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Robotic Force Control

ABB's new Robotic Force Control is a revolution in Robotic position in relation to Part Assembly and Machining.

For High-Quality surface finishing and cast cleaning Force Control Machining is the ideal solution.

At the heart of RobotWare Machining FC are three advanced software features. The first, an easy way of programming with lead through and automatic path learning, allows
easy, quick and accurate creation of complex robot paths. The Graphical User Interface is iconbased and includes a wizard to help create programs by first using manual guidance and then letting the robot automatically follow the surface and record the path.

The second, FC Pressure, lets robots grind, polish or buff castings while maintaining a constant pressure between the tool and the work piece.

The third software feature, FC SpeedChange, enables a robot to deburr or deflash part-lines and surfaces of castings at a controlled speed, slowing down when encountering excessive burr.

Force Control Machining
Force Control Machining

Now its possible to automate assembly tasks which earlier required skilled personnel. Force Control Assembly adds sensor feedback to the robot's positioning and allows the robot to search for the correct assembly position. Force Control adds advanced search patterns and also different options in order to indicate when the job is done

With Force Control the robot is equipped with 'tactile' sense and can therefore handle parts like a human worker, i.e. search along a predefined pattern and try pushing until the parts slip into position with only small contact forces used. This will save not only installation costs and programming time but also reduce the process cycle time.

The 'tactile' robot control will be very useful for product testing.

Force Control Assembly Data Sheet

Force Control Machining Data Sheet

New Technology Available From ACTS...

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  • Cognex InSight EasyBuilder - EasyBuilder doesn’t require users to learn programming, enabling them to focus on what’s most familiar … the part!