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Citation
(1999), "Heavy duty robot offers improved speed and performance", Industrial Robot, Vol. 26 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.1999.04926bad.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Heavy duty robot offers improved speed and performance
Heavy duty robot offers improved speed and performance
Keywords FANUC, Robots
For applications such as spot welding increased productivity depends on two crucial factors: high speed and, probably more important, high acceleration. The new S430i from FANUC Robotics of Coventry shows significant gains in both these areas. Speed increases on all axes translates into 20 per cent faster positioning than the previous models (see Plate 2).
The maximum allowable inertia at the wrist joint, which control orientation of the spot welding gun has been increased by a massive 40 per cent. This permits much faster acceleration forces when travelling short distances, such as between closely centred spot welds, the acceleration and deceleration rates are much more significant than maximum top speed. It is a bit like overtaking in a car.
Plate 2 Heavy duty robot offers improved speed and performance
The wrist has been redesigned to make it stiffer and more compact. This improves its performance when it comes to reaching into confined spaces such as within a car body. On the standard version the maximum forward reach has been extended from 2405mm to 2643mm.
The S430i is fitted with the new R-J3 Controller that features a four times more powerful processor. It also has an "intelligent" teach pendant that has a screen and operator in the Windows environment. The controller incorporates PC that can accept programs from third-party software.
Contact: Maurice Hanley, FANUC Robotics (UK) Limited, Seven Stars Industrial Estate, Wheler Road, Coventry, CV3 4LB. Tel: +44 (0)1203 639669; Fax: +44 (0)1203 304333.