Automated loading robots play an important role in modern logistics, and their workflow is carefully designed to ensure an efficient and accurate cargo loading process. First, the robot receives the instruction of cargo loading and starts to enter the working state. At this point, the robot accurately recognizes the position, size and shape of the goods through a system of sensors and cameras. This step is the foundation of the entire process, because only accurate information can ensure the smooth running of subsequent operations.

Next, the automated loading robot utilizes its robotic arm or other gripping device to remove the goods from the conveyor or storage area. The diverse design and function of the robotic arm can be adapted to different types and sizes of goods to ensure the safety and stability of the gripping process. At this point, the robot’s precision control system comes into play to ensure the accuracy of each gripping.

After gripping the goods, the robot will accurately calculate the placement of each piece of goods according to the pre-set loading scheme. The loading plan is usually generated through complex algorithms designed to optimize the arrangement of the goods to maximize the use of space in the compartment. This step is crucial and has a direct impact on logistics costs and transportation efficiency.

Finally, the robot places the goods into the wagon in an orderly manner and confirms the position of each piece through sensors to ensure the accuracy and stability of the loading process. The automatic loading robot not only improves the loading efficiency in the whole process, but also reduces the risk and error of manual operation. This efficient workflow makes the automatic loading robot an indispensable equipment in the logistics industry.

1.Intelligent truss type automatic loading robot

Fully automatic truck loading machine is a new type of truck loading equipment, which can be equipped with traditional belt conveyor or forklift loading and mobile truss palletizing robot or stationary robot palletizer for operation.
Fully automatic loading machine workflow:
Palletizing robot will place the materials to be loaded (bags, boxes, etc.) on the belt conveyor, transport the materials to the predetermined loading position through the belt conveyor, and then the robot will grab and load the materials for palletizing.
Full-automatic loading machine adapts to the scope:
Automatic loading machine is suitable for automatic loading of bags, boxes and other materials, mainly used in building materials, chemical industry, feed, grain, food, postal service, express delivery, airport, wharf, medicine, tobacco cao and other industries. It is suitable for various scale freight transportation occasions, and can also be applied to loading goods on factory platforms, etc.

2.Double gripper robot loader

The car body is scanned by laser position sensor to determine the size and position of the car body.
Conveyor line cache full of palletized material, depalletizer de-palletize, de-palletized material to the gripping position robot gripping loading, de-palletized pallet into the pallet warehouse.

3.Automatic loading machine for boxed materials

Crawler unloader body is mainly composed of chassis system, conveying system, suction system, lifting system, hydraulic system and control system. The chassis system adopts crawler chassis, which can be moved back and forth and steered, and is the overall support part of the equipment. The conveying system is composed of several conveyors, which can realize the conveying of boxed materials. The suction system is composed of several vacuum suction cups, which can realize the suction of the boxed materials. The lifting system is driven by hydraulic cylinders, which can realize the adjustment of the height of the suction system to adapt to the suction requirements of the boxed materials. The hydraulic system is mainly the power source of the chassis system and the lifting system, to enhance the hydraulic driving force. The control system adopts PLC automatic proximity program, which can realize the automatic operation of the unloading process without manual intervention.

Current status of the industry

Problems currently faced by enterprises in production and logistics:

1. environmental protection issues need to be addressed urgently.
2. the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases should not be delayed.
3. labor costs are rising, “labor shortage” problem is increasingly prominent
4. the enterprise intelligent technology level is low, can not realize intelligent operation.

The above problems have become an important factor affecting whether the daily production of enterprises can be carried out normally.

way out of a problem

Machine Replacement —— solves the problem of occupational disease and labor shortage.
High-end equipment —— realizes machine replacement for man to complete complex operations.
Intelligent manufacturing —— builds smart factories based on 5G technology, Internet of Things, big data, intelligent control and other high technologies, realizing green, efficient, humanized and low-cost lean manufacturing for enterprises.

The intelligent loading robot developed by our company is a high-end equipment developed by adopting 5G technology + modular design idea + open and expandable mode with an eye on the development trend of the loading logistics industry and to meet the future development requirements of enterprises.

Technical Programs

1.Intelligent bagged cement loading robot structure arrangement

(1) Maximum loading efficiency: 2000-3000 bags/hour (100-150 tons/hour (at 50Kg/bag), loading efficiency depends on loading model and workshop opening length).
(2) Maximum loading height and single maximum loading length are related to the height of the second floor workshop, the length of the reserved opening and other parameters.

At present, cement loading is a semi-automatic loading system, by manual yarding, the conveyor line is connected to the packing line, and the loading machine of the conveyor belt is manually transferred to the loading car, and the loading personnel in the car car carries out manual yarding manually; there are measures to remove the dust at the site. The efficiency of loading in this way depends on the speed of the packing line.

Mechanical arrangement of the dust removal system

From the cement bag falling into the carriage to the end of the dust dissemination time of 40-50 seconds, the current market is generally used to follow the dust, taking into account the efficiency of loading under the circumstances of the follow the dust can not meet the national environmental requirements. Our dust removal system adopts fixed, regionalized dust removal, the end of the swing arm of the loading robot (around the vehicle) for local closure, dust suction in the confined space, dust does not spread. Compared with the traditional dust removal system fan power is low, dust removal is clean and thorough, the effect is very good.

Dedusting system parameters

（1）As this loading system adopts unmanned intelligent loading, loading without manual participation, the dust removal system adopts a fixed, unilateral dust collection method. That is, the end of the loading robot swing arm (around the vehicle) for localized closed processing, dust absorption in the confined space, dust does not spread. Compared with the traditional open-type absorption dust removal system, the dust removal is clean and thorough, and the effect is very good.

As the loading area is closed, the working area of the fan is reduced, which can effectively reduce the energy consumption of the fan and increase the dust-absorbing effect. According to the site measurements, the dust collector is now placed in the front of the workshop, the dust collection air box is standing on the side of the car box, both sides and the front are sealed with transparent PVC boards, the top is closed with special sealing cloth, and the back end is equipped with a wind screen machine, which realizes sealing on the back side by using the wind screen, so that the whole loading area is closed to achieve the required dust absorption effect.

(2) Dust removal process: dust lifting –> fan suction inlet –> branch piping –> bag filter. After each car is loaded, the position of the loading system returns to zero. At the end of loading on the same day, the dust collector hopper collects the cement drop.

Intelligent loading system function description

(1) Normal working condition is designed according to 120 tons～150 tons/hour.
(2) The servo motor adopts Japanese (Yaskawa) and German (SEW).
(3) The general control system provides the control interface for loading and running.
(4) Different kinds of vehicles are automatically recognized and positioned. The identification sensor adopts LiDAR sensor (the sensor is German and Japanese brand).
(5) Interface with vehicle weighing and charging system can be provided according to user requirements.
(6) Robot drag chains and cables are made of German Igus brand.
(7) The appearance of the product is plastic spraying or electric baking paint.
(8) Adopting IP55 dustproof air-conditioned electrical cabinet.

Description of protection functions

(1) Power-down protection.
(2) The electronic control system and components must be adapted to voltage fluctuations and pulse interference on the plant grid.
(3) In the event of power failure or emergency stop of the equipment , in order to avoid equipment damage or personal injury, do not allow any movement of the equipment actuating elements. In the case of motor overload protection, the use of overload protection devices to prevent it from automatically switching on again; three-phase motor current overload protector installed in the three-phase line respectively.
(4) Interlocking protection, the existence of before and after the action of the logical relationship between the application unit has a reliable interlocking relationship, before and after the non-misoperation, regardless of automatic or manual mode of the application unit within the order of before and after the action of interlocking.
(5) The panel of the electric control cabinet and the panel of each operation station are equipped with emergency stop buttons, and a certain number of emergency stop buttons are evenly distributed on the operation station, and the operation station should be installed in a place and position that is easy to operate.

Automated truck loading robots offer significant efficiency gains in the modern logistics industry with their high level of automation. First of all, these robots significantly reduce the reliance on manual operations through advanced automation technology, thereby increasing loading efficiency. Automated loading robots are able to complete complex loading tasks without human intervention, significantly reducing cargo handling time.

Secondly, automated loading robots are equipped with advanced sensors and vision systems. These advanced technologies enable the robots to accurately recognize and locate cargo, ensuring the accuracy of each load. The sensors and vision systems are able to monitor the location and status of the cargo in real time, automatically adjusting the operation strategy to adapt to changing environments and task requirements.

In addition, the automatic loading robot has a powerful computational ability to autonomously plan the optimal loading scheme according to the shape and size of different goods. This intelligent computing ability not only improves loading efficiency, but also maximizes the utilization of compartment space, thus reducing transportation costs. The robot can dynamically adjust the loading strategy to ensure that every cubic meter of space is fully utilized.

Furthermore, the automatic loading robot operates stably and is able to complete the task of loading large quantities of goods in a short period of time. Whether it is a large logistics center or small and medium-sized warehousing sites, automatic loading robots can adapt to different types and sizes of logistics needs. Its efficient and stable operation ability to ensure the smooth progress of the logistics process.

Finally, the automatic loading robot has certain self-testing and maintenance functions. These functions enable the robot to discover and solve potential problems in time, ensuring the long-term stable operation of the equipment. Through the self-testing system, the robot is able to predict the risk of failure and carry out preventive maintenance, which greatly reduces the equipment downtime and improves the overall operational efficiency.