Off-line programming minimizes production downtime

A key technology focus for ABB is to help our customers optimize the productivity of their assets by minimizing downtime. Shutting down an automated production line to reprogram a robot is pretty costly, and under pressure to complete the task quickly, programmers can easily make mistakes that lead to more downtime.
But such expensive off-line delays are history with the introduction of Robotstudio. ABB-s new simulation and off-line programming software allows the robot to be programmed on a PC without shutting down production.
Using the Robotstudio virtual controller, an exact replica of the real ABB robot controller, the robot programmer can create robot programs on a PC and test different alternatives in the digital ?robot cell. to find the best solution. Which means new robotic solutions can be evaluated before the systems are in production, or even before they are built. It also enables certain complicated jobs to be automated that were previously out of bounds to robots purely because of the lengthy online programming time required.
What is more, with Robotstudio robot programs can be prepared in advance, increasing the overall productivity of the production system. Either way, off-line programming maximizes the customer-s return on investment and makes production planning far more efficient.
In practice, Robotstudio is already proving a winner on the production floor by halving programming times. Discovering mistakes and dealing with them on the PC, is another important cost-saver.
To extend its functionality Robotstudio uses Microsoft Office applications. For example, it is easy to export data to Excel. Available in English and German, the software includes customized templates that enable support for special processes.
Now established as a successful tool, Robotstudio is allowing the automation industry to increase productivity and improve quality still further.



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