Strong partners, strong partnership

Wollen die Systempartnerschaft erfolgreich fortführen (von links nach rechts): Konrad Till, Leiter Materialwirtschaft bei RAMPF Production Systems, Bernd Faller, Geschäftsführer von RAMPF Production Systems, Josef Oberhoffner, Vertriebsleiter General Industry Deutschland, Niederlassung Süd/Ost bei der KUKA Roboter GmbH, und Bernd Besserer, Gebietsbetreuer Süd bei der KUKA Roboter GmbH. / Ready to continue the successful system partnership (from left to right): Konrad Till, Head of Materials Management at RAMPF Production Systems, Bernd Faller, Managing Director of RAMPF Production Systems, Josef Oberhoffner, Sales Manager General Industry Germany, Branch South/East at KUKA Roboter GmbH, and Bernd Besserer, Regional Manager South at KUKA Roboter GmbH.

Die kompakte, platzsparende Roboter-Dosierzelle DC-RS250 von RAMPF setzt auf den Kleinroboter KUKA KR AGILUS. / The compact, space-saving DC-RS250 robot dispensing cell incorporates the small robot KUKA KR AGILUS.

For the third year running, RAMPF Production Systems, a leading manufacturer of low-pressure mixing and dispensing systems and renowned automation specialist, has been named official system partner of KUKA Roboter GmbH, one of the world’s leading suppliers of robots and automated production plants and solutions.

“The successful collaboration with KUKA Roboter GmbH reflects the high relevance of robotic solutions in the field of dispensing systems,” says Bernd Faller, Managing Director of RAMPF Production Systems. “The growing demands of our customers correlate with an increase in the automation of their production processes. KUKA’s comprehensive product range helps us to manage even the most complex automation tasks and offer our customers truly holistic systems solutions.”

The sales strategy of KUKA Roboter GmbH is based on the close cooperation with system integrators. The KUKA System Partner program cements successful, long-term cooperative system partnerships with selected companies. This way, KUKA Roboter GmbH combines its own specialist expertise in the field of robotics with the industry-specific know-how of each system partner.

“Robots are often used for operating discharge devices when dispensing foam gaskets and adhesives,” explains Hartmut Storz, Director of Sales & Marketing at RAMPF Production Systems. Furthermore, additional processes such as plasma activation and assembly operation are being carried out by robots. The required tool change is carried out by standardized systems. “A wide variety of production tasks and differing process requirements with moderately short cycle times are the ideal parameters for robotic assisted manufacturing.”

RAMPF Production Systems has also developed dispensing systems which are used for cleanroom production. Care must be taken to ensure that surfaces are easy to clean and that particle emissions are carefully monitored and kept to a minimum. Here, KUKA KR AGILUS CR (Cleanroom) robots perform handling tasks and complex dispensing processes. The robots show a cleanroom suitability for cleanliness class 2 according to DIN EN ISO 14644-1. When operating the cleanroom robot, the maximum permitted limits for particles in a cleanroom of cleanliness class 2 is kept.