Portfolio of Projects by Siviko
Check out our portfolio. It features some of the most interesting engineering projects by Siviko to date.
Robotic Projects by Siviko
Secondary Packaging of Food Products and Palletizing of Boxes
This Siviko packaging machine and robot palletizing cells perform secondary packaging of food products and box palletizing. It can handle three package sizes: 0.10 kg, 0.25 kg, and 0.50 kg. However, the ingredients in those packages are dozens, such as beans, lentils, quinoa, etc. The process begins with an integrated box erector capable of handling two box sizes. The box erector can be adjusted for different sizes. The machine arranges the packages to fill a whole box at once. This happened on a specialized conveyor that can handle all sizes. The pre-arranged packages are pushed to the open box below. The boxes are then folded, glued, and closed. The last step is to palletize the full boxes with an industrial robot FANUC M10iD/10 L. It is outfitted with a customized vacuum gripper.
Palletizing of Bins with an Industrial Robot
Palletizing of 4 types of bins with an industrial robot. The gripper works with a vacuum for picking up the bins and forks for picking and placing empty pallets. The line has also a stretch wrapping machine and placement of the top layer sheet.
Robot Тending Оvermoulding Мachine
Siviko PHR-1 is a system that tends to an over-moulding machine. It features sophisticated control software that runs the whole system. The process starts with feeding in the plastic parts, which are oriented via a vibratory bowl feeder. The precise handling of the oriented details is of key importance. The parts are handled by a FANUC SCARA SR-6iA equipped with a custom-made gripper outfitted with various sensors for quality control. The robot has to unload and load 24 components from a mould in a cycle. It also tears off and deposes the remaining sprues. The robot program is in perfect sync with the over-moulding machine. The sample collection for quality control in a laboratory is fully automated.
Packaging and Palletizing Robots for Bottles and Boxes
A robot cell that combines secondary packaging of bottles and palletizing of boxes. The packaging gripper can automatically change the length of its grip, so changing recipes is easy and fast. There is no downtime due to a tool change. The gripper handles more than 10 types of bottles and can also palletize some tubes by grabbing them by the handle. The palletizing robot can also handle more than 10 different types of boxes. All in all, this robot cell is very flexible, cost-efficient, and dependable. An ideal choice for high-mix, low-volume production.
Retrofit of Palletizing Robot with a New Double-Bag Gripper
We love designing and producing robot grippers, and we are really good at it. In this project, we retired an old double-bag gripper that had done millions of cycles. We retrofitted the old system with our brand new Siviko gripper. We have made the system more dependable and productive and have extended its lifecycle.
Roller Painting of Inductive Components by Robot
The robot cell has been tailored to perform the impregnation of inductive components using fast-drying varnish. This is the first time this manual production process has been automated. Our team invested significant effort into research and experimentation to ensure a stable process with high-quality output, short cycle times, and user-friendly operation. The main challenge was automating the application of varnish. We devised a custom system in which varnish application is carried out using a motorized, custom-made paint roller. This allowed us to paint only the four sides of the components with high precision.
Robot Palletizing of Boxes with Vacuum Gripper
Palletizing of boxes with a custom-made Siviko VBG1 vacuum gripper and a compact FANUC M-10iD/10L. The process begins with picking up a slip sheet. The two palletizing positions on the floor increase the cell’s autonomy. The robot automates a dull and repetitive task. The lightweight industrial robot is more cost-effective and faster than a collaborative robot. This project by Siviko offers compact, affordable, and flexible robotic palletizing.
Industrial Robot Making Wooden Pallets
In this project by Siviko, a FANUC R-2000iC/125L produces long, non-standard wooden pallets. It is equipped with a custom end-of-arm tool equipped with two different-sized pneumatic nail guns. The robot cell uses a two-position template system, allowing an operator to load materials at one station while the robot nails a pallet at the other, ensuring continuous operation. This automation resulted in a single worker doing the job three times faster than three workers manually, with improved safety and better ergonomics.
Packaging and Palletizing of Food Products with Two Robots
The system offers an efficient, compact, and affordable packaging and palletizing solution capable of handling over 3600 salad boxes per hour from two production lines. It utilizes two FANUC robots – the M-10iD/12 for packaging and the M-710iC/50 for palletizing – and features a space-saving two-level transport system. The system accommodates different salad and grocery delivery open-top box sizes without requiring specialized Siviko pneumatic grippers. Control is managed by an Ignition-based SCADA system, which is complemented by the Siviko Smart Pallet software.
Palletizing Robot with Pallet Pick-up for Two Lines
The palletizing line utilizes a FANUC M-410iC/110 which is considered the fastest palletizing robot in its class with a working range of 2,400 mm and a load capacity of 110 kg. The robot has a multifunctional Siviko PBG gripper that can palletize valve bags and pick and place empty pallets and plastic padding. The system also features the Siviko Smart Pallet. The palletizing robot services two production lines, which offers great ROI and use of space.
Palletizing Robot with Pallet and Padding Pick-up
The highly automated palletizing line utilizes a FANUC M-710iC/70 and a Siviko gripper that can palletize valve bags and pick and place empty pallets and plastic padding. It also features the Siviko Smart Pallet, our smart software application, which allows the end-user to create palletizing configurations without programming skills.
Palletizing Robot Handling a Variety of Boxes
Robotic palletizing of boxes. The robot, a compact, fast, and affordable FANUC M-20iD/35, equipped with a Siviko PBXG gripper, palletizes over 10 types of boxes with different sizes, designs, and weights up to 13 kg. The robot cell is compact, measuring 2.5 m by 2.5 m and simple in design, making it an ideal solution for smaller factories. The palletizing programs are selected from the robot’s teach pendant from a drop-down list.
Industrial Robot Handling Valve Bags
The Siviko Bag Application Robot system is an excellent automated solution for the bagging process of valve bags. It is fast, flexible, compact in size and easy to use. It can work with all types of filling machines and with many different types of valve bags.
More than Palletizing Robot
FANUC M-710iC/70 palletizing robot manipulates plastic bags and does 6 different operations with a single gripper. The robot takes up the empty bags, opens and positions them, controls the dosing, seals them with heating, and finally palletizes the bags.
Industrial Robot Welding Boilers
The industrial robot uses MIG/MAG welding for the manufacturing of biomass boilers. The robot cell has two positions on which the tubes of the boiler are welded to the base and top of the boiler.
In this project, we increased the palletizing capacity of an existing FANUC robot by over 75%. We accomplished that by creating a buffer upstream of the robot, engineering of a new gripper with a better grip, reprogramming the robot and integrating its operation in the existing SCADA system.
SCADA and Industrial Automation Projects by Siviko
4-Lane Machine for Manufacturing Bag-In-Box Packaging
This is perhaps the most complex engineering project we have ever completed as of 2024. It’s a 4-lane machine designed for manufacturing bag-in-box packaging, which is commonly used for storing wine, natural juices, and other beverages. The Siviko BBM1 is a cutting-edge Industry 4.0 machine. It utilizes precise servo motors for its most crucial movements and incorporates numerous smart sensors and regulators to manage the temperature, tension, and movement of different machine parts. Thanks to its advanced hardware, we’ve been able to develop a software application that can create and store recipes for different packaging types. This has significantly reduced setup time and minimized planned downtime. Moreover, the machine is equipped with a sophisticated monitoring and control system based on the Ignition platform. It offers robust tools for real-time management and data collection, generates event alarms as needed, and enables remote and preventive maintenance.
Dosing System for Dry Building Materials
In this project, we created a new system for dry building materials management that is reliable and easy to support. We have increased the capacity of the existing hardware by approximately 30%, decreased electricity consumption by 10% and increased the dosing accuracy by several magnitudes.
Connecting ERP and Scales with SCADA
In this project, the main goal was to connect in real-time the information about production orders and incoming deliveries information from the ERP with the real data measured by the scales in the production facility. We achieved that by creating a SCADA system based on Ignition.<
Digitalization of Manufacturing with Ignition
In this project, we created a new SCADA based on Ignition with the main functionality to handle production and recipe management of dry building materials manufacturing facility. The new production management system has improved the production process by making its management much easier, more reliable, and more flexible by using the existing hardware.
Industrial Network with Wago 852-1305
We have built the first industrial communication network in Bulgaria based on the Industrial-Managed-Switch Wago 852-1305. The topology of the network makes a ring with a total length of 1000m and has 11 network switches. The Wago 852-1305 provide innovative Xpress Ring Reservation (less than 50 ms recovery) and JET Ring (less than 350 ms recovery). This increases the probability of failure-free operation of the network ring to 99.9%.
Roll Forming Machine Control
The micromachine control was specially designed to operate a roll forming machine. It is equipped with an Allen-Bradley Micro820 PLC and an Allen-Bradley PowerFlex523 VFD. The same concept can be used to automate of a new or retrofit machine, which has to operate under certain predefined conditions.
Products
Wire Pay-off WPO 630H2
Wire pay-off machine. Speed up to 850 m/min. Reels ∅400 … ∅630 mm. Secure two-sided mounting with autonomous lifting. Constant wire tension control by precise pneumatic wire tension control, dynamic motor control via PID regulator with dancer feedback. Industry 4.0 enabled.
Automatic Cable Tester ACT 150
Automated cable tester for electric tests for withstand voltage, active resistance and location of faults. For cables with up to 50 wires and length from 0,1 km to 10 km or more. Ensure the quality of cables in accordance with EN 50395 or other. Test voltage 1 … 4 kV. Cable active resistance range 0 … 20 kΩ. Output Power 150 000 VA. Several safety layers. Recipe and event management. Voltage measurement uncertainty ± 0,12 %. Active resistance measurement uncertainty ± 0,1 %.
Automatic Cable Tester ACT 15
Fully automated cable tester for electric tests for withstand voltage, active resistance and location of faults. For cables with up to 5 wires and up to 15 km in length. Ensure the quality of cables in accordance with EN 50525, DIN VDE 0276-603, DIN VDE 0295 / IEC 60228, BS 6004/5 etc. Test voltage 1 … 4 kV. Cable active resistance range 0 … 20 kΩ. Output Power 15 000 VA. Several safety layers. Recipe and event management. Voltage measurement uncertainty ± 0,12 %. Active resistance measurement uncertainty ± 0,25 %.
Automatic / Manual Voltage Control
SIVIKO voltage control is a customizable control system for an autotransformer that offers high reliability and convenience. It has built-in safety equipment.