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High Load Positioners

More and more parts with complex
dimensions and heavier payloads are
robot welded. As a result, a robot’s
working volume and positioner capacity,
in terms of load and dimensions,
must be increased. ABB offers gantry
systems, with up to three external axes
and matching positioners, for high
payloads and large objects.
The new high load positioners offer one-axis manipulation up
to 20 tons using head and tailstock geometry. More complex
parts can be handled in two axes configurations, either using
tilt and turn geometry for loads up to two tons or “A type”
for loads up to four tons. If the robot station consists of two
zones where each zone is equipped with the same type of
positioner, the common drive technology allows for a drive
unit set and change of the active positioner.
There is also a tailstock option available for two axes
positioners using “head and tailstock mode” where the turning
axes is used as headstocks. Payload increases because
the weight is divided between the two ends. The tailstocks
can be fixed or supplied on a frame, where the position can
be manually regulated giving the desired distance to the
headstock.
The positioners, the robot and the gantry form one integrated.
Movements are coordinated and all programming is done from
the FlexPendant.