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© ABB Group May 27, 2014 | Slide 1
ABB RobotStudio VirtualRobotTM Technology
Theo du Plooy, ABB Technology day, May 2014
RobotStudio - true offline programming
“RobotStudio is the easy-to-use, low cost software for visualization and offline programming of ABB robots”
“It is the tool you need to maximize your productivity”
ABB Robotics 34 years of offline programming
1981:
First PC-based offline programming product
1989:
3D offline programming product
1992:
Virtual Robot Technology invented
1998:
First release of RobotStudio
VirtualRobotTM Technology
VirtualRobot is an exact copy of the IRC5 controller
Robot programs and configuration parameters can easily be transferred between robots and PC
VirtualRobotTM Technology True Offline Programming
Time Quality Cost
Four phases of a robot system
Proposal
Design
Start-up
Production
Benefits during all four phases In the proposal stage you can develop a common view with all
stakeholders so that there are no surprises and the capabilities of the system are well known before significant investment is made.
During the design stage the system can be easily verified in the virtual world.
In the startup stage you can program the robots faster whilst ensuring quality.
Finally, in the production stage, you can continue to produce products in the real world while programs for any new products are written in the virtual world.
Benefits during proposal phase
Able to do a reach study to ensure that the correct equipment is proposed.
Very accurate cycle times can be predicted to verify the desired output.
Saves you time and effort to sell the concept to management for Capex approvals.
Cost Time
Benefits during design phase
Able to verify designs of grippers and fixtures with the mechanism modeler functionality of Robotstudio.
Check and fix possible collisions in the virtual world.
Process specific applications will be pre programmed with the use of the Power Pacs.
Cost Time Quality
Benefits during start-up phase
Quick to download and test programs.
No surprises.
Process specific applications will already be taken care of.
Cost Time Quality
Benefits during production phase
No need to stop production to introduce new programs.
On-line capability.
Excellent training tool.
Cost Time Quality
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“One of the biggest barriers to adoption of robotics in any industry is the perceived complexity of robotic systems and programming.”
Limited training required
Create path based on geometry models
Robot configuration is checked
Robot singularity is checked
Path verification and simulation
Synchronize and save programs as RAPID
On-line capability
RobotStudio changing this perception
PowerPacs
RobotStudio ArcWelding PowerPac A geometry based off-line
programming tool for generating arc welding programs
Create/save process templates
Virtual Arc
Contain functions to: Create/save process
templates
Generate paths and targets based on geometry features
Robot configuration on a whole path
Path exporting/importing
Multi-Move programming
Predicted Weld Profile Real Weld Profile
What can RobotStudio do for me?
Improve the comprehension of proposals!
Reduce the risk for costly mistakes!
Reduce cost of programming!
Benefit from a quicker start up!
From six months to six days…
Situation: Contract manufacturer plasma
spraying details to make them heat-resistant
Online programming had been going on for half a year
The customer did not approve the part quality
Benefits: Higher part quality
With RobotStudio the CAD data was utilized to quickly generate a very accurate program
Cut programming time A new program was created with RobotStudio in half a day Reachability
RobotStudio showed that the robot could be placed in a better position in relation to the part
System integrator - improved comprehension
Situation: A system integrator is quoting
a robot system Before presenting the offer to the
customer a simulation was built in RobotStudio
RobotStudio showed that the robot could not reach as required
Benefit: Improved comprehension.
The realistic simulation prevented a costly mistake
Subcontractor - cut time-to-market
Situation: Automotive subcontractor that needed
to shorten time-to-market and increase the product quality
Benefits: Cut time-to-market by 50% when
using RobotStudio for more exact robot programs
Cut programming time 50% programming offline compared to online
“RobotStudio is very easy to work with and very exact”, says Max Mortensen, Core Process Responsible at Fuel Tech.
Small company - cut programming time
Situation: Small company welding and cutting bullet
traps for shooting ranges
Benefits: Reduced risk
RobotStudio can project the cycle time for each component, so bigger and more complicated projects can be planned.
Cut programming time Torsten has become a better robot
programmer, he dares to test different solutions in RobotStudio
“RobotStudio cuts programming time by 50%”, says Torsten Werner, CEO at Comtri.
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