaging process, and Adaptable Vacuum Gripper design is proposed, coupled to the KUKA KR 60-3 industrial robot, that it be dynamic and efficient when packing a maximum of 30 eggs in their respective cardboard or plastic commercial packaging without compromising the state of the product, alternating the number eggs packed in relation to the distribution matrix of the end effector (5x6) and the capacity established by the type of packaging to be packaged. Likewise, the product can be coupled to any type of industrial robot through insignificant modifications that alter its base structure. With the proposed mechatronic device, it was possible to obtain an efficiency of 100%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Subtitle of host publicationLeadership in Education and Innovation in Engineering in the Framework of Global Transformations: Integration and Alliances for Integral Development, LACCEI 2023
EditorsMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Jose Texier, Rodolfo Andres Rivas Matta
PublisherLatin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
ISBN (Electronic)9786289520743
StatePublished - 2023
Event21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, LACCEI 2023 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: 19 Jul 202321 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Volume2023-July
ISSN (Electronic)2414-6390

Conference

Conference21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, LACCEI 2023
Country/TerritoryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Period19/07/2321/07/23

Keywords

  • adaptable vacuum clamp
  • industry 4.0
  • mechatronic device
  • packing
  • Poultry industry

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