we are setting up our first machine tending application and have a few questions. picked up a very low hour used m6ib/rj3ib to load a brother speedio 1000 vertical mill. parts are 3/4" square aluminum extrusions up to 29" long that stack nicely with pins separating stacks on load/unload pallets. this will not be a dedicated setup for 1 part number. plan is to swap out pallets/eoat for other unrelated part numbers.
the robot currently has handling tool and collision guard. plan was to use skip function to go down a row and stop on collision with part or if z gets to .5" above bottom go back up and goto next row. is collision guard appropriate for this or would it be soft float? parts are loaded into hydraulic vises where x location tolerance is very loose +-.06" and y vise opening is +.03 to +.05". was planning on picking parts with vacuum and then regrip. or if i see too much part float even after regrip, regrip with 2 finger grippers. i might end up doing an ultrasonic clean stage and need the 2 finger for a quick dip. is vacuum grip with flat parts repeatable for vise loading?
thank guys
the robot currently has handling tool and collision guard. plan was to use skip function to go down a row and stop on collision with part or if z gets to .5" above bottom go back up and goto next row. is collision guard appropriate for this or would it be soft float? parts are loaded into hydraulic vises where x location tolerance is very loose +-.06" and y vise opening is +.03 to +.05". was planning on picking parts with vacuum and then regrip. or if i see too much part float even after regrip, regrip with 2 finger grippers. i might end up doing an ultrasonic clean stage and need the 2 finger for a quick dip. is vacuum grip with flat parts repeatable for vise loading?
thank guys
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