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KUKA: Hall 12, stand 49

New generations of Kuka robots in K 2010

Drafting Interempresas30/09/2010

September 30, 2010

From October 27 to November 3, 2010, kuka Robots presents in K 2010 Quantec, a new generation of robots. With a wide range consisting of fifteen standard robots with several mounting options, the Quantec series ensures that there is the robot suitable for each application and specific customer. For the first time, a unique family of robots covers completely models of payload from 90 to 300 kg with scope of 2,500 to 3,100 mm. Automation is provided by the maximum flexibility to system planning and design phase, reducing the work of design and design and with better planning of security.

The robots in the series Quantec, Kuka, are characterized by 160 kg less weight and 25% less volume, maintaining the same range and payload. They are the most compact of its kind, reducing space requirements and opening new areas for potential applications, even in restricted spaces. They allow even design of compact cells in the range of high payload.

The lighter of the Quantec series components allow increased performance, and even shorter cycle times, as well as a greater rigidity. The new series of robot impresses with high repeatability of precision and position of + - 0.06 mm.

The robots of the Quantec series continue to be characterized by the usual quality and robustness of Kuka products. The series has been designed based on a concept of common parts, with only four variants of engine and gear. All models have the same pattern for the mounting of the base, the same as that of the previous series, and an identical bridle at the wrist. For this reason the Quantec series is 100% compatible with existing designs of cells based on the 2000 series. The series design has minimized the disruptive contours, and its compact wrist offers better accessibility even in restricted spaces.

The Quantec series robot.

KUKA is actively an approach to three lances for environmental protection: in internal processes within the company itself, in its product portfolio, and intelligent automation of series of competitive production of green technologies, such as solar cells and vehicles using new more environmentally friendly energy sources with the medium environment.

The company has marked as objective, to the extent possible, a sustainable production with the least possible impact on the natural resources of our planet. A practical example: KUKA is the first manufacturer of robots in the world to use ecological and nautical paintings for their robot systems. Annual energy savings averaging 8% manufactured robot have been achieved in production during the past five years. Solar cells on the roofs of the plant provides electricity.

With the C4 KR, another novelty of the Hall, Kuka launches a control system that integrates robot, movement, control sequences and processes. But that's not all. Even more important is the fact that the driver safety is full integrated perfectly in the system of control of the C4 KR. I.e., the C4 KR performs tasks immediately.

In the new control system, Kuka has waived a restrictive hardware and it has been replaced with intelligent software functions. Therefore, the concept is characterized by its absolute transparency and future compatibility. Conventional interfaces are replaced by data flow linked, allowing direct communication between the individual modules of the C4 KR control.

The concept of the C4 KR provides a firm basis for future automation. The systematic elimination of limited hardware and its replacement with elements of common usage, industry standards, such as ' multi - core' and Ethernet technology, offer a huge potential in development and performance. Based on these technologies, bus systems based in Ethernet, ProfiNet and Ethernet/IP, can be integrated easily as software features. In this way, the concept of KR C4 will benefit automatically future advances in development and performance. This new approach, applying control processes such as software features, reduces the number of modules of hardware by 35% and connectors and cables by 50%.

KR Kuka C4.

For the first time security control is full integrated perfectly in control system of the C4 KR without own hardware. The functions of security and communication are applied on the basis of Ethernet-based protocols.

The concept of security in the C4 KR focuses on the use of technology "multi - core", this ensures the system of dual-channel necessary for security applications. In addition, the system offers much more than mere monitoring functions. In fact, this concept makes it possible to influence the movement and the speed of the robot in a secure manner. The Elimination of limiting of hardware components and unlimited expandability of linterfaces security software-based paves the way for the implementation of new revolutionary concepts of security automation. Especially in the field of human-robot cooperation, where in the future will be used new sensors. Which in any case will require many entries and exits. The architecture of the C4 KR Kuka Roboter GmbH gives the flexibility to integrate them.