Schuler’s Crossbar Robot 4.0 receives Red Dot Award for product design

Göppingen, Germany-based press manufacturer Schuler has received the Red Dot Award in the Industry, Machines, and Robot Technology category. An international jury of experts chose the robot out of more than 4,900 entries.

The robot transfers parts from one stage of a press line to the next. It can remove up to four parts at a time from the die, change their orientation where necessary, and place them directly into the next die in a single action. The system conveys up to 15 parts/min. It is suitable for automating conventional mechanical and hydraulic press lines, as well as for retrofitting existing lines.