Polishing / Polishing Automation / Car Polishing / Semiconductor Polishing

 Hello everyone, it's Ssapssari!🐧

It’s Pengbok, back again to introduce various robot automation application cases in a way that’s easy to understand. 🐧 

Since the new year has dawned, I’m sure you’ve all been polishing your bodies and minds to a shine.

The automation case I’m introducing today is the "polishing" process, which is the most critical stage in determining quality.

To put it simply, as you can see from the word "Polish," which means to wipe or shine, the polishing process is all about wiping down a product's surface—making it a perfect topic to introduce on a fresh new year morning. 😉

 Polishing automation site using Universal Collaborative Robots

Previously, when human workers performed this polishing task, they faced difficulties in maintaining uniform speed or pressure. 😢

However, automation was successfully achieved with the uniform speed and error-free repetitive motion of collaborative robots. The resulting increase in quality and productivity was a bonus! Shall we compare them one by one?

 1. Semiconductor Material Polishing using Doosan M1509

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First, this case is a machine tending solution that automates the polishing of heavy semiconductor material surfaces using the Doosan Collaborative Robot M1509.

Polishing heavy semiconductors is classified as a dangerous task, making the introduction of robot automation absolutely essential. Furthermore, when human workers performed the polishing, the repetitive motions with high reaction force put a lot of strain on their wrist joints. Combined with the high amount of fine dust, it was one of the avoided processes due to the harsh environment.

In such an environment, frequent staff turnover led to a drop in expertise, which in turn caused quality degradation issues. This raised concerns about a potential drop in reliability from the perspective of customers receiving the products. 😥

So, automation was carried out using a robot. The process became incredibly simple: a human worker just hands the workpiece to the robot, the robot completes the task on its own, and the human simply retrieves the finished product.

If you look at the workspace, you’ll see that torque sensors with a resolution of 0.2Nm are mounted on all 6 axes of the robot. This offers the advantage of reacting to sensitive collisions from all directions to stop the operation. (After all, safety is the top priority when humans and robots work together, right?)

Additionally, since the robot can maintain appropriate reaction force according to external force conditions during operation, it was possible to produce quality products with consistent quality.

2. Car Hood Polishing using UR10 and OnRobot Sander

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The second application case I’ll show you is a process that performs uniform polishing on 3D car hood surfaces using a Universal Robots (UR10), OnRobot’s HEX sensor (force/torque sensor), and a Sander.

There was a prejudice that car hoods would be difficult to automate with robots because the surfaces are curved. However, thanks to the use of high-precision force/torque sensors, the polishing task could be performed cleanly according to the curved shapes. 👍

Looking at the actual application site, compact installation is possible even in narrow spaces. Thanks to this, not only can investment costs be minimized, but installation is also possible without changing the process layout by adding a collaborative robot to the existing process. This is why many people are sending in installation inquiries without hesitation.

Furthermore, the introduction and installation costs are cheaper compared to other automation cases, boasting excellent cost-effectiveness! You can check the detailed costs yourself after a Marosol consultation or by logging in. 😉

Want to perform heavy/high-load polishing? Semiconductor material polishing using Doosan M1509!

✅ Torque sensors with 0.2Nm resolution mounted on 6 axes allow for operation stop in response to sensitive collisions from all directions.

✅ Capability to perform tasks while maintaining appropriate reaction force according to external force conditions.

✅ Uses a 15kg high-load collaborative robot to perform heavy/high-load tasks.

✅ Minimizes space required for robot installation by utilizing a compact collaborative robot.

✅ Eliminates harsh working environments caused by fine dust.

No problem even for curved surfaces! Car hood polishing using UR10 and OnRobot Sander!

✅ Installation possible without changing process layout by adding a collaborative robot to the existing process.

✅ High-precision force/torque sensors allow for uniform and precise work according to 3D shapes.

✅ High cost-effectiveness.

Both cases successfully carried out polishing tasks through simple automation with compact installations. It’s time to say goodbye 👋 to the days of worrying about workers' wrist disorders caused by repetitive and high-reaction force tasks!

Get a free consultation from a robot expert at Marosol and introduce a robot through various government support and financial installment events to work more comfortably! :)