Robot Demonstrates Aerospace Capabilities
June 1, 2013
FANUC Robotics America demonstrated aerospace panel drilling and deburring with its M-900iB/700 robot.
The M-900iB/700 is a heavy payload material handling robot with a 2.83 meter horizontal reach and 700 kg payload capacity. It is capable of handling very large and heavy parts such as aerospace and powertrain components, engines, truck and bus frames, various castings, molded parts, glass and building materials in a variety of applications including machine tending, material removal, part transfer and other handling processes.
The M-900iB/700 robot demonstrated a drilling operation on a section of an airframe fuselage. A laser measurement system interfaced to a monitor to highlight the robot's rigidity, showing that minimal deflection occured during the drilling process. The additional benefit of secondary encoders and deflection compensation software for high precision applications were also demonstrated. After changing to a deburring tool, the robot deburred the panel's window using paths that were developed entirely off-line using the CAD to Path feature that is available with FANUC's ROBOGUIDE off-line programming software. DCS Speed and Position Check Software are used throughout the demonstration to restrict the travel of the robot to the exact area in which it worked.
The M-900iB/700, like all FANUC robots, operates with the company's latest R-30iB controller with integrated intelligent functions such as vision and integrated secondary control, ROBOGUIDE Simulation, and DCS Speed and Position Check Software.
For more information contact:
FANUC Robotics America, Inc.
3900 West Hamlin Rd.
Rochester Hills, MI 48309-3253
248-377-7000
800-iQ-ROBOT
www.fanucrobotics.com
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