Roadmap
Version 1.0
Estimated for July 2023
- Creation of standard palletizing plans.
- Export of the program into Fanuc robot native code (TP).
- Management of the most common Fanuc robot models.
- Support for basic robot configuration (e.g., coordinates of the working area, robot parameters).
- Supported languages: English and French.
Version 1.1
Estimated for Q3 2023
- Support for mobile and semi-fixed jaw grippers.
- Support for simultaneous multiple gripping.
- Stability verification module for pallets.
Version 1.2
Estimated for Q4 2023
- 3D simulation of palletizing programs.
- Addition of a linear axis controllable by the robot.
Version 2.0
Estimated for Q1 2024
- Addition of "Online" mode allowing code editing during production.
- Complex palletizing architecture.
- Separation of recipes and zones by variable context.
- Updating of object sizes during production.
- Addition of floating licenses.
- Predictive maintenance for robots.
Planned additions without a defined date
On customer request
- Palletizing inside boxes.
- Integration with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
- Support for conveyor and warehouse automation systems (AGV).
- Import and export of palletizing plans via an API for easy integration with other systems.
- Space optimization module (Pallet Rack Layout).
- Pallet placement in trucks.
- Load balancing module for managing multiple robots.
Improvements
- Support for cylinder grip.
- Import of standard CAD assembly (Step format).
- Addition of new languages (German, etc.).
- Partial import of another project.
New modules
- Supervision.
- Real-time visualization of the factory.
- Export of robot performance data for analysis.
- Inter-robot communication without automation.
- Allows multiple robots to palletize on the same pallet simultaneously.
- IHM <-> Stackmill communication during production.
- Robot control and selection of the current recipe directly from Stackmill.
- Estimation and reduction of robot energy consumption.
- Trajectory optimization based on consumption.
- 2D and 3D Vision.
- Real-time package measurement to adapt programs.
- Gripping position correction.