At the last edition of the automatica 2023 fair in Munich, Universal Robots presented a new and innovative software platform developed specifically for machine tending tasks. ( machine tending refers to loading and unloading a machine with parts or raw materials)
Offering a new customizable user interface, PolyScope X will add new levels of flexibility to low-volume, high-mix machine tending automation.
With PolyScope X, machine shop operators can achieve changeover times of less than 10 minutes – far below what is possible today with any other software.
This will allow users to run more batches in a day and run them in a more strategic and flexible way. Therefore, PolyScope X is ideal for high mix, low volume production and comes at a time when manufacturers around the world are looking for greater flexibility to handle changing and increasingly diverse orders.
At the same time, PolyScope X features a powerful programming experience and revamped toolset. This allows integrators and OEM partners to structure their program code into operations that can be reused throughout the program, making it easy to understand, maintain, and troubleshoot each operation.
” PolyScope X is a landmark development in machine tending automation. The simplicity of the user interface and the much faster changeover times will provide manufacturers with a whole new set of possibilities for how to automate their machine tending tasks and it will allow them to break some of the barriers that are holding them back today. I wouldn’t hesitate to call it a gamechanger for the industry, especially for those who have a high-mix, low-volume production.” Anders Billesø Beck, Universal Robot’s Vice President for Strategy & Innovation.