Need a strong robot that can take the heat? The KUKA KR 210L Foundry version is at your service.
New to the RobotWorx inventory, this powerful, long-reach KUKA features a custom paint job (white) and a foundry wrist. The KR 210L 150-2F extends a full 3,100mm horizontally and lifts up to 150kg.
The strength of the robot alone makes it ideal for foundry-type jobs - material handling, dispensing, diecasting.
It is easy to typecast foundry robots. True, they are the tough ones, able to lift heavy loads in harsh, hot environments. But foundry robots are fully capable of playing other roles as well.
Industrial robots prove the ideal solution for a wide range of foundry jobs - from material handling to dispensing, finishing and painting. Find out how foundry robots are well-suited for many different applications.
Material handling is a central part of foundry processing.
Extreme environments require extreme solutions. When it comes to working in humid, hazardous, hot, and dirty settings, KUKA'a extensive foundry line meets challenges head-on.
So Much Variety
Many of KUKA's standard, shelf-mounted, palletizing, and gantry models are available in a special foundry-safe version. The KUKA foundry robots range in payload from 16kg to 1,000kg.
Advances in 6-axis robot technology have made it possible to build smaller and much, much BIGGER robots.
Meet the industrial robot heavyweights. These burly, heavy duty robots are designed to handle the biggest parts - from auto bodies to tractors.
The Giant: Fanuc M-2000iA
The Fanuc M-2000iA is so gigantic it almost deserves a weight class of its own. This super heavy duty robot is available in two versions: M-2000iA/900L and M-2000iA/1200.
Industrial robots provide a safe, cost-effective alternative to manual drossing.
Steel is galvanized by dipping it into a bath of molten zinc. This process causes solid impurities (metal oxide) called dross to form at the surface of the bath. Dross-skimming is the a metal oxide removal method.
When handled manually, drossing can be a tedious and dangerous job.
Foundry applications require a unique amount of strength and endurance, even from robotic equipment. That's why there's the ABB IRB 6660, a robot specifically designed for pre-machining in foundry conditions.
Robust and Rigid:
The floor-mount ABB IRB 6660 has 6 axes of movement, a 205kg payload, and 1930mm horizontal reach. Its stiff 1730kg construction, equipped with a parallel arm structure, allows for robust, steady movement.
The newest Fanuc robot is battle-ready. Designed to endure the unique hazards of foundries, the Fanuc M-710iC/50 SE FoundryPRO is completely water and dust proof.
Robot Armor
What distinguishes this robot? To begin with, the M-710iC/50 SE FoundryPRO robot is coated with protective epoxy. It has earned an ingress protection rating of IP67. This means it can be immersed in 15cm to 1m of liquid and is certifiably protected from all dust.
Blistering temperatures, metallic dust, and molten materials - foundries are harsh work environments. They're also one of the newest frontiers for robotic automation.
Typical foundry work includes pouring melted metal into molds, transferring the molds, breaking metal parts from their molds (degating), and sanding/deburring the final parts - all applications robots excel in.
