Telford-based Ricoh UK Products Ltd, a specialist in office automation solutions, has improved its profitability and efficiency through the adoption of industrial robotics to simplify the manufacture of its toner cartridge shutters. Ricoh initially approached Evershed Robotics, which suggested using a combination of Toshiba Machine TH650 SCARA robots to work with its six bowl feeders and a rotary index table. The shutter itself contains five parts which are now assembled in a cycle time of 7.5 seconds. Control is managed by an Omron PLC, which communicates with the Toshiba Machine SCARAs.

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