Kitchen Manufacturer Steams Ahead With FANUC Robots

Task

With its order book growing, a leading custom kitchen manufacturer wanted to increase both the quality and quantity of its output. Belgium-based Dovy Keukens decided that the best way to meet this ambition was to invest in robots for a variety of in-house production tasks. Only one question remained: which robot manufacturer to choose?

Solution

Around 10 years ago, Dovy opted to partner with FANUC, duly installing its first six-axis industrial robot. Today, the 55,000 m2 factory in Roeselare features a number of FANUC robots, including M-410𝑖B/140H, M-410𝑖C/185 and M-710𝑖C/70 models. Some sit atop a seventh axis linear rail.

Result

With their fast, efficient and reliable operation, FANUC robots are driving what Dovy describes as a “serious increase in both production quality and quantity”. Furthermore, in over 10 years of partnership, the company reports complete satisfaction with the FANUC service team.

“By using robots in our production we’ve been able to achieve a serious increase in our quality and quantities, not to mention the fact that robots don’t need wages,” says Muylle. “A robot is an ideal employee for Dovy, one who is never ill or absent.”

As a final point of note, after more than a decade of working with these robots, the company reports complete satisfaction with the FANUC service team. In fact, due to the adoption of preventative maintenance strategies, Dovy has only called upon FANUC service once in all that time.