The task is to keep a production line running with as little costly downtime as possible. Maintenance work after a crash, or the replacement of components, should therefore be carried out as quickly and as standardised as possible.
The ideal solution is to use flexible and portable measurement technology that can quickly and reliably detect changes to robotic tools or robots through automated measurement sequences. Even better, the data collected can be transferred to the robot controller just as securely as with our software products.
tool:in
When a tool crashes or regular maintenance is due, LaserLAB accurately identifies the tool change. There are special measuring tools for the various robot tools, such as welding guns, water jet cutters or grippers, so that each tool can be measured.
tool:in updates the tool data in the robot’s controller, ensuring that the robot stays within the space points.
base:in
In the event of a crash of a component support, massive displacements can occur, especially if the component support is of lightweight construction. Fast and automated calibration of the base transformation ensures minimal downtime compared to conventional methods.
loop:in
During the initial commissioning of LaserLAB, the actual state of the real robot kinematics is implicitly stored in the form of measured values. If the robot’s mechanics are modified due to a crash or the replacement of components such as the gearbox, motor or even the entire robot, the original kinematics are restored by re-measuring the robot.
This ensures that production programmes teached with the old kinematics continue to run accurately in the shortest possible time.