Robot

Maintenance
Robot maintenance and the frequency of that maintenance depend on
the environment in which that robot is working. Industrial use robots can
be utilized in may locations. These locations range from clean rooms for
electronics, to paint booths and harsh welding applications
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Significance
Precision performance is the key for the repetitive
motion by a robot. In electronic clean rooms these
robots are responsible for the placement of small
electronic parts on circuit boards. Painting robots
maybe used to spray paint entire car or truck
bodies. Welding robots may have to weld
continuously at various awkward angles and in an
environment detrimental to humans

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Function
Maintenance to a robot may include daily cleaning to the
structural body. Robots have many articulating joints that
require proper lubrication in the form of gear oils and
special grease. Air hoses for painting robots, depending on
use, may have to be check on an hourly bases. Welding
robots may have gas hoses and special tubes for wire that
feed the welding torches placed at the end of the rotating
wrist movement.

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Types
All robots regardless of the type or the application
they are placed in, are controlled by electrical power
and special electronic signals. This power and discreet
signals are conducted by wires. In many cases
hundreds of wires run from a main control box to the
robot itself. Each of these wires will have numerous,
separate screw terminals. These screw terminals can
come loose from vibration and a scheduled tightening
maintenance of the wires should be performed.
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Considerations
All maintenance personnel who perform work on robots
should be well trained and understand the complete
workings of the machine. They should also be trained in
proper lock out tag out procedures. Not only will this save
destruction to property but aid in the down time due to
injury that may be caused by improper shutdown of the
robot.

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Prevention/Solution
A preventive maintenance schedule should be a vital role
in any production facility in which robots are used. Most
robot manufactures provide key elements in the
documentation provided with their machines. This
documentation will not only denote a time schedule for
maintenance, but generally a spare parts list is provided.
This spare parts list should be maintained for the times
when the robot goes down due to a broken or
malfunctioning device.

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Identification
Poor maintenance practices can be identified by an inferior
performance of the robot. Generally associated with poor
performance is sluggish response to motion, missed part
placement or erratic behavior in the programmed task. At
times it can be as simple as a loose bolt, lack of lubrication
in a joint or more often than not, a wire is loose at a
terminal. This loose wire can cause arcing across the
junction and create erratic behavior in the robots motion.
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Optimized for the Future

Preventive maintenance is the difference between the company that invests in
keeping their system working to its highest potential and finds lower costs down the
road and the company that runs their robotic system until it doesnt run anymore and
incurs high costs down the road for repairs.
Average costs for Replacements
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Teach Pendant Cable $450 - $550

Arm Cables $1,000 - $2,000
Controller to Arm Cables $2,000 - $3,500
Servomotor $1,500 - $4,000
RV Reducers $10,000 - $12,000

Average cost of preventive maintenance service:

> $2,000 annually
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Advantages of Preventive
Maintenance

- Increases safety, potentially reducing insurance

rates due to safer equipment.
- Increases uptime.
- Reduces need for spare parts on hand.
- Improves performance.
- Reduces waste.
- Reduces depreciation of the robotic equipment.
- Reduces delayed shipment of your product due
to unforeseen downtime.

Daily Preventative Measures Checklist

Help protect your investments and keep your industrial robots running well into the future by taking a few
minutes everyday to inspect your systems and catch potential risks before they turn into repairs.

AUTION: Make sure that any energy sources are disabled using lockout/tagouts according to your

company policy. If motion is needed, do not enter the work envelope until the robot has stopped.
Check:
Check air pressure using guages provided by your integrator.
Check cables for wear and tear and not just near the robot. KC Robotics can replace cables over night if
needed.
Keep updated on your maintenance manuals and grease and battery replacement.
Inspect the controller cabinet regularly for dust and debris. If the cabinet is dirty, wipe the cabinet carefully
with a clean cloth.
When the robot is in production, listen for any abnormal sounds during the first few cycles, this could be a
sign of a problem inside the robot itself.

Robot Maintenance: Grease

and Robotic Gears
Grease allows industrial robotic arms to function
properly, smoothly, and withstand wear. Replacing
robot grease is an important step in total
reconditioning process. Depending on the robot
model, routine robot maintenance requires
working with grease.

Here are the facts on this messy but

extremely important robot ingredient...
Greasing Robots with Planetary Gear
Reduction Units
Different greases are used for different
mechanical components and different
maintenance tasks.
Robots with planetary gear reduction units require
grease replenishment every year. This process
involves pumping the old grease out of the gear
by inputting new grease into the unit. Planetary
gear reduction units also require re-greasing when
they are replaced.

 Greasing Robots with Harmonic Drives

Robots with harmonic drives rarely require grease
replacement. When they do need regreasing
(perhaps when a motor is replaced), a different,
thick grease is used.

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Robot Cables
A key component of robotic preventive maintenance involves keeping cables in tip-top shape.
Cables ferry information and power to and from the teach pendant, controller, and manipulator.
They are vital to the functionality of any industrial robot.
Robotic cables are also expensive and time-consuming to replace. Avoid unnecessary downtime
and cost by following a few simple preventive measures. RobotWorx' new
Preventive Maintenance 101: Robot Cables video spells out all the important things to do and
remember. Here's an overview of some of the topics covered:
Why To Check Robot Cables Daily:
It's important to inspect robot cables every day for excessive wear and cracking. Even slightly
damaged cables can lead to robot malfunctions. They can also create an unsafe work
environment.
Where to Look and What to Look for:
Check robot cables at each manipulator joint and at any place where they bend. It is best for
robotic cabling to follow a natural pathway, be routed away from traffic and away from tooling and
other peripherals.
A Few More Things to Remember:
Robot cables should fit closely to the robotic arm. Any excess cabling should be coiled neatly and
stored out of the way and near the robot controller. Cables that are connected to the base of the
robot should be supported with brackets to avoid wear.

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