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Cobots Take Over Undesirable Tasks, Optimize Assembly and Packaging by 30%
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Darex, an Oregon-based manufacturer of drill and knife sharpeners, needed to add more products to its lines without hiring more people. It runs fast-paced production lines with many repetitive and ergonomically unfriendly tasks.
The company implemented Universal Robots cobots in screw-driving and box-erecting applications, quickly scaling the initial install into a full-blown automation line with multiple work stations programmed through the Universal Robots interface. The entire system was developed in-house.
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ROI in less than a year, 30% efficiency increase
A safety assessment determined the cobots could work right next to employees and didn't require a dedicated space. Not having to purchase safety guarding helped make the cobots attractive price-wise. “For the ROI on purchasing the cobots, I initially predicted it would take about sixteen months,” says the Operations Manager, who was positively surprised as he saw the UR cobots pay for themselves in less than a year.
"We're running about 30 percent more efficient. I have more flexibility as it takes less staff to run that line, so I can focus people into different areas and run different products." Instead of building only two products a week, Darex now builds four products per week.
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