Bench Back Robotic Assembly Cell
Polywood
About
Polywood is an industry leader in sustainable outdoor furniture, and has been investing in automation to reduce their reliance on manual labor. They contacted Criterion to design and build a complicated assembly cell for a variety of their bench-back assemblies. The cell allows their CNC operators to load parts and pick up finished assemblies without pausing the operation.
benefits
- Reduced assembly time by 300%
- Poka-yokes to ensure correct parts for assembly
- Does the work of 4 operators
unique features
- Automated slat feeder
- Robotic pick of both parts and assemblies
- Assembly table adjusts automatically for different assemblies
- Automated nailer on gantry system
- Robot-mounted camera
- Bad part detection and discharge
