ABB releases compact Panel Mount Controller

ABB has released the space-saving Panel Mount Controller (PMC) for use with ABB robots.

The controllers form part of a robotic control unit that improves application planning, set up, operation and maintenance of single or multiple robot cells.

The controller has the same functions as the existing IRC5 range, but at 250mm deep, is 60 per cent thinner.

It can be used in applications where floor space is at a premium, such as high density automated production lines.

The controller is supplied in chassis-form for mounting in a control panel.

The controller is also equipped with modules that address aspects of robot control, axis drives and process control with additional optimisation of motion for all robots and external axes.

This modularity means individual aspects of each robot can be adjusted to meet the needs of the production line.

Each controller can control up to four robots and has ABB's intelligent Truemove and Quickmove technologies.

Both features can automatically optimise the movements of all robots and the external axes, increasing flexibility and productivity.

The controller's Multimove functionality allows synchronous operation of multiple robots, allowing co-ordination of complex motion patterns.

The use of Multimove on the factory floor also opens opportunities for production in application areas that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to address, for example multiple robots operating on an object moved by a robot or a positioner.

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