Riccardo Bezzini
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Jun 13, 2023
Title
Used this manipulator as a tool for experimenting different torque control strategies
Pro
force and torque great capability related to the dimensions
long range of motion, great workspace distribution
Con
Irregular structure makes difficult the modeling from scratch
Verified user
Jan 25, 2023
Title
It was a hatch back car's rear door panel which was supposed to be lifted from one operation station of tag welding machine set to sewing machine bed. This robot was used to hold the part for the tag weld and then unmount to the next operation post.
Pro
Documentation was fair enough to understand the operating envelope as well as set of controls to merge seamless wway with other cobots. Service engineer was there to support for the programming of the path for hold, pick and place operation.
Con
For some legacy systems, the integration was not so smooth.
Sanketkumar Moradiya
ATS AUTOMATION
Nov 17, 2022
Title
Control Engineer
Pro
ABB's IRB 1600 is known for its Speed and accuracy. We had the same weld cell with a different robot and we needed to rebuild another cell for the same part that was being welded, but we decided to choose ABB this time. This was not our first ABB so, we were pretty confident about ABB, and the result was great that could take us up in the sky, it resulted in a total of 31% of cycle time Achievement by both material handling and welding robot.
It was used in pretty simple arc welding where it was required to do 13 welds on a single part, Jig was pretty complex, and has a very confined space where cable and hoses could trouble a lot if did not take that into consideration.
It speeds up and slows down faster than other robots, because of strong motors and low friction losses in gear. Quickmove is the great one to be used in this application. We had an option of foundry plus that offers IP67 protection, which makes this robot extremely robust, and also saves time and money for service and maintenance.
Con
Plenty of options Put you in a dilemma, and of course not a cost sufficient!! Robot studio software would require for Integration and Safe move! which is not easy as Other robots' Safety checks. First-time users might experience this complex interface and would have to try and figure out where to find stuff on the software.