SHOWCASE:Robotic Painting

Spray Painting

Robots for a variety of coating applications are featured on the following pages . . .

Four Robots in One The New Technol- ogy Hydraulic (NTH) finishing system has 360.deg capability with six degrees of arm freedom for a work envelope that allows one to do the work of four. The work envelope features a complete overlapping torus with a majar diam- eter of 206 ft. The system covers a 32-ft radius, and the trans- porter has vertical motion to 6.5 ft. Payload is 10 Ibs at ful1 speed, ful1 accel- eration and ful1 accu- racy. Main-axis speed is 90 deg per sec and main-axis acceleration is 150 to 220 The NTH robot has a remote station for deg per sec. programming without downtime. S~UJ-ce: Kremlin, Inc., Addison, Illinois. For more data circle 270 on Postpaid Card

120 PRODUCTS FINISHING JIJNE, 1992 Quality and Consistency Model EE 10 all-electric paint- ing robot is Factory-Mutual ap- proved for spray painting. Pay- load is 22 Ib, and the robot operates at speeds to 6.5 ft per sec. Repeatability is kO.02 inch, providing for a consistent qual- ity finish. Sour-ce: Kawasaki , Farmington Hills, Michigan. For. morc data circle 271 011 Postpuid CUTd

Painting a Variety The P-155 six-axis, electric for automotive and non-automotive coating appli- cation applies primers, topcoats, underbody deadener, anti-chip, camouflage and other paint materials. The P-155 retains the wrist and outer arm of the company’s P- 150 robot along with the cast- aluminum construction, AC servo drive, precision ground and hardened gears and sealed construction. New features include an in- creased payload, larger work en- velope volume and direct gear drive for al1 six axes. It is de- signed to operate in severe envi- ronments, including Class 1 Di- vision 1. Sour-ce: GMFanuc Robotics Corp., Auburn Hills, Michigan. For- MOI’E data cir-clc 272 on Postpoid Card P-155 robot has an envirpnmentally sealed manipulator and wrist.

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Robot Handles Detailed Patterns The P-100 robot provides consistent quality when maneuvering through de- ‘Maximum*Efl tailed painting patterns. The robot is designed specifically for painting envi- ronments and is completely sealed, mak- in Minimum ing it suitable for Class 1 Division 1 applications. Compact, brushless, AC servo motors RODGERS’ SEMIAUTOMA with absolute digital, position encoders, digital servo drives and heavy-duty geared drive trains for high-speed and reliability in heavy-duty cycles are just some of the features of the P-100. Available with six or seven axes, the painting arm is counterbalanced for easy lead-through teaching. Programs are stored “Quality of in a nonvolatile magnetic bubble memory. Source: Devilbiss Ransburg Industrial design and Liquid Systems, Toledo, Ohio. product For more data circle 273 on Postpeid Card is not taken for P-100 robot provides consistent paint patterns. granted. It is expected and demanded.” Electric PaintinR Robot Mode15 10 six-axis electric servo-driven The robot has a nine-Ib capacity and a for spray-finishing appli- three-axis flexi-wrist that has a maximum cations features a manipulator with a large speed of 700 degrees per sec. The robot working envelope with high-speed can deliver 6.5 ft per sec maximum com- articulation. posite speed. The horizontal arm of Model 510 is Source: ABB Grato Robotics, Inc., identical to the company’s Model 5002 Plymouth, Michigan. and 5003. The base and vertical arm as- semblies have a small manipulator foot- For more data circk 274 on Postpaid Card print. This design requires minimal floor space and has minimal effect on booth airflow. Model510 electric painting robot N RODGERSFINI ll 20 South Pattel I Lebanon, In . (317) 482-726r 122 PRODUCTS FINISHING JUNE, 1992 az 124 PRODUCTS FINISHING Enerev-Efficient Robot ergy-efficient electric-drive painting robot accurately du- plicates and improves upon the movements of an experienced painter. Its tip speed is 1.8 meters per sec, with an accu- racy of fo.019 inch. The six-axis robot is pow- ered by AC servo motors with an absolute-type resolver feed- back. Its microprocessor-based control system uses Cartesian Coordinate Operating Software . .

tracking, mirrorconversion, 3D conversion, tip speed normalize and abso- A ARMSTAR AMS 400 painting robot has an lute shift mode. electric drive for safety and energy effíciency. Source: Tokico (USA) Inc., Dearborn, Michigan. For more data circle 275 on Postpaid Card