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Reis Robotics engages in protecting the environment
Green Automation is often portrayed as wishful thinking which will only be realized in the distant future. At Reis Robotics, this future began years ago, because for years Reis has been working on developing lasting processes with and for its customers – creating products which cause minimal pollution during manufacture, in operation and at the end of life. This includes intelligent software solutions for energy-efficient drives, avoidance of energy-intensive standby modes, completely automated production systems for PV modules and automated recycling solutions.
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Efficiency and care for the environment are already possible today in many fields of automation technology. "In innumerable industrial processes a lot of energy can be saved by robots. As the most intelligent part of most manufacturing systems, a robot can ensure that all system parts and peripheral units that would normally be left in standby mode are switched off instead.” states Dr. Michael Wenzel, General Manager at Reis Robotics. "The proportion of the total energy consumption which can be saved is considerably higher than often assumed. Reis Robotics measures and evaluates the processes and systems at its customers. Subsequently, our specialists develop proposals for innovation and improvement which often result in considerable savings with minimum expenditure.
Green Automation according to Reis Robotics is also a question of collaboration. The system supplier therefore offers solutions to optimize the complete process and integrate all existing systems, because in most cases it is not the robots which are the biggest energy consumers. Even for arc welding and in foundries, considerable savings are possible which reduce both environmental pollution and costs at the same time.
When it comes to pushing out the boundaries, Reis ranks at the top. The worldwide growth in demand for photovoltaic modules was proving hard to meet. Now there are future-oriented pioneering solutions automating much of the production of these modules – even for applications which were considered unsuitable for automation. In addition to a doubling production capacity, automation also leads to consistent, reproducible quality and thus availability on a worldwide scale.
A new way of thinking in production also means using new processes. Automated welding and cutting by laser for example, saves considerable resources. Lower, more focused energy usage and elimination of rework are just two of the many advantages.
In the field of recycling, laser robots point the way to a future without any predecessors. In the case of welded car headlights, Reis proved that it is worthwhile even from a commercial perspective, to dismantle these with a cutting laser at the end of their useful life. Once dismantled, valuable raw materials can be separated out for recycling.
Robotic handling is no novelty. What is new is to use robots to handle heavy components such as wind turbine gearwheels in processes designed to produce highly precise surface finishes – minimizing friction and thus improving efficiency.
Furthermore Green Automation means intelligently reducing weight with lighter weight materials – in cars for example – and thus save energy by reducing fuel consumption. Intelligent welding and foundry solutions from Reis Robotics tie together apparent contradictions such as minimum weight with highest safety.
People as part of the environment must not be ignored, either. Green Automation also means that people should not work in degrading, contaminated or even dangerous environments. In these situations, suitable automation solutions can often be developed which take people out of such working environments.
Green Automation enables the mass production of environmentally friendly green technologies.
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