Linear transport system for automotive assembly buffering
Optimize your assembly line with a smart transport system that enhances conveyance efficiency, reduces production downtime, and adapts seamlessly to mixed-model environments.
Facilitates Precise Assembly Buffering and Sequencing
The KUKA BOLT Linear Transport System from KUKA AG is an engineered solution designed to streamline conveyance and buffering in automotive and industrial manufacturing environments. Utilizing MagneMotion® independent cart technology, this system features QuickStick® intelligent conveyors that provide precise, bidirectional control of assemblies across a modular, loop-style track. The embedded linear motor technology ensures accurate position sensing and programmable movement, making it ideal for complex multi-model and mixed-model assembly operations. Capable of integrating into high-speed production lines, the KS BOLT maintains throughput and sequence, minimizing downtime and enhancing operational agility. With a design that employs fewer components, the system facilitates easy maintenance and predictive alerts, ensuring prolonged operational efficiency. The extruded aluminum track and solid-state motor components contribute to its robust, zero-maintenance nature, making it suitable for body-in-white production and various industrial applications, including automotive chassis and body panel handling. Fully modular, the KS BOLT allows for reconfiguration to meet future production requirements, providing a versatile solution for evolving manufacturing landscapes.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by maintaining optimal throughput even during system downtime.
- Reduces maintenance costs with a modular design featuring minimal components and predictive alerts.
- Increases operational flexibility with bidirectional transport and customizable track configurations.
- Supports diverse production needs with precise sequencing in multi-model assembly environments.
- Minimizes downtime through smart, independent cart technology offering accurate position control.
- Applications
- Mixed-model assembly,Body-in-white production,Multi-model plants,Subassemblies,Industrial applications,Automotive assemblies
- End products
- Industrial machinery components,Body panels,Automotive doors,Structural car frames,Automotive hoods,Automotive chassis,Automotive trunk lids
- Steps before
- Subassembly transfer,Body-in-white production,Model selection
- Steps after
- Proper sequencing,Part delivery,Assembly completion
- Input ingredients
- Output ingredients
- Market info
- KUKA is renowned for its expertise in industrial robotics and automation solutions, specializing in providing advanced robotic systems for manufacturing, automotive, electronics, and logistics industries, with a reputation for innovation and quality in engineered-to-order equipment.
- Conveyance Technology
- Independent cart technology
- Motor Technology
- Linear motor with QuickStick®
- Control System
- Integrated position sensing
- Transport Direction
- Bidirectional
- Modularity
- Modular,pre-engineered design
- Track Material
- Extruded aluminum
- Carriers
- Zero-maintenance carriers
- Predictive Maintenance
- Health status monitoring for power draw changes
- Intelligence
- Programmable accelerations,decelerations,velocities,and positions
- Conveyance strategy
- Independent cart technology
- Buffering capability
- Yes
- Programmable control
- Yes
- Bidirectional transport
- Yes
- Independent control
- Loop-style track
- Predictive maintenance
- Yes
- Adaptability
- Modular design
- Modularity
- Pre-engineered design
- Ease of maintenance
- Few components
- Intelligent system
- Position sensing
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Modular design
- Yes
- Track configuration
- Loop-style
- Footprint
- Compact
- Material
- Extruded aluminum
- Bidirectional conveyor
- Yes
- Embedded position sensors
- Yes
- Control system
- QuickStick intelligent conveyor
- Independent Cart Technology
- MagneMotion®
- Intelligent Conveyor System
- QuickStick®
- Track Configuration
- Modular,Pre-engineered Design
- Bidirectional Movement
- Yes
- Position Sensing
- Integrated
- Control System
- Programmable Accelerations,Decelerations,Velocities
- Carrier Tracking and Control
- Loop-style Track System