Thinking about the future of painting in 2022 means imagining more robot-assisted painting lines, where technology can optimize cycle time and reduce waste, following a clear direction, with greater respect for the environment and the workers. When Lesta was born in 2010, these were the goals: providing automated solutions for painting that could meet high quality and efficiency parameters.
Lesta’s robot technology was developed from the start with a user-friendly approach. After the installation, the customer can really develop custom programs and start painting from day one. Since its origins, Lesta also decided to keep European quality standards for design and production. The headquarters include an industrial site of one thousand square meters approximately, divided into offices, laboratories, factory and warehouse, located near Milan, a reference region for the industry. This feature, combined with the owners’ strong determination to bring Italian excellence around the world, has helped Lesta obtain the “100 percent made in Italy” certification.
The most comprehensive robot line is the “Lebot Mv” series, consisting of an anthropomorphic robot equipped with an aluminum arm where the painting gun is mounted. Through the self-teaching feature, the painting operator can transfer his experience directly to thee robot as he paints the workpiece. The operator’s movements will be repeated by the machine for all the parts to be painted. So, Lesta’s robots in self-teaching mode can replicate the operator’s movements accurately, even the most sophisticated, with no need for complicated programming.
The “EasyProg 2D Laser” and “Lesta EasyProg 3D Scan” configurations allow to install a complete robot system on carousel and scanner. The operator only needs to load and unload the parts, acting as the supervisor of the entire process. The system will automatically generate the best painting trajectory.
All robot management software, real-time recognition and 3D scanning software, as well as plugins and accessories, are developed in-house by the research and development department and the software engineering office of the Milan-based company. The “Lecrob Robot Manager”, via scanner or laser, can identify the footprint and the shape of boxes, drawers, flat and curved panels, with or without holes, with no thickness limits.
