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Articulated Robots for Flexible, Optimised Coating of Oil Hydraulic Cylinders: The Choice of Bicelli Srl Gabriele Lazzari, ipcm®
In order to paint oil hydraulic cylinders with different sizes, shapes, and characteristics, Bicelli Srl revamped its coating plant by adding two Lesta robots with a self-learning module. The company is now able to optimise its resources, thanks to speeded up production times and a reduced amount of dispersed paint, and to give its components a uniform, high-quality coating.
T
he market for oil hydraulic cylinders is growing rapidly and
In order to meet this challenge, it turned to Lesta Srl, which supplied
calling for ever-greater attention to corrosion resistance, which
it with two Lesta LEBOT MV A6 coating robots and their related Lesta
only a high-quality finish can guarantee. Although initially
PRODUCTION MANAGER software package.
an underestimated aspect within the sector, the coating of these
Thanks to their self-learning function, Bicelli can now easily record
components has now actually become a key requirement.
in real time the movement of the axes, driven by the operator via a
Bicelli, a company based in Brescia (Italy) that has been producing oil
handle attached to the robotic arm, thus developing an automated
hydraulic cylinders for over fifty years, decided to update its plant in
process that optimises the resources used and provides a uniform,
order to be able to coat large volumes of parts with different shapes
high-quality coating.
and sizes automatically, quickly, and reproducibly.
© Bicelli
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N. 74 - MARCH/APRIL 2022 - international PAINT&COATING magazine