To reduce the wear and tear on the cables and hoses that feed industrial robot arms, industrial robot manufactures, such as FANUC Robotics, use cable management systems called dress packages.
Cables, hoses, and airlines are integral parts of most industrial robot arms. Cables often carry electricity to end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT). Hoses can carry coolant, oil, or many other kinds of materials. Airlines, like the word implies, carry air and oftentimes gases for welding applications.
Robot dress packages reduce time spent on preventative maintenance by providing an organized way of covering and protecting cables, hoses, and airlines from sparks, pollutants, and other environmental hazards. Instead of cables and other accessories hanging from the robot arm in an unorganized fashion, an outer covering called an umbilical protects them.
FANUC robot arms are very compatible with dress packages. Nearly every industrial robot arm that FANUC offers can be equipped with one. Some models, such as FANUC’s M-410 palletizing robot arm, come equipped with a dress package from the start. Other arms, such as the M-16iL or ArcMate 100i arms, have the option of having a dress package integrated onto the robot arm.
Any industrial application that uses cables, hoses, and other accessories that usually hang onto the robot arm are qualified to use a dress package, including arc welding, spot welding, material handling, palletizing, and many other industrial applications.
RobotWorx experts can help manufacturers pick the right FANUC robot arm and dress package for their application and manufacturing processes. RobotWorx works with dress package companies such as Drossbauch and Reiku to provide customers with the best dress packages on the market. Contact a sales representative at RobotWorx today to get started integrating a FANUC industrial robot arm with a dress package to increase productivity in your company. Call 740-251-4312 or submit a form on our contact page.
