Industrial Robot Specifications

Dur­ing the ear­ly stages of the indus­tri­al robot buy­ing process, a prospec­tive buy­er needs to decide on sev­er­al fac­tors regard­ing their indus­tri­al robot. Size, pay­load capac­i­ty, repeata­bil­i­ty, reach, and oth­er robot­ic spec­i­fi­ca­tions play a major role in select­ing the right robot arm for the indus­tri­al application.

Com­mon Robot Specifications

Robot Size (kg): The phys­i­cal dimen­sions and weight of an indus­tri­al robot arm need to be con­sid­ered to ensure that the robot arm will fit with exist­ing sys­tems and equip­ment already on the shop floor.

Max­i­mum Pay­load Capac­i­ty (kg): Indus­tri­al appli­ca­tions of robots and spec­i­fi­ca­tions often go hand-in-hand. Not only does the size and weight of the part need to be con­sid­ered, but also the weight of the end-of-arm-tool­ing should be added into the equation.

Repeata­bil­i­ty (mm): Repeata­bil­i­ty refers to the abil­i­ty of the robot arm to return to a pre­vi­ous point. Many cur­rent indus­tri­al robot arms fea­ture repeata­bil­i­ties of +/- 0.5 mil­lime­ters to +/- 0.02 mil­lime­ters. Fac­tors such as num­ber of axes, size, and reach affect repeatability.

Ver­ti­cal and Hor­i­zon­tal Reach (mm): The reach capa­bil­i­ties of an indus­tri­al robot arm often play a major role in decid­ing whether the arm is right for the appli­ca­tion. The robot arm needs to be able to reach all nec­es­sary areas of the part it is work­ing on or sys­tem that it is work­ing in.

Oth­er indus­tri­al robot spec­i­fi­ca­tions are impor­tant to con­sid­er when select­ing an indus­tri­al robot arm. Axis speeds and motion ranges, for exam­ple, can affect cycle times and work envelopes. For more infor­ma­tion on select­ing the right robot arm for an indus­tri­al appli­ca­tions, con­tact Robots​.com at 877−762−6881.