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    Robotic abrasive blast cleaner

    I would make the rods out of steel tube, use a draw rod and a urethane expanding plug to grip the threads. Depending on how many you do a week, it can be manually clamped or use an air cylinder. How heavy it the part?
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    Robotic abrasive blast cleaner

    It costs nothing to control the trigger with the robot. Almost every robot is set up with input and output cards. You just drive the gun trigger solenoid from the robot controller. That way the program can turn things on and off as needed.
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    Robotic abrasive blast cleaner

    Honestly, a repurposed welding or light material handler would work just fine. You will want the robot to control the abrasive gun trigger, as well as the gripper. Pretty basic programming. If you put a rotary air union on the axis six faceplate, you can set axis six up with unlimited rotation...
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    Robotic abrasive blast cleaner

    This is feasible. I would use a fairly long end effector to keep the robot wrist out of the line of fire. I would consider mounting the abrasive gun on a 2 or 3 position mount, actuated by an air cylinder. This will allow the robot to stay up out of the way. Nothing wrong with the idea.
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    Robotics/Automation Engineer

    Sorry, for some reason I didn't get any notifications on this post. That being said, I would recommend the mech with Gatling guns from the Matrix movies. Should be able to handle the issue. Collateral damage might be extreme.....
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    I have no idea(paint question)

    Sandblasting gets the metal completely clean, and the surface now is a bit rough, so moisture will cause very rapid flash rusting. Phosphatizing makes the raw metal resistant to rust (not rustproof). Then a good primer will do a good job of sealing and protecting the metal. Once primed, you can...
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    I have no idea(paint question)

    Paint shop engineer here. After sandblasting, hit the clean steel with Ospho, or another metal prep that phosphatizes the steel. Follow the directions. Use a red oxide primer, Rustoleum works fine. Now, you can use an oil base enamel in your favorite color to finish the piece. There are some...
  8. R

    Robotics/Automation Engineer

    Unless you are using Fanuc servo motors, no. All the commercial robots I work with are tailored to their specific controller and software packages.
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    Used robot startup

    I would not reset everything, since the cell was up and running. You are seeing an estop alarm because something in the safety circuit is not hooked up. The cell probably had light curtains, a safety mat, or an area scanner that kept operators out of the work area. Now it’s not there, so the...
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    Robotics/Automation Engineer

    The Rasberry Pi industrial rented controllers are pretty solid, we use them in small applications through out the plant. That being said, I have never used them on a CNC machine. However, if there are applications written for them to control a machine, I see no reason why they wouldn’t work.
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    PLC Programming for beginners

    Automation Direct has really easy to use programming software. What are you trying to do, I may be able to help.
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    Robotics/Automation Engineer

    All I am a new member here. I am mostly here for manual machining, but I am a Robotics/Automation engineer and have been for the last 10 years. I can help with general robotics and automation issues, and I have a lot of robot cell safety experience.

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