ABB Energy-Efficient Robots Reduce Cycle Times

ABB Robotics’ IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 offer 16 variants and are designed to support applications across various industries. Operators can choose from a wide range of ABB robots to handle various applications for electric vehicles (EV), hybrid and traditional car production — spanning from press automation, body-in-white, EV battery construction and final assembly. These robots are designed for high payload assembly, such as giga casting, high-speed press tending and palletizing as well as high-accuracy contact applications, such as machining and friction stir welding.

Powered by OmniCore, the robots can achieve motion control with path accuracy down to 0.6 mm, even with multiple robots running at high speeds of up to 1,600 mm/s and moving payloads of up to 620 kg. The company says customers can benefit from up to 25% reduction in cycle times. In the automotive industry, the IRB 7710 with the OmniCore controller can boost the production output of robotic press lines from 12 to 15 strokes per minute to produce 900 parts per hour. Furthermore, in the construction sector, the robots can support the growth in modular construction, capable of constructing steel building frames and surface finishing, which can enable improvements in speed and quality.

According to the company, the IRB 7710’s energy efficient design in combination with OmniCore’s regeneration technology achieves up to a 30% energy reduction, while the built-in power pack can relay energy back to the grid.