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Applications, not devices
A cobot on its own takes over no task. We deliver the cell: a gripper, a safety concept, conveying and the connection to your systems. In palletising, layer patterns per product come with it.
Follow-up · Robotics · DOBOT · ABB
Cobots that add up
before you order
We do not deliver robot arms but cells: gripper, safety, conveying and connectivity. Palletising is the main application. Cycle time and layout are proven in 3D before an order is placed.
Describe your task
Cell illustration by DOBOT. Yours is rebuilt in 3D with your product, your layout and your cycle time before anything is ordered.
DOBOT and ABB
Two cobot lines, one way of working. DOBOT is our default in palletising: price-performance, reach and the DACH partner network. ABB GoFa where kinematics, reach or your existing robot fleet argue for it. Plainly: with ABB we have done 3D projects and feasibility studies so far, no cell in operation yet. If you are the first, we say so up front and price it accordingly.
Discuss your plan- Platforms
- DOBOT and ABB, depending on the task
- Main application
- Palletising at the end of the line
- Status with ABB
- 3D feasibility yes, cell in operation not yet
- Unchanged
- 3D before ordering, OPC UA into the same data foundation
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Three things we do differently
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Validated in 3D
Cycle time, layout and bottlenecks are simulated in Visual Components before an order is placed. At that stage changes cost nothing; afterwards they cost weeks.
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Connected from day one
Every cell reports over OPC UA into the same data foundation as your machines. Availability, output and faults are analysable from day one, not after a follow-up project.
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Applications
Palletising is the main application. Machine tending, welding, screwdriving and inspection are the fields DOBOT and ABB currently push hardest.
Palletising
End-of-line for cartons, sacks and containers, with layer patterns per product. The cell we deliver most often.
Machine tending
Loading and unloading machining and inspection equipment across shifts. At DOBOT as a CNC cell with an external axis, at ABB with its own machine-tending template.
Screwdriving and assembly
Repetitive fastening and joining steps, taken off the team, documented per part. DOBOT shows screwdriving stations; ABB lists assembly and screwdriving as core GoFa applications.
Inspection and marking
Camera-guided inspection, marking and feedback straight into the quality data. DOBOT with 3D-vision inspection cells, ABB where path and positioning accuracy matter.
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What DOBOT and ABB currently put first
The overlap in current marketing: palletising, machine tending, welding, screwdriving. Palletising remains the application for which we have cells in operation.
Main application
Palletising
DOBOT with the CR20A column and CR30H, including a food-grade variant. ABB with GoFa — reach for Euro pallets — and its own palletising template.
DOBOT · ABB
Machine tending
DOBOT CNC tending with an external axis. ABB GoFa plus a machine-tending template, up to the OmniVance cell.
DOBOT · ABB
Welding
DOBOT Welding Process Package for arc and laser. ABB Cobot Arc Welding Package on GoFa. We plan this in 3D when the task fits.
DOBOT · ABB
Screwdriving and assembly
DOBOT screwdriving stations. ABB names assembly and screwdriving alongside palletising and machine tending as core GoFa applications.
Frequently asked about cobots
Do you only do palletising?
Palletising is the main application and the cell we have in operation. Machine tending, welding, screwdriving and inspection we plan when the task fits — those are the fields DOBOT and ABB currently show most strongly.
From what volume does a palletising cell pay off?
That depends less on volume than on shift model and weight per pick. The honest route is the 3D feasibility study: send us product, container dimensions, cycle time and layer pattern, and you get arithmetic instead of a guess.
Do we need a safety fence?
Not necessarily. Cobots allow collaborative operation depending on the application, but payload, gripper and speed decide. The safety concept is part of the cell and is fixed with the risk assessment, not bolted on afterwards.
Why DOBOT and ABB?
DOBOT because the price-performance ratio works in palletising and the range brings the right reach and payload. ABB GoFa where kinematics or your existing fleet argue for it. That is not vendor lock-in: where a different kinematic fits better, we say so.
Do we get data out of the cell?
Yes, from day one and over OPC UA. Availability, output, faults and cycle times flow into iniationOS or into your existing MES, without a follow-up project.
Applications and industries in the cobot field
DOBOTABBPalletisingEnd-of-line palletisingMachine tendingWeldingScrewdrivingAssemblyLoading and unloadingBin pickingGluingPolishingQuality inspectionCamera-guided inspectionMarkingMetal processingAutomotiveFood and beveragePlastics and injection mouldingChemicalConsumer electronicsMedical technology
Case studies from robotics and inspection
Case study · Food industry
Palletising cell costed before the order
Cycle time and layer pattern proven in 3D before the DOBOT cell was bought.
Learn more →Case study · Recycling
AI camera tested before it was planned in
Checked on the live material stream before the plant decision was made.
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Does a cobot pay off for you?
Send us your task: product, cycle time, installation space. For palletising, add container dimensions and layer pattern. You get a first assessment and, if it fits, a 3D feasibility study.
Describe your task3Dfeasibility before ordering
OPC UAinto iniationOS or your MES
Lohneengineering and commissioning from one team
Turnkeycell including gripper and safety