Robot Accuracy Case Studies

Since implementing off-line programming in 1997 and then refining the process, Johnson Controls, Inc. has dramatically reduced programming costs while improving production uptime in its robotic waterjet-cutting cells. To date, JCI has reduced line utilization for programming purposes by 96 percent, from 50 hours to two hours, with an 82 percent...[more...]

The obtained result confirms that "manual touch-up" of the production programs. This test, conducted on a large-envelope robot (KUKA KR 125), on which a real tool with heavy payload (approximately 100kg) is mounted, provides confidence in the quality of programs that the RENAULT partners can obtain with OLP...[more...]

Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) began using ROBCAD for simulation and off-line programming of robotic cells in 1992. During the first few years of use of ROBCAD, AMT staff developed particular expertise in off-line programming of robotic paint cells where tolerances for position accuracy are not so demanding...[more...]

Problem:
Katayama American Company, Inc. (KACI) came to Dynalog with the following challenge: Integrate a robot from Motoman and 3D sensor from LMI to perform 100% in-line inspection of up to 12 features on each of the 4 doors of an upcoming new program...[more...]

As a pilot project in preparation for the B-Car project, the full service suppliers Kuka, Valiant/Steelweld, and ComauPICO committed to design and fully (including calibration) offline program (OLP) nearly 100 robots for the CD132 vehicle at Genk. Several tests...[more...]

In order to minimize robot launch time and improve the quality of robot paths, off-line programming is required as a standard for all applications. The robot paths for all different parts need to be generated...[more...]

The automotive industry is the sector where robots have experienced their greatest application and success. It remains, however, a sector still not saturated. Even in body shops, where robots are extensively used for spot welding, new jobs are being found for these highly flexible...[more...]