So i just started my new job yesterday, they have an I-Cube laser (not sure if its a scanner or what). Either way it is mounted 90 degrees from the tcp and I cant imagine that is correct mounting. It seems to me that would be a huge annoyance since I would have to re-orient the torch posture after every search. Does anyone know if this is legit?
I-Cube Servo Robot
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doomedblue -
January 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM -
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this seem to be what you are referring to
i-CUBE: Universal Robot Sensor | SERVO-ROBOT Inc
i am not a welding guy but i was helping them with various commissioning steps(fieldbus setup etc.). from what i recall, such devices are mounted so that they are looking a bit ahead of the TCP (50mm) and with shield to protect laser scanner from weld spatter...
this arrangement allows for long welds with and continuous path corrections on the go.
data from scanner is collected, stored in buffer and used when TCP of the weld torch gets to the correct spot. something like this. i just drew it with vertical orientation as it was easier to sketch...
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it is mounted 90 degrees from the tcp
90deg from which TCP? For that matter, 90deg from which axis of the TCP? Every TCP has 3 axes, 90deg apart.
I would have to re-orient the torch posture after every search.
No idea what your physical setup looks like, so... why would you have to do this? What "search" are you talking about?
Since you've provided nothing in the way of details, I'm going to make some guesses.
Guess 1: your measurement laser and the torch are mounted non-parallel to each other? In a case like this, my usual approach is to create a TCP for the laser, and another for the torch, and activate the TCP that
Guess 2: The laser is being used to do a 3-point touch, or something similar, to determine the position and orientation of a workpiece, and offset the robot weld program to match before performing the weld?
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