Memory is pretty much unlimited, you can also run backround tasks to monitor buttons or other processes. If you want to try something with an existing program, make a backup either locally on the control or on the connected laptop, do your modification, if it works keep going, if it doesn't just restore the backup. Using the Robotstudio editor you get prompted as to what is expected and what options are available at each command or entry, it shows where positions or variables are declared and what the current values are. The "Rapid" programming language is like a C+ type program, define variables and constants for positions, weld schedules, whatever you can imagine.
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The ABB robots are much faster to program as you can use the Robotstudio software as a code editor connected continuously to the robot controller. Setting up new jobs will be way slower as you can only see a few lines of the program at a time, are limited to the number of position registers.
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The motion path is also speed dependent, so what happens at safe speed is not necessarily what happens at full speed with regards to corner rounding. If it is dedicated to a very specific job or set of jobs it will be fine. It did help in that when the time came I knew what I needed and what was going to work for me.įanuc is Fanuc, a teach pad with pages of drop down menu's, I have no doubt it can do anything the others can except you will run out of memory. I originally purchased a Fanuc / Lincoln package as a foot in and learning setup. Both promise to be far better than the Lincoln (Fanuc) that mostly sat there giving errors when trying to move between points or calling a function.ĭo any of you have experience with any robot welding systems?
We will be demoing the OTC and Miller(Panasonic) arms in two weeks. Controls seem slightly more dated than the Panasonic. The OTC looks fine but has a less advanced offline software, which may or may not matter much.
I don't know what Miller actually brings to the table other than maybe service and distribution. It's our understanding that the best system Miller sells is actually a Panasonic GIII Tawers robot with a Panasonic Welder and Panasonic Controls. We are looking at Miller and OTC robots currently. The controls looked and felt like they were from 1992. We demoed a Lincoln robot and were thoroughly unimpressed. I'm aware that we will need to have excellent fitup and comprehensive jigs, and that is not an issue. We have decided that we want to get a welding robot, but haven't seen anything too impressive. I work for an off-road business building bumpers and vehicle accessories.