New large ABB robot improves material handling speed and flexibility in battery production for electric vehicles

ABB adds two new robot families to its portfolio of large robots for complex manufacturing applications. With improved speed, accuracy, flexibility and a more robust design that includes process cable integration, ABB's IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 robots are electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, casting, forging, rubber, plastic and metalworking. It improves productivity and uptime and enhances performance in applications such as. Available in eight variations, the IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 offer a choice of payloads from 70kg to 180kg and reach from 2.3m to 3m. These two robot series are suitable for a wide range of production tasks including material handling, machine tending and assembly, and also support special EV manufacturing tasks such as battery module picking and placement, high precision assembly and parts handling. increase. It is also suitable for applications such as plastic molding, metal casting, cleaning and spraying. Joerg Reger, Managing Director of ABB Robotics' Automotive Business Line, said, "These new robots will accelerate ABB's continued expansion into the rapidly growing electric vehicle market and work on battery assembly for complex electric vehicles. Meet our customers' demand for robust units with speed, trajectory accuracy and dexterity to process. " "Especially with the shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs), the demand for high-speed and adaptable production lines is increasing. EV design is very complicated, such as batteries and semiconductor modules. Parts are often very heavy and fragile, which requires a solution with the highest precision and reproducibility to avoid production errors, "Reger added. rice field. Both robot series are equipped with ABB's new OmniCoreTM controller V250XT. Equipped with ABB's TrueMove and QuickMove motion control technologies, the OmniCore V250XT controller enables IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 robots to achieve best-in-class speeds, reducing manufacturing time and increasing capacity. IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 have excellent position repetition accuracy (0.04-0.05mm), path repetition accuracy (0.1-0.14mm), and trajectory accuracy (1-1.2mm), which are higher than other robots of the same class. It makes it possible to provide the highest level of manufacturing quality. ABB's Lean ID Integrated DressPack allows you to route process cables inside the robot's upper arm and along the wrist instead of externally, providing additional protection from damage and cable wear. This eliminates cable sway, protects against heat and collisions that are a common cause of robot maintenance problems, reduces downtime and maintenance costs, and has the potential to extend the robot's useful life by several years. I have. LeanID also facilitates programming and simulation by predicting cable movement with ABB's offline programming software RobotStudio®. Both robot series have multiple installation methods to choose from, such as floor-standing, tilt angle, pedestal, and ceiling suspension, maximizing the flexibility of production design. In 2023, we plan to release more process applications such as welding, cutting and dispensers. For more information, please see the IRB 5710 & IRB 5720 product page below. https://new.abb.com/products/robotics/industrial-robots/irb-5710 https://new.abb.com/products/robotics/industrial-robots/irb-5720