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This industrial robot arm was designed to weave special alloy wires over a client-provided armature. The robot is fitted with a custom end effector and designed to accomodate up to four different wire types drawn from bulk supplies installed outside of the machine enclosure.
The operator manually loads and armature into the rotator assembly on the tool, then exits the enclosure to activate a cycle start command at the user interface. The weaving process is entirely automated, such that individual wires types will be selected, installed, twist-spliced, and then precisely trimmed at each stage of the isntallation process. Progress is tracked with the software, with the client armature auto-rotated during the process.
Simple on-screen commands enable the operator to interrupt the robot at any time during the process, and then quickly resume automated weaving from the last logic move in the program. Moving machinery is guarded by a chain-link metal guard with a light-curtain entry point. A floor-scanning laser prevents machine moves while the enclosure is occupied. Within the enclosure, a foot operated safety switch must be activated to release the pneumatic clamp holding the current armature in the tool.
| Component | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Control System and User Interface: |
Multi-axis X-Y-Θ motion. PLC-based custom touch-sensitive user interface designed with Pro-face® HMI software. Six axis ABB robot movement programmed through ABB controller using Robot Studio® 5.12. |
| Machine Safety: |
Metal guarding with light curtain entry point, laser floor scanner. |
| Material Handling: |
Wire type is automatically selected and drawn from remote supply drums. Armature is pneumatically rotated during the weaving process with wires auto-spliced and trimmed. |
| Throughput: |
< 15 minutes per armature |
| INTEGRATED TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES: |
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