RobotStudio

Machine Tending
PowerPac 5.09
Anna Liberg, Product Mgr
Malin Rosqvist, Marketing Mgr Launch
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 A challenge to sell robots

 Do you meet any of following when choosing robot?

 Randomly pick an ABB robot, and hope it can fit the machine
 It is hard to decide the robot placement in the cell due to reachability
 Can’t give a precise estimation of cycle time in design stage

 Do you meet any of following when making a robot simulation?

 Not having the right 3-D model
 Spend precious time in teaching robot targets off-line
 Difficult to make a simulation with two machines, and to animate them
 It is actually a bit tricky to make a simulation…
 …and it takes a lot of time
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 The solution: RS MachineTending
 RS Machine tending will show
which robot can be used for a
specific machine.
 RS Machine tending will show
how the robot should be placed.
 The Analyser gives you extract
time, cycle time and identifies
bottle-necks in the cell.
 A ready-to-use station library with
machines and peripheral stations
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 Every station comes with a default
path that can be modified.
 You can use 2 machines in the
same cell, and they are already
animated.
 Easy to use is the focus. The Cell
wizard guides you to make the
simulation.
 You will make your first simulation
in 30 minutes!
 What can RobotStudio MachineTending do for you?
An easy-to-use simulation software for machine tending
 Simulation time reduced from 8
to less than one 1 hour
 Estimate cycle time
 Reachability control - helps
you choose the correct robot
 Estimate cell foot print
 Demonstrate capability of
ABB 6-axis robots compared
to linear robots RS
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 Reduce project risk – common
understanding between customer
and integrator of the project goal
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 RS Machine Tending – High lights

One robot can tend two

machines in one cell

Robot synchronized with

machine opening/closing

Parametric part, tool, fence

Can change size of part, tool or
fence element easily
Graphical statistics
– the Analyzer
Easily identify the bottle
neck of a production cycle
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 An easy-to-use simulation tool for machine tending

 No RobotStudio experience
needed
 Simulation done in less than
one 1 hour
 For ABB and ABB partners
and customers
 Target users: sales force,
proposal & project engineers
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