Automation software speeds robot calibration

Slight differences among apparently identical robotic cells can pose problems when programming offline, transferring robot programs, and recovering robot programs after maintenance. However, MotoCal version 3.0 claims to provide answers to all these automation situations. The new offline programming software for the Motoman line of robots pinpoints the subtle differences between robotic workcells, giving each unit a signature. The signature is then used to adjust robot programs in a calibration process that its creators claim all but eliminates manual correction to programs that are downloaded, transferred, mirrored, or adjusted after routine maintenance. The process can calibrate positioners, robot arms, end-of-arm tools, and fixtures used for various molding applications.The manufacturer says the program also excels at transferring data and parameters to working robots from simulations used to calculate cycle time or reach over.

Motoman Inc.
West Carrollton, OH
(937) 847-6200
www.motoman.com