ABB offers foundry robot protection with Foundry Plus

The pur­pose for ABB to devel­op Foundry Plus is to pro­tect robots in foundry envi­ron­ments. These con­di­tions are usu­al­ly rough, and while the robot isn’t human, it can cer­tain­ly suf­fer ill effects if it is not prop­er­ly equipped for its work­ing con­di­tions. Coolants, lubri­cants, and met­al spits con­tribute to extra wear on the robot, which increas­es the risk of down­time, repairs, and reduced ser­vice life.

Foundry Plus robots are designed based on require­ments from lubri­cants and cool­ing spray used in die cast­ing machines. An anti-rust primer, pro­tec­tion of wrist joints and flange, and motors sealed with seal­ing com­pound are some of its main features.

Robots pro­tect­ed by Foundry Plus are com­plete­ly sealed from base to wrist against any sol­id or flu­id sub­stances. The unique com­bi­na­tion of alu­minum chro­ma­tion and steel primer pro­tec­tion under­neath a two-com­po­nent epoxy paint make the robot com­plete­ly resis­tant to dai­ly high-pres­sure washing.

The option­al Foundry Plus 2 pro­tec­tion sys­tem ensures the robot can with­stand high-pres­sure steam wash­ing, and it is IP67 com­pli­ant and high­ly cor­ro­sion proof. This results in less repairs and a longer lifetime.

Foundry Plus 2 fea­tures improved seal­ings to pre­vent pen­e­tra­tion into elec­tri­cal com­part­ments, mechan­i­cal details designed to the same stan­dard, a cor­ro­sion-resis­tant coat­ing under epoxy paint, appli­ca­tion of rest pre­ven­tives, and addi­tion­al pro­tec­tion of cabling and electronics.

The main appli­ca­tions of ABB’s Foundry Plus 2 robot pro­tec­tion include: die cast­ing, sand cast­ing, forg­ing, clean­ing, machin­ing, ladling, and skimming. 

There are mul­ti­ple types of ABB foundry robots avail­able through Robots​.com. If you do not find the one you want on our prod­uct list, let us know and we can still find out if we can sup­ply you a new or refur­bished robot for a reduced price. Our experts are avail­able at 877−762−6881 or they can be reached online.