Hello All, I need some help on selecting a air pump to change the grease in fanuc robots. I need a pump that will work with a 5gallon pail and is low pressure, grease is Vigogrease REO is a EP Lithium grease. Fanuc suggest grease gun tip pressure of max 1 MPa. Any pump suggestions, (brand, manufacturer, supplier ect.) would be greatly appreciated.
Fanuc Robot Grease Replacement
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matt61 -
June 11, 2019 at 5:46 PM -
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My suggestion is to schedule a service appointment with Fanuc for one of your robots, then while the technician is on site, take note of the equipment they use. We're still working on getting a matching set of equipment because our pictures of theirs was not as clear as we thought.
https://www.vikingpump.com/pumps/spur-gear/sg-series
We believe this is the pump they were using.
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You need to be very careful when attempting this for the first time. We order A kit from Lincoln for our specific robots.
There are detailed instructions for how the arm is positioned for each axis when being greased. There is normally an outlet that need to be open when adding grease, or the seal will be damaged. This is A costly repair. The kit comes with the recomended grease, And applicators
to add the grease. This may be slower, but we have never had damage occur during this process. Do A little research before you have someone attempt this for the first time. -
Additional note to prevent damage, it is a good idea (i believe outlined in the manual) to exercise the robot with a vent open for a while before sealing it after greasing. Otherwise pressure can blow out gaskets.
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Thanks for the links, i have alot of experience replacing grease on fanuc robots, the manufacture of the pump i used at my previous employer is out of buisness. i have a request to viking pumps for pump info, let me know if anyone has a model # of the pump they use.
thanks, matt