Traditionally, whenever a new product enters the cell, teaching every point with a pendant takes hours or days. The robotic cell sits idle throughout.
OLP architecture brings CAD data straight into simulation. Seam recognition algorithms optimize torch approach angles and reach limits virtually.
While the physical cell keeps producing, the next product is programmed at a desk. Once ready, the program downloads to the robot; changeover drops to minutes.
Four steps stand out in the Robentex OLP workflow. The part CAD model is imported as STEP or IGES. Robot reach and possible collisions are checked virtually before production. Robot motion is simulated so that the cycle time is calculated in advance. Positioner and linear axis are simulated in sync with the robot to validate the process.
The gain is not only programming time. Because collision and reach problems are caught at a desk rather than on the shop floor, commissioning brings fewer surprises, and the cycle-time estimate gives capacity planning a more realistic input.
OLP alone does not close every gap: deviations between the real part and its CAD model are handled on site through calibration and, where needed, seam tracking. That is why OLP should be planned together with sensor technologies such as laser scanning and seam tracking.
OLP architecture brings CAD data straight into simulation. Seam recognition algorithms optimize torch approach angles and reach limits virtually.
While the physical cell keeps producing, the next product is programmed at a desk. Once ready, the program downloads to the robot; changeover drops to minutes.
Four steps stand out in the Robentex OLP workflow. The part CAD model is imported as STEP or IGES. Robot reach and possible collisions are checked virtually before production. Robot motion is simulated so that the cycle time is calculated in advance. Positioner and linear axis are simulated in sync with the robot to validate the process.
The gain is not only programming time. Because collision and reach problems are caught at a desk rather than on the shop floor, commissioning brings fewer surprises, and the cycle-time estimate gives capacity planning a more realistic input.
OLP alone does not close every gap: deviations between the real part and its CAD model are handled on site through calibration and, where needed, seam tracking. That is why OLP should be planned together with sensor technologies such as laser scanning and seam tracking.