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Blogs from Johan Frisk
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- adaptable manufacturing
- automation
- Case Study
- Dynamic Flow Optimization
- Dynamic Program Generator
- Dynamic robot programming
- Fast programming for robots
- fenceless safety
- flexible mobile robot,
- flexible robotics
- Food & Beverage
- Future of robotics in manufacturing
- future-proof factories
- high product mix, low volumes
- high-flexibility production
- Industrial robot applications
- industrial robotics
- Logistics
- Machine Tending
- Mixed palletizing
- Mobile Robot System
- mobile robots
- OEM & Tier 1
- OpiFlex Dynamic Program Generator
- Packaging
- Palletizing
- Physical AI
- Production Economics
- Quality Inspection
- Robot Maintenance
- robot programming
- Robot programming comparison
- Robot Rental
- Robotization
- Sheet Metal
- small series manufacturing
- Sustainability
- Wood Industry
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Fenceless safety for large robots at full speed | OpiFlex
How a large industrial robot can run at full speed without a fence: the principle, the zones, the standards, and when a fence is still the better choice.
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Sustainable automation: reuse robots | OpiFlex
Three lines at 32, 24 and 26 % utilisation, one shared mobile robot at 82 %. An example of how standardised, mobile robots get more hours and are reused.
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Real-time robot adjustment from ERP and quality | OpiFlex
ERP orders, quality control, sensors and vision adjust the robot's active program and flow in real time. New parts still take a 1–3 minute DPG program.
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Mixed palletising and parcels, fully traced | OpiFlex
Up to six mixed pallets or parcel cages at once, deterministic 3D Tetris with fill rates up to the high 90s %, and every item traced until the pallet is sealed.
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Mobile, fixed or collaborative: choosing the right robot
When to choose a mobile, fixed or collaborative ABB robot from OpiFlex, by payload and reach, and which ones come with the Dynamic Program Generator.
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Hidden costs in a robot investment: ROI example | OpiFlex
Installation downtime, new products and weeks of waiting rarely appear in a robot investment calculation. Example calculations of what they cost per shift.
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Five needs we hear from around 100 manufacturers
Around 100 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers describe the same five needs, from installation in days to standardised cells. What we have learned about each one.
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Robot cells built in our factory, installed in days | OpiFlex
OpiFlex cells are built on a standardised platform and tested in our factory in Västerås before delivery. Installation takes 2–4 days, not 4–6 weeks.
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One robot, several machines
How one mobile robot serves a CNC machine, a panel bender and a press brake, with free extra shifts and new parts in 1–3 minutes. An SME case with numbers.
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Robot maintenance in five shifts: Quick Swap | OpiFlex
When a robot runs five shifts there is no good time to stop it. How Quick Swap, a standardised platform and Robot Pools keep maintenance out of the line.
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