Modular mechanisation: an alternative to cobotics and robotics

In its special October issue, the trade magazine “Soudage et Techniques Connexes” dedicated a double-page spread to our mechanisation business.

The aim: to present modular mechanisation as an alternative to robotic and cobotic automation solutions.

From SERVIBOT’s PLUG and PLAY system, to the central intelligence of our systems, right through to welding supervision, find out in this article how SERVISOUD and modular mechanisation meet companies’ needs in a pragmatic way!

Extract : 

“Innovations for welders”. In 2019, SERVISOUD embarked on the modernization of its legacy products… and opened up a whole new market: modular mechanisation. Lying somewhere between traditional welding carriages (still manufactured by the brand) and cobotic and robotic solutions, modular mechanisation is a pragmatic response to the needs of businesses.

Unlike the 6-axis systems necessary for cobotics or robotics, modularity is synonymous with minimalism. We meet the needs of the welding application using only the strict minimum. This makes the system easier to handle for the welder, and ensures the budget is tailored to fit
the application’s level of complexity.

Integration is simplified by maximising the use of standard “plug & play” modules. This provides a solution that is at once robust, cost-effective and sustainable. Another benefit over special-purposes machinery: the option of pooling usages and reusing modules to rebuild a
new system for another application.

Source: Soudage et Technique Connexes n°460 – second half 2024