Minitec offers a modular aluminum‑profile system that serves as a plug‑and‑play mechanical backbone for EPSON industrial robots, enabling rapid assembly of safe handling and packaging cells. Its Scaraflex air‑filled safety skin provides instant human‑robot collision detection, while the FlexiBowl feed unit delivers flexible, robot‑agnostic part feeding, reducing engineering effort and deployment time for manufacturers and system integrators.
Funding
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Problem
Manufacturers and system integrators often face fragmented automation components that require custom engineering, extensive wiring, and safety enclosures, leading to long deployment times and high integration costs. Additionally, ensuring safe human‑robot collaboration and reliable part feeding across diverse product lines remains challenging.
Solution
Minitec provides a modular aluminum‑profile building system that serves as a standardized mechanical backbone for industrial automation. The system integrates seamlessly with EPSON industrial robots, allowing rapid assembly of handling and packaging cells. Safety is enhanced through the Scaraflex air‑filled protective skin, which detects contact and stops robot motion instantly, enabling collaborative operation without rigid cages. For part feeding, the FlexiBowl unit offers a flexible, robot‑agnostic feed mechanism that can be programmed intuitively and swapped quickly for product changes. Together, these components deliver a plug‑and‑play automation platform that reduces engineering effort, shortens time‑to‑market, and supports safe, adaptable production lines.
Target Audience
Primary customers are industrial manufacturers, automation system integrators, and engineering teams that require fast‑deployable, safe robot cells for handling, packaging, and custom production equipment.
Features
- Modular aluminum‑profile framework with intelligent, tool‑free connections for fast mechanical assembly
- Compatibility with EPSON SCARA robots, including T‑ and LS‑series, enabling precise handling and packaging tasks
- Scaraflex safety skin with pressure sensors that trigger immediate robot stop on human contact, meeting Cat 3/PLE and SIL 3 standards
- FlexiBowl flexible feed unit capable of handling parts up to 7 kg, with intuitive programming and quick changeover for varied geometries
- Integrated vision‑system support and linearsystem options for precise positioning and motion control
- Scalable product range covering workstations, conveyor systems, protective enclosures, and fire‑service vehicle equipment