--- title: Opiflex Blog | mobile robots description: mobile robots | Dive into the world of advanced automation with Opiflex's blog. Discover how our award-winning, flexible robot solutions are driving the third robot revolution, making us a leader in the industry. Learn about our patented safety and programming methods, and how we address the challenges of automating small to high volume production. 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Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/fenceless-safety-for-large-robots-at-full-speed) - ### [![OpiFlex and sustainable development: people, planet and profit](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p22-people-planet-profit.png?length=500&name=p22-people-planet-profit.png) flexible robotics mobile robots Sustainability 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. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/robots-that-are-reused-not-replaced) - ### [![OpiFlex robot product range: mobile, collaborative and fixed ABB robots](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/Slide56.png?length=500&name=Slide56.png) flexible robotics mobile robots fenceless safety Dynamic Program Generator 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. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/mobile-fixed-or-collaborative-the-same-software-on-every-robot) - ### [![OpiFlex robot cells built on a standardised platform in the factory in Västerås](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/Opiflex%20factory%20built%20standardized%20hw%20-%20flexibility%20in%20sw.jpg?length=500&name=Opiflex%20factory%20built%20standardized%20hw%20-%20flexibility%20in%20sw.jpg) flexible robotics mobile robots OEM & Tier 1 Robot Maintenance 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. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/built-in-our-factory-installed-in-days) - ### [![One mobile robot cell shared between several CNC machines, fenceless with full manual access](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p02-share-robot-manual-access.png?length=500&name=p02-share-robot-manual-access.png) high product mix, low volumes mobile robots Machine Tending Case Study Production Economics 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. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/one-robot-several-cnc-machines) - ### [![OpiFlex mobile robot range for press brake and sheet metal automation](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p03-mobile-robot-range.png?length=500&name=p03-mobile-robot-range.png) mobile robots fenceless safety Machine Tending Sheet Metal Press brake robot without fences or a raised press | OpiFlex A robot at the press brake, without a fence and with the press at normal working height, so operators can still run it by hand. How it works. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/automating-the-press-brake-without-fences-or-raising-the-machine) - ### [![Robot utilisation 59 % with traditional solutions and 81 % with flexible robot cells](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p05-utilisation-59-vs-81.png?length=500&name=p05-utilisation-59-vs-81.png) flexible robotics mobile robots OEM & Tier 1 Production Economics Standardised flexible robot cells for OEM, Tier 1 | OpiFlex More variants, new lines, 3–5 shifts. How OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers get robot cells that are standardised, installed in days and replaced in about 15 minutes. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/flexibility-without-complexity-standardised-robot-cells) - ### [![Moving the robot together with the machine when the workshop layout changes](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p17-move-robot-with-machine.png?length=500&name=p17-move-robot-with-machine.png) flexible robotics mobile robots fenceless safety Change the factory layout in hours, not weeks | OpiFlex Moving a fenced robot cell normally takes 1.5–2 weeks. A fenceless mobile cell moves in 2–4 hours. What that means when your layout changes again. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/change-the-layout-in-hours-not-weeks) - ### [![Why a movable robot gives more productivity than a fixed robot](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p18-mobile-vs-fixed-productivity.png?length=500&name=p18-mobile-vs-fixed-productivity.png) small series manufacturing mobile robots Machine Tending Production Economics Free extra shifts: 168 hours a week with one robot | OpiFlex Two shifts use 48 % of the 168 hours in a week. How a robot shared between machines turns the rest into free extra shifts, and when a fixed robot is right. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/168-hours-a-week-free-extra-shifts) - ### [![Mobile robots added to the line for temporary quality inspection](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p13-temporary-quality-inspection.png?length=500&name=p13-temporary-quality-inspection.png) mobile robots OEM & Tier 1 Quality Inspection Temporary quality inspection with a mobile robot | OpiFlex When a quality issue calls for 100 % inspection for a few weeks, a mobile robot cell can do it and then move on. Presented together with Scania in 2022. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/temporary-quality-inspection-with-a-mobile-robot) [1](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/mobile-robots/page/1) [2](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/mobile-robots/page/2) 1. [Home](https://blog.opiflex.se)  / 2. 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