Improving cycle times and repeatability with ABB gantry robots

ABB Robot­ics is one of the lead­ers in the automa­tion indus­try. The com­pa­ny pro­duces hun­dreds of robot mod­els that can per­form sev­er­al dozen dif­fer­ent robot appli­ca­tions. These ABB robot can be mount­ed to the floor, the wall or even a shelf – and some, the gantry robots, can be mount­ed on an over­head track above the work area.

With an ABB gantry robot, man­u­fac­tur­ers are able to get the advan­tages of an artic­u­lat­ed robot, while also ben­e­fit­ing from the improved flex­i­bil­i­ty and cycle times of a lin­ear gantry robot­ic sys­tem, accord­ing to a press release from ABB. With a 150kg pay­load, the flex­i­bil­i­ty of the ABB gantry robot­ic sys­tem is demon­strat­ed through its abil­i­ty to per­form mate­r­i­al han­dling appli­ca­tions like machine tend­ing, while also being suit­able for weld­ing and mate­r­i­al removal appli­ca­tions as well. This saves com­pa­nies from hav­ing to buy addi­tion­al machin­ery or robots to com­plete these applications.

While flex­i­bil­i­ty is always a great ben­e­fit, this gantry robot from ABB also offers a reduc­tion in cycle times, a com­mon ben­e­fit of an artic­u­lat­ed robot­ic sys­tem. When com­pa­nies are able to reduce their cycle times, they are able to increase their over­all pro­duc­tion speed and get prod­ucts out to the con­sumer at a faster rate. This type of advan­tage can save the com­pa­ny even more time and mon­ey when it comes to pro­duc­tion and labor costs.

Inter­est­ed in learn­ing more about the ABB robot­ic gantry mod­els? If that is the case, you should call Robots​.com today. Our staff will work with you to find the right sys­tem for your bud­get and facility.

For more infor­ma­tion, call Robots​.com online or at 740−251−4327.