ABB Energy-Efficient Robots Reduce Cycle Times

ABB Robotics introduces its IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 robots. Combined with the IRB 5710-IRB 5720 and IRB 6710-IRB 6740 robots, these robots offer a combined total of 46 different variants capable of handling payloads between 70-620 kg, which can give customers flexibility, greater choice and improved performance in their operations.

ABB’s IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 robots offer 16 variants and are designed to support applications across various industries. Operators can choose from a wide range of ABB robots to handle various applications for electric vehicles (EV), hybrid and traditional car production — spanning from press automation, body-in-white, EV battery construction and final assembly. These robots are designed for high payload assembly, such as giga casting, high-speed press tending and palletizing as well as high-accuracy contact applications, such as machining and friction stir welding.

Powered by OmniCore, the robots can achieve motion control with path accuracy down to 0.6 mm, even with multiple robots running at high speeds of up to 1600 mm/s and moving payloads of up to 620 kg. The company says customers can benefit from up to 25% reduction in cycle times. In the automotive industry, the IRB 7710 with the OmniCore controller can boost the production output of robotic press lines from 12 to 15 strokes per minute to produce 900 parts per hour. Furthermore, in the construction sector, the robots can support the growth in modular construction, capable of constructing steel building frames and surface finishing, which can enable improvements in speed and quality.

According to the company, the IRB 7710’s energy efficient design in combination with OmniCore’s re-generation technology achieves up to a 30% energy reduction, while the built-in power pack can relay energy back to the grid.