Is there any options that can be used to restrict how far someone can move a robot from a point in a program?
We have people who just decide to move a weld 5mm out of spec for no reason. If we can limit how far they can move the robot we could possibly fix this issue.
I know there are probably problems with this because you can probably save a point and move it again. So it defeats the purpose.
Thats how we have our Motoman robots setup.
Restrict how many mm can be moved per user
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Boyd -
July 15, 2024 at 8:25 PM -
Thread is Unresolved
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We usually have our operator moves done through offsets, entered in the HMI. You can then limit the values in the HMI so they can only go as far as you allow. We don't do weld operations though, so I don't really know if you have too many points for that to be practical.
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I don't believe there is an paid option to accomplish this, but this could be accomplished with Karel, and a bit of development time. Karel could compare points to a master program, or to a list of critical points, and fault if too far out.
I may be wrong on the option though. Might be worth giving Fanuc a call.
Another idea would be to download a known good "master" program from a remote source every cycle. I've had to do that in robots running parts subject to FAA rules. Karel again required for this.
A third option might be implementing the password option. No password, no modifying programs.
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