Layout and flows
Station positioning, routes, operating areas and interaction between automation, materials and people.
Independent technical consulting
Improve automated equipment before, during or after implementation.
Technical assessment of robotic cells and automated systems, based on more than twenty years of direct experience across design, commissioning and production.
01Before equipment is built
02During implementation
03During commissioning
04On production equipment
Not every problem begins in the software.
An impractical layout, difficult access, crossed flows or a sequence designed without considering real robot behaviour can limit equipment before commissioning even begins. Finding these issues early changes cost, timing and the quality of the result.
- Cell layout and station arrangement.
- Material, operator and service equipment flows.
- Reach, clearances, access and maintainability.
- Automatic sequences and realistic cycle-time estimates.
- Integration across robots, PLCs, vision and process.
- Technical or safety-related issues requiring further analysis.
Three stages, three kinds of value
The same experience can prevent an error, resolve a difficulty that appears during implementation or identify how to improve equipment already installed.
01
Before implementation
Review of concept, layout, flows, accessibility, sequences and cycle assumptions before decisions become hardware.
02
During design and commissioning
Technical discussion of emerging issues, priority assessment and identification of practical solutions without losing the system-wide view.
03
On existing equipment
Analysis of bottlenecks, stops, access, idle time and modification or revamping opportunities, ordered by impact and feasibility.
What can be assessed
The scope is defined around the real problem: not a generic audit, but a technical assignment with clear questions and objectives.
Cycle and productivity
Sequences, overlaps, waits, handling and consistency between the stated target and feasible behaviour.
Reliability and maintenance
Accessibility, diagnostics, recovery, replacement, variant handling and the impact of future modifications.
Cell safety
Identification of issues requiring further analysis around space, access, guarding, functions and operator interaction.
Consulting should leave usable decisions behind.
The aim is not to produce abstract observations, but to distinguish issues, consequences, priorities and possible actions. The format is adapted to the project stage and available information.
1. Scope and data
Objectives, drawings, cycle charts, software, known anomalies and constraints are collected before the analysis.
2. Analysis or site visit
The solution is examined through documentation, technical meetings or direct observation of the equipment.
3. Priorities and guidance
Evidence is returned in a structured form, separating urgent items, useful improvements and points requiring dedicated specialists.
Risk assessments, calculations and validation of safety functions, technical files or formal compliance activities are supported, when required, by qualified professionals specifically appointed for that activity.
Technical consulting
Is there a decision to verify or equipment to improve?
Describe the project stage, the issue observed and the expected result. From there, the scope, required documentation and any site visit can be defined.