 | | Integrated Robotic Manufacturing System
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 | | High repeatability robot
| | | Accurate metrology system
| | | Flexible tooling system
| | | Powerful path-planning software
| | | Intuitive graphic user interface | | | |
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Applications
General Electric Blade Grinding System
 | | Challenges: real-time calibration and quality |
| | control, and high dimension accuracy
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| | Solution:
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Hardware
 | | ABB IRB4400_45_M2000 Robot
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| | Honeywell LVDT DLD-VH
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| | Pinnacle PLC-controlled Grinder
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Software modules for
| | Real-time calibration
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| | Real-time dimension control
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| | Auto path generation
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| | Achievements: this system has been in |
| | production for a number of years. The desired
scrap rate and productivity has been reached.
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Stryker Knee Joint Grinding System
| | Challenges: complex surfaces of workpiece, |
| | a large number of products, high productivity,
and special requirements for medical
products
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| | Solution:
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Hardware
| | ABB IRB2400_16_M2000 Robot
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| | Pinnacle PLC-controlled Grinder
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| | Pneumatic gripper with high stiffness
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| | Flexible workpiece pallette
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Software
| | A special off-line programing module |
| | capable of dealing with complicate
surfaces has been developed. This
module also helps meet the high
productivity requirement .
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| | Current achievements: this system has just |
| | got into production. Compared to the old
robotic system Stryker used to use, the new
system exhibit advantages of low tooling
cost, high product quality and repeatability.
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Large turbine Blade Grinding System
| | Challenges: large size and heavy weight of the workpiece represents |
| | two major causes for difficulties in the design of gripping system, robot
paths and other process parameters.
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| | Solution: to be defined
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| | Achievements: N/A |
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