Samuel Bertrand, software development lead at RoboDK, said: "The integration between Kemro X and RoboDK provides Keba users with advanced simulation and programming capabilities, including CAD to path features, off-line programming (OLP), digital twin capabilities, collision checking, CAM for robots and more. By integrating Keba systems into RoboDK, we aim to enhance efficiency, control, and flexibility in robotic automation. "
Digital twin
Even after the production cell is set up and running, it can be maintained or modified using the digital twin. The recorded data is designed to identify problems and provide customer support and service. The collaboration between Keba and RoboDK is also designed to minimize downtime during product changes and, by identifying problems, it enables service and support.
The partners
Founded by Albert Nubiola in January 2015, RoboDK is a spin-off company from the CoRo laboratory at ETS University in Montreal. RoboDK software is designed to bring robotics simulation and programming capabilities to coders and non-coders alike. It supports more than 1,000 robots from more than 80 different manufacturers, including ABB, Fanuc, KUKA, Yaskawa/Motoman, Stäubli, Omron and Universal Robots.
Keba, founded in 1968, with headquarters in Linz, Austria, and subsidiaries worldwide, operates in three business areas: industrial automation, handover automation and energy automation. Controls and safety technology, drive technology for machines and robots, ATMs and parcel and transfer machines, as well as power charging stations for e-cars and heating controls, for example, are all part of the product portfolio of Keba, which employs around 1,800 people.