Miniflex, a new robotic parts feeding system based around ABB's six-axis robot, the IRB 140.

The compact Miniflex, which is mounted on a common base plate along with the robot, allows parts up to 60 mm in size to be held in a buffer, from which they can be automatically picked. Miniflex is equipped with SVIA’s vision system, PickVision, which was specifically developed for robot-guided materials handling. PickVision is easy to operate, easy to ‘teach’, and has its own patented method of collision avoidance.