Manufactures custom automation solutions for machine tools – gantry robots, robotic cells and mobile robots.
FRAI Elektromaschinenbau GmbH
Bundesstraße 37, 4817 Sankt Konrad, Upper AustriaNew on Amplifa
About FRAI Robotic Technologies
FRAI Elektromaschinenbau GmbH, operating under the name FRAI Robotic Technologies, is a subsidiary of WFL Millturn based in Sankt Konrad, Upper Austria. The company develops and manufactures custom automation solutions for machine tools – from gantry robots (line and area gantries) to robotic cells with articulated-arm robots and multiple interlinking, through to mobile robot automation with the mobileCELL. FRAI supports projects from initial concept development through implementation and commissioning to plant maintenance. Peripheral transport and storage systems for workpieces, tools and clamping devices as well as host-computer-controlled cells with MES/BDE connection (Profibus, OPC-UA) round out the offering. Custom options such as sample discharge, marking, cleaning, blank workpiece measurement and robot-assisted deburring extend the functional scope. The combination of FRAI standard components and high-quality purchased elements enables flexible solutions from small series to highly productive series production for industries such as the automotive industry, aerospace, mould making and mechanical engineering.
- Site
- Sankt Konrad, Austria
- Processes
- Robotic cell with articulated-arm robot (loading/unloading, deburring, cleaning, orienting, turning), Multiple interlinking (interlinking of several machining centres, flexible material flow concept), Mobile Robot Automation (mobileCELL, autonomous mobile robots without cables/guidance, obstacle, Concept development, Implementation and commissioning, Plant maintenance, Peripheral transport and storage systems for workpieces, tools and clamping devices, Host-computer-controlled cells with MES/BDE connection (Profibus, OPC-UA)
- Materials
- Gantry Robots (Line and Area Gantry), Robotic Cell with Articulated-Arm Robot, Multiple Interlinking, mobileCELL (Mobile Robot Automation), Peripheral Transport and Storage Systems, Host-Computer-Controlled Cells with MES/BDE Connection
- Employees
- 11–50
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Aerospace, Mould making, Mechanical engineering/Machine tools
- 01
Concept development
- 02
Design/Manufacture of the automation systems
- 03
Implementation
- 04
Commissioning
- 05
Plant maintenance
Products & Systems
Gantry Robots (Line and Area Gantry)
Modular system with top loading, low space requirements, very large travel distances and high loads.
Robotic Cell with Articulated-Arm Robot
Three-dimensional kinematics for loading/unloading, deburring, cleaning, orienting and turning even with restricted machine access.
Multiple Interlinking
Flexible interlinking of several machining centres with a variable material flow concept.
mobileCELL (Mobile Robot Automation)
Autonomous, wireless mobile robot with sensorics for safe navigation in dynamic hall environments.
Peripheral Transport and Storage Systems
Buffer/store/warehouse, set-up station, gripper change station and external tool magazine for workpieces, tools and clamping devices.
Host-Computer-Controlled Cells with MES/BDE Connection
Accepts orders from the customer-side system, workpiece tracking and data exchange via Profibus or OPC-UA.
Location
Sankt Konrad
ATHeadquarters, engineering and manufacture of the automation systems
- Lot size
- Small series to highly productive series production
- Materials
- Gantry robots, robotic cells, multiple interlinking, mobileCELL
- Gantry robots (line and area gantries)
- Articulated-arm robots (6-axis robots, 7th axis, up to 500 kg payload)
- mobileCELL – mobile automation system
- Peripheral transport and storage systems
Automation Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | – | – | – | Small series/small lot sizes – Series production | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robotic cell with articulated-arm robot (loading/unloading, deburring, cleaning, orienting, turning)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multiple interlinking (interlinking of several machining centres, flexible material flow concept)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mobile Robot Automation (mobileCELL, autonomous mobile robots without cables/guidance, obstacleAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantry robots (line gantry and area gantry) | FRAI Robotic Technologies | – | modular, very large travel distances and workspaces possible | – | Sankt Konrad, Upper Austria |
| Articulated-arm robot / Robotic cell (6-axis robot, 7th axis) | FRAI Robotic Technologies | – | three-dimensional kinematics, 500 kg payload (project example) | – | Sankt Konrad, Upper Austria |
| Mobile robot (mobileCELL, mobile automation system) | FRAI Robotic Technologies mobileCELL | – | – | – | Sankt Konrad, Upper Austria |
| – | FRAI Robotic Technologies | – | – | – | – |
| – | FRAI Robotic Technologies / WFL | 1 | Handling of different shafts | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 2023
WFL news article on innovative automation solutions from FRAI Robotic Technologies, incl. implementation of a flexible interlinking system for four machine tools (04.04.2023).
- 2024
Interview with CEO Franz Plasonig "With FRAI Robotic Technologies – Back to the Future" (16.04.2024).