Lantek Systems, Inc., has entered into a partnership with TECOI, a León, Spain-based manufacturer of metal processing stations including laser, plasma, oxy-cut, plate machining and edge preparation equipment to provide sheet metal shops with automated nesting and stacking capabilities for improved efficiency. TECOI’s CF line of modular cutting architecture for multi-head cutting processes and large-scale operations will now feature robotic unloading and palletizing system for improved efficiency. The intelligence behind this is managed through Lantek Expert software that organizes parts based on geometry and orientation to ensure only identical parts with matching angles are stacked together ensuring stability and full traceability throughout the entire process.
The system includes a servo-automated crane equipped with liftable magnets that transfers cut material to an intermediate zone, where robotic systems with adaptive gripping technology automatically collect and palletize parts according to Lantek’s CAD/CAM software instructions enabling palletizing to take place while cutting operations continue uninterrupted, significantly reducing downtime and improving overall productivity.
Thanks to its collaborative robot-based architecture, additional units can be added to work in sync, speeding up the unloading and palletizing process without compromising precision or traceability. This flexibility allows the same technology to be adapted to both lower-demand facilities and high-throughput, large-scale operations.
For Lantek, this type of integration represents a real step forward in the development of connected, automated manufacturing environments and workshops, supporting the industry’s transition towards smarter manufacturing.
Francisco Pérez, OEM Channel Director at Lantek, says: “The key factor here is that we don’t just connect machines — we connect intelligence. This collaboration with TECOI enables the software to act as the brain of the process, instructing each robot on what to do at any given moment. It clearly demonstrates how digitalization can optimize workshop performance without adding complexity.”
This partnership also forms part of the Sortec framework, a new project aimed at achieving full automation of production lines from sheet metal processing through to final palletizing.
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