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1 Theo du Plooy, ABB Technology day, May 2014 ABB RobotStudio VirtualRobot TM Technology ABB Group May 27, 2014 Slide 1

2 RobotStudio - true offline programming RobotStudio is the easy-to-use, low cost software for visualization and offline programming of ABB robots It is the tool you need to maximize your productivity

3 ABB Robotics 34 years of offline programming 1981: First PC-based offline programming product 1989: 3D offline programming product 1992: Virtual Robot Technology invented 1998: First release of RobotStudio

4 VirtualRobot TM Technology VirtualRobot is an exact copy of the IRC5 controller Robot programs and configuration parameters can easily be transferred between robots and PC VirtualRobot TM Technology True Offline Programming

5 Time Quality Cost

6 Four phases of a robot system Proposal Design Start-up Production

7 Benefits during all four phases In the proposal stage you can develop a common view with all stakeholders so that there are no surprises and the capabilities of the system are well known before significant investment is made. During the design stage the system can be easily verified in the virtual world. In the startup stage you can program the robots faster whilst ensuring quality. Finally, in the production stage, you can continue to produce products in the real world while programs for any new products are written in the virtual world.

8 Benefits during proposal phase Cost Time Able to do a reach study to ensure that the correct equipment is proposed. Very accurate cycle times can be predicted to verify the desired output. Saves you time and effort to sell the concept to management for Capex approvals.

9 Benefits during design phase Cost Time Quality Able to verify designs of grippers and fixtures with the mechanism modeler functionality of Robotstudio. Check and fix possible collisions in the virtual world. Process specific applications will be pre programmed with the use of the Power Pacs.

10 Benefits during start-up phase Cost Time Quality Quick to download and test programs. No surprises. Process specific applications will already be taken care of.

11 Benefits during production phase Cost Time Quality No need to stop production to introduce new programs. On-line capability. Excellent training tool.

12 ABB Group May 27, 2014 Slide 12 One of the biggest barriers to adoption of robotics in any industry is the perceived complexity of robotic systems and programming.

13 RobotStudio changing this perception Limited training required Create path based on geometry models Robot configuration is checked Robot singularity is checked Path verification and simulation Synchronize and save programs as RAPID On-line capability

14 PowerPacs

15 RobotStudio ArcWelding PowerPac A geometry based off-line programming tool for generating arc welding programs Create/save process templates Virtual Arc Contain functions to: Create/save process templates Generate paths and targets based on geometry features Robot configuration on a whole path Path exporting/importing Multi-Move programming

18 Predicted Weld Profile Real Weld Profile

24 What can RobotStudio do for me? Improve the comprehension of proposals! Reduce the risk for costly mistakes! Reduce cost of programming! Benefit from a quicker start up!

RobotStudio the CAD data was utilized to quickly generate a very accurate program Cut programming time A new program was created

25 From six months to six days Situation: Contract manufacturer plasma spraying details to make them heatresistant Online programming had been going on for half a year The customer did not approve the part quality Benefits: Higher part quality With RobotStudio the CAD data was utilized to quickly generate a very accurate program Cut programming time A new program was created with RobotStudio in half a day Reachability RobotStudio showed that the robot could be placed in a better position in relation to the part

System integrator - improved comprehension Situation: A system integrator is quoting a robot system Before presenting the offer to the customer a simulation was

26 System integrator - improved comprehension Situation: A system integrator is quoting a robot system Before presenting the offer to the customer a simulation was built in RobotStudio RobotStudio showed that the robot could not reach as required Benefit: Improved comprehension. The realistic simulation prevented a costly mistake

Subcontractor - cut time-to-market Situation: Automotive subcontractor that needed to shorten time-to-market and increase the product quality Benefits: Cut time-to-market by 50% when using

27 Subcontractor - cut time-to-market Situation: Automotive subcontractor that needed to shorten time-to-market and increase the product quality Benefits: Cut time-to-market by 50% when using RobotStudio for more exact robot programs Cut programming time 50% programming offline compared to online RobotStudio is very easy to work with and very exact, says Max Mortensen, Core Process Responsible at Fuel Tech.

Small company - cut programming time Situation: Small company welding and cutting bullet traps for shooting ranges Benefits: Reduced risk RobotStudio can project the cycle time for each component, so

28 Small company - cut programming time Situation: Small company welding and cutting bullet traps for shooting ranges Benefits: Reduced risk RobotStudio can project the cycle time for each component, so bigger and more complicated projects can be planned. Cut programming time Torsten has become a better robot programmer, he dares to test different solutions in RobotStudio RobotStudio cuts programming time by 50%, says Torsten Werner, CEO at Comtri.

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Robotstudio. Offline Visual Programming & Simulation Tool

Robotstudio. Offline Visual Programming & Simulation Tool Robotstudio Offline Visual Programming & Simulation Tool Akbar F. Moghaddam (Shahab) M.Sc. Of Robotics & Intelligent Systems ROBIN, UiO Robot Engineer, Norsk Titanium Components Chairman, Robotica Osloensis