Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc.

Industrial robots for packaging and processing applications

Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc is a supplier of a wide range of industrial articulated arm, collaborative, and delta robots used in palletizing, depalletizing, material handling, pick and place, case packing and other packaging and processing applications. Kawasaki Robotics USA is a subsidiary company of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Robot Division of Japan, and is headquartered in Wixom, Michigan, with sales and service offices in North and South America.

Compact high-speed palletizing robots

Palletizing is a monotonous, physically-taxing application of stacking boxes, bags, cases, bottles, and cartons onto pallets as the last step in the assembly line before being loaded onto a shipping truck. Pallet pattern flexibility, tooling flexibility, and cycle time are three major challenges of automated palletizing in today's industry. Kawasaki palletizing robots offer solutions to each of these palletizing challenges.

Automating palletizing processes creates a safer work environment by relieving employees of physically demanding work, allowing the manufacturer to redeploy them to safer, higher level tasks. Utilizing robots for palletizing processes can also boost throughput, reduce errors, and serve as a catalyst for efficiency.

Kawasaki offers robot models specifically designed for high-speed, heavy payload, and long-reach palletizing applications. A variety of software options allow the user to rapidly generate pallet patterns and monitor the status of the palletizing system. Kawasaki has experience palletizing cartons, bags, pails, kegs, glass bottles, and frozen foods, just to name a few.

Robots for sealing / dispensing 

Robots are becoming a new standard for dispensing applications due to their ability to follow an accurate path and apply a uniform coat of liquid material. Robots work with material pumps, regulators, and dispensing guns to apply a material such as sealant, adhesive, or washing solution to stationary or moving parts. Kawasaki provides robots for sealing / dispensing applications, particularly in demanding automotive environments.

Kawasaki has developed a dispensing system to meet the quality and process demands of today's market. The robot software monitors the flow of material through the system to ensure the correct amount of material is being dispensed. The Kawasaki dispensing robot software interfaces with major brands of dispensing equipment including dispensing guns, material pumps, and fluid regulator controllers. The dispensing software includes soft interface screens to allow the user to easily interact and monitor the dispensing parameters. The Kawasaki robot controller allows for simple, online path shifts which significantly reduces commissioning time and effort.

Robots for assembly processes

Advances in automation control technology make it possible for robots to complete complicated assembly processes previously deemed impossible. For over 50 years, Kawasaki has improved technology to meet the high demand of assembly applications.

Kawasaki offers standard interfaces for inspection and motion guidance by 2D and 3D vision systems. These vision systems can identify the style of part to be assembled, or uniquely locate a part feature in order to accurately assemble the product. Advances in control hardware and software allow the robot to gently comply with tooling or the part to correct for any positional error. For large assembly applications, multiple robots can be synchronized to lift or assemble a large component using cooperative motion control. Servo end-of-arm tooling and multi-axis positioners can all be controlled by the Kawasaki robot controller to complete multiple assembly operations in a single work cell.

Material handling robots

Kawasaki's material handling robots can eliminate the requirement of hazardous, tedious, or fatiguing labor in an industrial environment. The list of Kawasaki MH robots include 52 models ranging from 2 to 1500 kg payload capacity. Kawasaki robot controllers offer many options to aid in MH applications, including conveyor tracking, collision detection, and servo controlled end of arm tooling. These MH robots can interface with other equipment such as containers, conveyors, guided vehicles, automated storage/retrieval systems, and carousels.

Robotics system documentation and training

Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc. recognizes the importance of high-quality documentation and training to the successful implementation of any high technology robotics system. Our Training and Documentation Department staff members are professionals who possess numerous years of experience working in the robotics industry on many types of robotic systems and applications.

Regularly scheduled classes are offered at the Kawasaki Robotics North American Training Center located in Wixom, Michigan. On-demand classes can be scheduled at Kawasaki's facilities in Wixom, Michigan, and Louisville, Kentucky, as well as our clients' site.