| In the production area a new type of robot
system is displayed. A standard industrial robot is mounted on a special device, which
allows the robot to be moved into remote and basically closed areas of a ship to perform
welding tasks. This multi-axis special device can be moved computer controlled and is
operated by means of hydraulic cylinders as further demonstrated in the computer show
running aside in this area. The robot shows some typical welding movements and simulates
welding by means of a laser light. Partly a result of European research a first robot
system of this type will enter into real production soon. The area shows further other
examples of robot systems for different applications in shipbuilding in the computer show
and on graphic panels. On the back wall a big graphic panel shows the world’s biggest
multi-gantry robot station running at Odense Steelshipyard, Denmark. |
