ABB將在英國哥倫比亞省，位于Crofton和 Campbell 河上的兩家Catalyst Paper工廠，引進(jìn)和安裝機(jī)器人，試運(yùn)行依賴于九個(gè)IRB6600機(jī)器人的機(jī)器人傳輸系統(tǒng)。 IRB6600是以靈活著稱的機(jī)器人，并且是同等級電力機(jī)器人中最小的一種，但擁有很強(qiáng)的運(yùn)輸能力，承重范圍為125Kg到225Kg。IRB6600擁有可以盡可能彎曲的手臂，其可以適用于各種各樣的生產(chǎn)環(huán)境，而不用重新改裝整條線路。 彈性是Catalyst紙張生產(chǎn)的關(guān)鍵性因素，也是高質(zhì)量紙能否打入市場的關(guān)鍵。 ABB加拿大機(jī)器人部門總經(jīng)理Tamara Mulcahy說：“改善循環(huán)周期的同時(shí)排除安全隱患也是決定Catalyst Paper的附加因素?！? 在滾動拋光過程中，用ABB的機(jī)器人代替人工勞動，Catalyst Paper減少了大量潛在的損失。 ABB承諾可以傳送要求的大量的產(chǎn)品。 ABB加拿大的總裁Sandy Taylor說：“機(jī)器人可以使Catalyst的生產(chǎn)力得到很快的提高，并且將人力重新配置到更有價(jià)值的活動中動，同時(shí)也排除了有人力因素存在的換班、休息和缺勤?！? 與此類高質(zhì)量紙一起，Catalyst還生產(chǎn)了市場需要的牛皮紙，并擁有加拿大西部最大的紙?jiān)傺h(huán)工廠。擁有員工3,500名，Catalyst的年生產(chǎn)力為240萬。 [font=times]original text [/font] [font=times][color=#708090]ABB will develop, install and commission robotic head delivery systems relying on nine IRB 6600 robots at two Catalyst Paper plants in Crofton and Campbell River （Elk Falls）, British Columbia. IRB 6600 is known as the flexible robot, the smallest in its class of power robots, but capable of delivering in the 125 to 225-kilogram payload range. With an arm that bends over backwards, it can be adjusted to suit various production environments without reorganizing the entire line. Flexibility was a key factor in procuring the contract from Vancouver-based Catalyst, which is a market leader in high quality papers used in publishing. “Eliminating safety hazards while improving cycle times were additional deciding factors for Catalyst Paper,” says Tamara Mulcahy, General Manager of ABB Canada’s Robotics Division. By replacing employees with ABB robots in the roll finishing process, Catalyst Paper is drastically reducing the potential for injury from the weight of the rolls and the hot components in the header presses. ABB could commit to delivering the requested volume of production。 Sandy Taylor, president of ABB Canada, says the robots will "boost Catalyst’s productivity by redeploying human operators into more value-added activities, and by eliminating the dependence on 24/7 staffing patterns, shift changes, breaks and absenteeism.” Along with high quality paper, Catalyst also produces market Kraft pulp and owns Western Canada’s largest paper recycling facility. With five mills employing 3,500 people, Catalyst has a combined annual capacity of 2.4 million tonnes of product.[/color][/font]