Meet SAM, SAM
is a semi-automated mason.
In other words, a bricklaying robot,
created by Construction Robotics.
This is one of the first major projects
to come from a company whose main focus
is to introduce affordable automation
and technology equipment to
the construction industry.
To bring their designs to life,
Construction Robotics
relies on their ability
to think outside the
box, as well as a variety
of products from Phoenix Contact.
- On Sam, we use over a
dozen sensor actuated cables.
We link those in with
the I/O, the lighting,
and communication products
from Phoenix Contact.
One of the
challenges in creating
automated systems like SAM is the ability
to maintain reliable
operation under varying
and sometimes difficult conditions.
- We know that when we get
a Phoenix Contact product
it's gonna work well in our environment,
which is often filled with dust,
humidity, temperature changes, water.
So we look for high quality
products that are IP rated,
and we know that we can get those products
when we go to Phoenix Contact.
When you're
constructing something
that's never been built before,
success is a matter of getting
the right products in the right place.
- On SAM we have a number of different
sensors and actuators
and lighting components,
and all of those are threaded
through the extra line I/O,
which communicates back
to our SCADA system,
which controls the machine.
Finally, Tim
says Phoenix Contact's
wireless products became
part of the design
so that SAM could communicate
easily and effectively.
- We use the Phoenix
Contact wireless products
to communicate between SAM
and our laser system that's on the wall,
That's a wireless link
using the WLAN products,
and we also link that into
our HMI handheld device,
which is also separate from the machine.
Partnering with a reliable
global market leader like Phoenix Contact
has given Construction Robotics
the confidence they need
to achieve their goal of
developing world-leading
cutting edge robotics and automation.
 
