Hope all is well I’m needing a few suggestions on an upcoming build. I have dual robot setup with two in feeding conveyors (built like rtu’s on linear slides and gear rack). My question is it will have 3 positions on each conveyor (load, weld, and unload) what would be my best option in all the experience of everyone on here for conveying the parts in and out of the weld cell. 1 - setting up multiple groups for each conveyor and using fanuc servo motors. 2 - Use an external servo system and send digital outputs to control movement. I know it’s person preference but just looking at pitfalls of each or if someone has some suggestion that’s even more simple. Thanks in advance!
Work conveyor suggestions
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joshrice1 -
April 1, 2020 at 4:38 AM -
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To me it sounds like you don't need true synchronized motion between the slides and the robot, just a simple handshake with digital I/O.
In that case I prefer using a 3rd party PLC and servo control. If you don't need synced motion then it's not worth the hassle to set up Fanuc multi group motion in my opinion.
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Thanks for the reply! That's kinda what I was thinking on the whole situation. Since i'm going to have daul robots I was wanting to do a multiarm set up. What equipment is needed for that? Obviously the software options but on the hardware side is an Optic cable all i need for the FSSB? Thanks
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There's more to it than that.
My opinion is along the same lines as the aux axis. If the robots do not need synced motion then I prefer to keep them separate. Of course you will need probably some communication between them which could be via digital IO or through central PLC, etc.
Having a dualarm setup complicates the programming and requires that you tie together the estop boards, servo amps, add a 12 axis control card, and both robots share 1 processor and teach pendant.