Development and manufacture of robot-based automation and handling systems with proprietary software.
AROTEC Automation und Robotik GmbH
AugsburgNew on Amplifa
About AROTEC
AROTEC Automation und Robotik GmbH, based in Augsburg, is an independent system supplier and development service provider for customized, intelligent robot systems and robot applications. The company implements complete solutions or supplies key components for robot-based automation of production and handling processes. Focus areas are algorithm-based handling technology for palletizing as well as sensor-based handling technology with 3D vision sensors for bin picking and depalletizing. The range of services includes analysis and conception, planning and simulation, software development (host computer, plant control, PLC and robot programming), design, as well as manufacturing, assembly, testing and commissioning. Well-known systems include tire palletizing and depalletizing solutions (PALGO@Tire, DEPALGO@Tire), the sawing line RoboSaw, the milling machine loading system RoboMill, robot-based plasma cutting (VMP) as well as cells for cartons, KLT containers, rims and crucibles. Customers come from, among others, the tire industry, automotive, forging and foundries, chemicals, intralogistics and metal processing; the tire systems are in use worldwide. Since 2024, AROTEC has been a member of the GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group.
- Site
- Augsburg
- Processes
- 3D object recognition / bin picking / grasp from the bin (sensor-based handling technology), Tire palletizing (TirePal, PALGO@Tire), Tire depalletizing (TireDepal, DEPALGO@Tire), Rim depalletizing (RimDepal), Carton palletizing (mixed pallets, PALGO@Mix), Crankshaft depalletizing (bin picking with ART-3D), Crucible palletizing and depalletizing, Beaker palletizing and depalletizing (plastic beakers)
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminium, Plastic
- Certificates
- Qualität – Made in Augsburg (award)
- Founded
- 2002
- Industries
- Tire industry, Automotive (forging and foundries), Chemical industry, Packaging/consumer goods, Metal processing/metalworking, Intralogistics
- 01
Analysis & Conception
- 02
Planning & Simulation
- 03
Software Development
- 04
Design
- 05
Manufacturing / Assembly / Testing
- 06
Commissioning
Materials and Processes
Steel
Processing of steel components, e.g. crankshafts in bin picking and storage containers in plasma cutting.
Aluminium
Material in robot-based metal processing, e.g. loading of sawing lines and milling machines.
Plastic
Handling of plastic containers and beakers in palletizing and depalletizing cells.
Sites
Augsburg
DEHeadquarters with company building (occupied 2010), development, manufacturing and assembly
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium, plastic
- Industrial robots (palletizing/depalletizing robots on linear axes)
- Vertical band sawing line RoboSaw
- Milling machine loading system RoboMill
- Plasma cutting torch VMP
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handling/Automation | – | – | 30 kg (tires) | – | Tires (rubber), Cartons, Plastic containers, Crankshafts, Crucibles, Rims, Baked goods |
| 3D object recognition / bin picking / grasp from the bin (sensor-based handling technology)Handling/Automation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tire palletizing (TirePal, PALGO@Tire)Handling/Automation | – | – | 30 kg | 14 inch – 24 inch | Tires (rubber) |
| Tire depalletizing (TireDepal, DEPALGO@Tire)Handling/Automation | – | 850 mm (tire outer diameter) | 30 kg | 13" – 22" | Tires (rubber) |
| Rim depalletizing (RimDepal)Handling/Automation | – | – | 14" – 24" | – | Rims |
| Carton palletizing (mixed pallets, PALGO@Mix)Handling/Automation | – | 730 mm × 370 mm × 300 mm | 500 g – 30 kg | – | Cartons |
| Crankshaft depalletizing (bin picking with ART-3D)Handling/Automation | – | – | – | – | Crankshafts (steel) |
| Crucible palletizing and depalletizingHandling/Automation | – | – | – | – | Crucibles |
| Beaker palletizing and depalletizing (plastic beakers)Handling/Automation | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Robot-based plasma cutting (VMP)Cutting/Separating | – | – | – | – | Steel (storage containers) |
| Robot-based sawing line (RoboSaw)Cutting/Separating | – | – | – | Single piece | Steel, Aluminium, Metal processing materials |
| Machine loading of milling machines (RoboMill)Handling/Automation | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium |
| Robot-based baking station (RoboBakery)Handling/Automation | – | – | – | – | Baked goods |
| Analysis & conception, planning & simulation, software development, design, commissioningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing / assembly / testing of plant componentsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial robot (palletizing/depalletizing robot on linear axes) | – | – | – | – | Augsburg |
| Vertical band saw (sawing line RoboSaw) | RoboSaw | – | – | – | Augsburg |
| Milling machine (loaded by RoboMill) | RoboMill | – | – | – | Augsburg |
| Plasma cutting torch (robot-carried) | VMP | – | – | – | Augsburg |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality assurance includes testing of the systems before handover ready for operation; in 2024 AROTEC received the "Qualität – Made in Augsburg" award.
| Evidence | Augsburg |
|---|---|
| Qualität – Made in Augsburg (award) |
History
- 2002
Company founded (derived from the 10th anniversary in 2012)
- 2010
Occupation of the new company building in Augsburg
- 2011
Introduction and integration of a robot application for plasma cutting (VMP)
- 2012
10th company anniversary
- 2019
Development of a robot application for depalletizing tires (DEPALGO@Tire); introduction of a fully automatic sawing line (RoboSaw)
- 2020
Introduction of a KLT depalletizing cell (BoxDepal)
- 2022
Introduction of the milling machine loading system RoboMill, the tire depalletizing cell TireDepal and the baking station RoboBakery
- 2023
Introduction of a rim depalletizing cell (RimDepal)
- 2024
Member of the GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group; "Qualität – Made in Augsburg" award (9 July 2024)