Product category:
Robots and robotic systems
News Release from: KUKA Automation + Robotics | Subject: Kuka.Plast GUI robot programming
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 January 2007
Jointed-arm robots programmed quickly
Kuka Automation + Robotics has launched a new software product which means it is now easier than ever before to automate a range of applications in the plastics industry.
Kuka Automation + Robotics has launched a new software product which means it is now easier than ever before to automate a range of applications in the plastics industry Kuka.Plast GUI is an extremely user-friendly graphical interface which ensures that jointed-arm robots can be programmed and controlled as simply and quickly as conventional linear solutions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Robotic arc welding cell halves production cycles
A robotic arc welding cell has dramatically boosted output at a Hull engineering company by more than halving production cycle times.
Robots designed for high accuracy path following
A range of robots that are specifically designed for a wide variety of high accuracy applications including laser cutting and welding boast excellent path-following accuracy.
It is specially designed to make Kuka robots even more productive in applications such as demoulding, deburring and flame machining where they can be used to automate a variety of handling, pick-and-place, manipulation and finishing tasks.
According to Kuka, the new interface not only reduces the time required by operators to familiarise themselves with the system but also further improves programming safety.
Following the sequence which appears on the screen, the operator can create a customised program by selecting the required robot commands.
Once the cycle has been defined, corresponding parameter maps are chosen from the application program and the relevant data entered.
Only those values that are required are displayed in the individual parameter maps, substantially reducing the number of possible parameter settings for the application and significantly simplifying the programming procedure.
A high degree of safety is ensured as all the entries made by the operator are checked for plausibility which virtually excludes the possibility of any incorrect entries being made.
Standard sequences can be pre-programmed and retrieved at the touch of button while sequences for more complex application programs can be created using menu-guided, plain text programming.
"With the launch of the new graphical user interface, Kuka has combined the advantages of linear units, in terms of user-friendly operation, with the superior flexibility and performance of the new generation of jointed-arm robots," explained Kuka robot sales specialist Steve O'Reilly.
"Kuka's shelf-mounted robot systems not only save space but are highly-versatile, cost-effective solutions for integration with a wide range of machines.
The user also benefits from open systems that allow programs to be modified and additional components to be integrated at a later date," he added. Request a free brochure from KUKA Automation + Robotics ...
• KUKA Automation + Robotics: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
