Andreas Eriksson Robotics 1 01 10 24 Machine

Andreas Eriksson © Robotics - 1 01 -10 -24 Machine Sync

Machine Sync – Introduction © Robotics - 2 Synchronize robot movement with a linear sensor on a moving plate / mould of a machine: n Early enter: Robot is synchronized with machine while entering it n Early closing: The machine can safely close early since the robot is synchronised to the moving mould or plate when leaving the machine

Machine Sync - Synchronizing to save time Machine Sync applied for injection moulding: Applications: Machine tending and material handling, especially injection moulding, die casting, machine tools and press tending. © Robotics - 3 .

Machine Sync - Benefits n n Improved productivity of any loading/unloading application n Provides automatic sensor status check and speed adjustment n Reduced extract time with up to 10 percent Easy to configure and program n n Avoidance of collisions n n Safe interface between machine and robot Decreased robot wear n © Robotics - 4 RAPID instructions for easy and powerful programming More optimized robot movement

© Robotics - 5 Machine Sync - Features n Synchronized move in n Supervised

Machine Sync - Requirements n Robot. Ware options Analog Sync n Machine Sync Application Layer (optional) n World Zones n Multi Tasking © Robotics - 6 n n Analog linear sensor with analogue signal between 0 and 10 V, e. g. 4 to 20 m. A n Field bus coupler to connect the sensor to the IRC 5 n Analog I/O card for IRC 5 (3 rd party Device. Net solution) n Optional n Electronic position switches