Realisations

Rubber

Glue Application

The project consisted to conceive, develop and manufacture an automatic machine applying adhesive to rubber belting going on avoid-break of car. Once the adhesive applied, a station of artificial vision detected the level of affixed adhesive. The system of cameras was to be able to detect if the adhesive were laid out at the good places and in sufficient quantity, without however exceeding the allowed limit.

The difficulty of the project was that the adhesive applied was transparent and black bands. It was thus very complex to detect the level of adhesive. The system includes:

a loading station (done by an operator)
a glue application station
a artificial vision station
an oven (for the drying of the glue)
and an unloading station (done by an operator)

Advantages & Benefits:

Reduce labour cost
Increase of production
Reduce cost of glue
Products uniformity

Gaskets Cutter

This machine was designed to cut gaskets used for automobile windshields. Following the insertion of a primary gasket, the equipment cuts two strips that will serve to assemble the finished seal. The gaskets are cut at one extremity at an angle of 45˚ and at the other at a right angle.
Advantages & benefits:

Safe
Increased product quality
Fewer rejected seals
Precision cuts
Strip length can be adjusted

CNC cutting grooves

This machine was designed for engrave grooves in rubber belting being used for the printing sector. The models of bands can vary, as well as the variation between each groove. The whole is modifiable in the interface operator.

Advantages & Benefits:

Reduction of labour
Production increase
Reduction in the costs of the raw material
Reduction in the reject rate
Interface operator versatile and complete
Safe and simple of use
Ergonomic
3 axes

Food Industry

Food Conveyors

The conveyors were designed to facilitate operator manipulation of trays. Due to the large meat packs, the weight could easily be too much for many operators. The goal was to design and manufacture a system of conveyors that allowed for a 90˚ pivot of the food trays so that they could arrive to the palletization station ready to be wrapped.
Advantages & Benefits:

Stainless steel and food grade belts
Little maintenance
Safe
Ergonomic
Easy to use
20 trays/minute
2 production shifts/day, 7 days/weekFewer CSST cases

PPAV

Revolutionary computerized vision system designed specifically for the aerospace industry. Following the success of this brand new system, Solution GRB is obtaining a patent for the brilliant invention. Currently, several Canadian and American aerospace companies have successfully adopted this new process.

Advantages & Benefits:

High speed execution
Necessitates very little maintenance
Easy and quick updates
Adaptability according to client needs
Investment profitable in the medium term
Long life expectancy
Detection of the presence or absence of parts
Measures and locates imperfections
The system generates even more output

“By the integration of our system, GRB inc. allowed us to evolve with our production planning and in turn, we have noticed a considerable increase in our productivity. In addition, by the improvement that your artificial vision has brought to our operations, we have increased our overall profitability of our poultry processing.”

“The PPAV system allowed us to significantly improve our poultry grading efficiency. We can certainly state that, thanks to PPAV system, we now attain grading efficiency of close to 98%. In addition to improving poultry grading, the PPAV system has also enabled us to reduce our processing costs.”

Ergonomics

Ergonomic tables

The ergonomic tables were designed to make it possible for the client operators to work in assembly line. In a preoccupation with a quality of work for the operators, Solution GRB designed the tables in order to correspond to the work method of various workers, while enabling them to adjust them with various heights. They can each lift up to 250 pounds.

Advantages & Benefits:

Safety barrier at each of the table’s sides, thus preventing the merchandise from falling
Emergency stop button at each table
Reduce CSST case
Facilitates the operators’ activities

Client comment :
"Congratulations for this accomplishment, I wasn’t expecting work of this quality. It will be a pleasure to see each other for other projects."

Pharmaceutical

Baggers

Designed for the pharmaceutical industry, this machine permits the insertion of a product, fabric, gas or liquid into a small sac, then sealing it.

Advantages & benefits:

Precise and robust machine with high repetition
Standard components are easily replaceable
Needs very little maintenance: cleaning and lubrication
Setup time between different products is minimal
Nitrogen injection and dosage pump are highly precise. Designed for a pharmaceutical or food environment
Possibility for only one or continuous injection

Caps Returner

The project consisted of removing from a deodorant a capsule that kept it standing upright. Previously, this operation was performed by humans. In order to save time and money, our client called upon Solution GRB to remedy the situation.

At the outset, our client wished to procure a robotic system. Solution GRB evaluated the situation, recommending a dedicated machine instead. It was a success. This solution was more multipurpose and more cost efficient than the first solution proposed.

Advantages & benefits:

Reduced labour costs
Increased execution speed
Simple machine
Cost was lower than the client’s budget
Practically no maintenance

Welding

Robot welding

Robotics cell with two interchangeable tools used to weld by points electric cases. The transporting inside the cell is done by using a conveyor. The robot takes the part on the entry conveyor, positions it in a gauge, carries out welding and transport the finish product on the exit conveyor.

Advantages & Benefits

Reduced operator tasks
Ergonomic system
Greatly reduced CSST costs
Increased production
Quick return on investment
Precise and quick
Reduced rejection rate
Part uniformity

Prefabricated Wall

Framing Table

This station manufactures the frame of the walls, in a semi-automatic way. An operator feeds the raw material station manually. The positioning of the raw material as well as the nailing of the frame is done automatically.

Advantages & Benefits:

Precision 1/16' 'on the position of the pieces of wood
Eliminated human errors because positioning comes from the data collected by the software (technical design)
Nailing of the automatic elements (control on the number of nails used = potential economy)
Production pace regular and established by the machine
Assembling of the smooth (splice) semi-automatic (hydraulic system)

Wall covering system (robotized)

The project consisted to conceive, develop and manufacture a robotized station being used with the installation of wall covering on the framing of the wall. The autonomy of the station is more than 1 000 linear feet (on a shift of 8 hours work). An access by lifting truck is arranged, for the raw material supply.

Advantages & Benefits:

Labour reduction
Automatic squaring
Wall covering application is 100% automatic (insurance which the sheets are well positioned on the wall)
Nailing automated in the 4 corners of the sheet (uniformity of the products and gives rhythm constant)
Possibility of 4 different coatings
Repetitive work is completely automated (reduction in the costs of CSST and the wounds)

Automatised nailing and router

Nailing Station:

The wall enters the station covered with sheets. The nailing is completely automated. According to the data entered the software, the machine nail at the good places on the surface of the wall. Moreover, the distance between the nails is modifiable.

Advantages & Benefits:

Economy of 2 employees
Potential economy in nail (regular nailing compared to human)
Safe access in the cell for the filling of the nails
Speed of execution
Regular production cadence
Regular nailing (compared to human), therefore a constant quality Repetitive work is carried out by a machine (less wounds, economy on the expenses of CSST)

Router station:

In optimized input time with the nailing of the wall, the router cutting excess of sheets all around the frame. Thereafter, it cuts out the openings necessary in the wall (window, door, catch and light opening, etc). The station is 100% automated, has a precision of 1/16" and is able to cut out the openings in a horizontal, vertical and oblique way.

Advantages & Benefits:

Reliability and precision in cutting
Regular production cadence
Economy of 2 employees
Dangerous work is done by the system

Laths laying

This project was completed with monetary collaboration of National Research Council of Canada. (NRC)

The project’s objective was to automate and robotize the rate for the laying and nailing of laths on prefabricated walls.

Horizontal and vertical handling of the laths
8 strategically placed suction cups
4 nail guns placed on the robot tool in order to minimize operation time
Triangulation method in order to locate the tool’s position vis-à-vis the base of the robot
4 laser pointers and a camera for a maximum of precision

Advantages & benefits:

Ensuring the quality of the final product
Reduction of personnel
Reduced need for touchups
Elimination of CSST cases
Uniformity of the wall’s finish

Plastic

Leak Tester

This machine was custom designed for our client in the Eastern Townships. For three different types of plastic car reservoirs it :

Validates the tightness of the part’s seal
Engraves the serial number
Checks for incompletes (shortshots), there are two per part
Performs a flow test in order to check if any passageways are obstructed
Directs the part to the packing station

Further, for one of the three reservoirs, the machine allows for:

The insertion of hoses (2)
Validating the presence and the proper positioning of plugs and the label, thanks to computer vision

Advantages & benefits:

Impossibility of human error
Precise and reliable tests
Complete operator interface
Adjustable in height
Little maintenance required

Engraving Equipement

Multifunction machine that applies a bar code and hermetically seals plastic containers. Once the process is completed, a leak detection test is performed on the parts to ensure the greatest possible quality control.

Advantages & benefits:

Increased employee safety
Reduced fabrication costs
Increased quality control
The system can etch at 5 different places simultaneously and tracks process history and tracability of delivered products.

Other industries

Robotic Manipulations

Multifunctional robotic cell manufactured to extremely delicate manipulations performed on glass tubes of different models. The robot accomplishes 6 different operations. The cell is completely independent and does not require any human intervention.

Advantages & Benefits:

Reduced CSST cases
Quickness of execution
Reduced labour cost
Elimination of merchandise breakage
Maximum safety

"We greatly appreciated your professionalism throughout the project. The highlights were the work performed within very tight deadlines as well as your transparency and candour in response to the unforeseen situations throughout the project."

[Project leader]

Dragon Crete (Artificials Stones)

Patent pending assembly line designed and developed by Solution GRB. It permits the fabrication of artificial stones to be used in the fabrication of walls (interior/exterior), paved surfaces, landscaping, chimneys etc.

Completely automated operations:

Dosage and mixing
Colouring
Molding
Stacking
Drying
Restacking
Remolding

Advantages & Benefits:

Quick and high volume production
Minimal labour cost
Dimension, shape and colour of the stones customizable based on demand
Product credibility
Can be easily integrated to existing production
Can be redesigned to meet your needs

eZee6000

The eZee 600 was designed to cut corrugated cardboard inro rolls 60’’wide, to the length desired by the operator. A serrated wheel punches the cardboard, making perforations. The operator can then decide to tear the cardboard or keep its full width.

Advantages & benefits :

Packing materials savings
Man hour savings
Precise and quick
Silent and ergonomic
Possibility of three blades, thus 4 sections of cardboard with the same cut

Control Panels

All control panels supplied with Solution GRB systems are designed and manufactured by our team on our premises. We even have clients in the electrical industry for which we supply control panels.

CSA International certified.

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