🎦Danobat showcases the manufacturing plant for its new dBOT precision CNC robot at Robotekin Topaketak

• Fifty members from around thirty companies and associated entities also visited Ideko’s robotics laboratory

Under the slogan of the Robotekin Topaketa initiative, ‘Connect, share, and grow’, the Robotekin association has held a new edition at the facilities of its partner company Danobat in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, to showcase the latest developments in automation and robotics on which it is working. Danobat is a cooperative company that specializes in the design and development of advanced, high added-value, made-to-order manufacturing solutions and is a leader in the manufacture of innovative equipment, including precision grinding machines, lathes, and CNC robot machining systems.

Representatives from around thirty companies and associated entities attended the event, where they had the opportunity to learn about Danobat’s current projects. They were able to see first-hand the latest developments in precision robotics, as well as Ideko’s robotics laboratory.

Danobat CEO Xabier Alzaga and David Montero, from BIC Araba and member of the Robotekin Board, welcomed the fifty or so people who accepted Robotekin’s invitation to exchange experiences, learn about production processes other than those used in their own companies, and identify concerns and needs in the sector.

“The aim of this new Topaketak was to showcase our company’s robotic structure at a time when we are launching the new dBOT robot. At Danobat, we are committed to differential robotics, to transformative projects that push our structure to become a benchmark in robotics,” said CEO Xabier Alzaga.

David Montero, from BIC Araba and member of the Robotekin Board of Directors, highlighted the importance and necessity of holding this type of meeting so that “members can get to know each other better, and what better way to do this than by visiting the heart of companies to learn about and strengthen the ecosystem.”

At this second Topaketak, members visited the production plant of the dBOT robot, a precision CNC robot developed by Danobat that combines the rigidity and stability of a machine tool with the flexibility of a 6-axis robot. Iker Alberdi, Business Development Engineer in Danobat’s Robotics division, was the guide in charge of explaining the different dBOTS they are currently working on, their characteristics and capabilities based on customer demands.

Robots that can reach heights of 3.5 meters and  a payload of up to approximately 1000 kg. Robots designed to work with composites, aluminum, and even steel, offering three times more precision and ten times greater dynamic rigidity than conventional robots in various machining operations.

IDEKO LABORATORY

Another of the gems that could be visited at this Topaketak was the Ideko Technology Center, which has a staff of 150 people and a turnover of 12 million euros. During the tour, special attention was paid to the Robotics Laboratory, a space for experimentation and technological validation where robotics is approached from a comprehensive perspective of advanced manufacturing. Designed as a flexible and modular environment, the laboratory integrates different cells and specialized areas where robotic solutions are developed and validated for finishing processes, automation of non-destructive inspection processes, high-precision robotic machining, and digitization of parts using advanced artificial vision technologies.

Led by Harkaitz Urreta, Ideko’s Market Director, Robotekin’s partners were able to understand that this laboratory acts as a transfer environment, where solutions are tested in conditions close to industrial reality before their implementation in the plant, reducing risks and accelerating their adoption by the industry.

The meeting was attended by members of AUTOMACH INGENIERIA S.L., GrupoALDAKIN, BEREIKER | Industrial Automation, BIC Araba, Egibide, Eurobots, DHLSuplyChain S.L, FundaciónMobilityLAB, Gestamp, IKERLAN, INGEMAT, KUKA Iberia, Lortek, RPK, Rubí Automotive, Seaquenz, Seyce, SMC, Solid Machine Vision S.L., GrupoSpri, Tekniker, Vector0Metrología, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, as well as the Ikaslan Foundation centers.