Rendered layout of a PEMA Skyline system with robot cells, manual stations, conveyor and buffer racks
Welding FMS
PEMA Skyline Welding FMS
Automated flexible manufacturing system for welding heavy steel structures
PEMA Skyline is an automated flexible manufacturing system for welding heavy steel structures. Robot cells, manual welding stations and conveyors run under one software, so many product variants flow through one line.
Manufactured byPemamek
From 150 m²Floor requirement
24/7Robot welding operation
1 softwarePEMA LineControl runs the system
OPC-UAConnectivity to other systems
Cell by cellModular, scalable layout
Overview
One software-driven line for high-mix, low-volume welding
PEMA Skyline is a fully automated flexible manufacturing system for welding heavy steel structures. It combines PEMA Skytrack welding robots, manual positioners and fully automated conveyors into one production flow, run by the in-house PEMA LineControl software.
The system is made for high-mix, low-volume production. It handles hundreds of product variants, changes products on the fly and absorbs swings in demand, while robots take the repetitive welding around the clock and welders move to part preparation and system oversight.
Each Skyline is tailored to the factory layout, production flow and business goals, often within the existing floor, and the floor requirement starts from about 150 m². It can grow one cell at a time, and compatible PEMA robots and positioners already in the shop can be integrated from day one.
Applications
Workpieces for Skyline
Skyline is aimed at heavy steel structures produced in many variants and small series.
Buckets
Heavy buckets welded in many variants, with product changes made on the fly.
Beams
Beams routed between robot cells and manual stations by the automated conveyors.
Booms
Booms and similar heavy parts welded in small series with short lead times.
Other heavy steel structures
Any heavy steel structure that fits the cells, from single parts to recurring small batches.
Features
System features
- PEMA Skytrack welding robots combined with manual positioners
- Fully automated conveyors linking cells and buffer zones
- PEMA LineControl software running the whole system
- Real-time data and control over every cell, buffer zone and workpiece
- OPC-UA connectivity to other systems
- Integration of existing compatible PEMA robots and positioners
- Layout, hardware and software from one supplier
Benefits
What it brings to production
Hundreds of product variants handled on one line
Product changes on the fly and shorter lead times
Less manual work, lowering labour costs and human errors
Higher capacity and throughput with unmanned, software-driven operation
Expansion one cell at a time as production grows
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