Machine SyncAndreas Eriksson

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Machine Sync – Introduction

� Early enter:

Robot is synchronized with machine while entering it

� Early closing:

Synchronize robot movement with a linear sensor on a moving plate / mould of a machine:

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� Early closing:The machine can safely close early since the robot is

synchronised to the moving

mould or plate when leaving the machine

Machine Sync - Synchronizing to save time

Machine Sync applied for injection moulding:

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Applications:Machine tending and material handling, especially

injection moulding, die casting, machine tools and

press tending.

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Machine Sync - Benefits

� Improved productivity of any loading/unloading application

� Provides automatic sensor status check and speed adjustment

� Reduced extract time with up to 10 percent

� Easy to configure and program

� RAPID instructions for easy and powerful programming

� Avoidance of collisions

Safe interface between machine and robot

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� Safe interface between machine and robot

� Decreased robot wear

� More optimized robot movement

Machine Sync - Features

� Synchronized move in

� Supervised move out

� “On-the-fly” activation

� Valid for any type of movement

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Machine Sync - Requirements

� RobotWare options

� Analog Sync

� Machine Sync Application Layer (optional)

� World Zones

� Multi Tasking

� Analog linear sensor with analogue signal between 0 and 10 V, e.g. 4 to

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signal between 0 and 10 V, e.g. 4 to 20mA

� Field bus coupler to connect the sensor to the IRC5

� Analog I/O card for IRC5 (3rd party DeviceNet solution)

� Optional

� Electronic position switches

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