Robotic Crash Protection Device--Protector
Source: ATI Industrial Automation
The Protector is ATI Industrial Automation's patented crash protection device
The Protector is ATI Industrial Automation's patented crash protection device designed to prevent costly damage to robotic end-effectors resulting from robot crashes. The Protector's features include: automatic reset, high repeatability, 360-degree unlimited torsional rotation, large moment rotation, rugged design and low cost.
The automatic reset option particularly benefits workplace safety. After the robot crashes, the Protector will automatically reset when the robot removes the tooling from the crash-causing object and when torsional rotation does not exceed 20 degrees. The reset option is made possible by our patented design, which utilizes reset pins in a wedge shape to allow the unit to snap back into a repeatable position.
Compliant in the X, Y and Z axes, this capability provides a safer method for resetting by making it unnecessary for personnel to enter the robotic work cell.
Along with the Protector's superior angular compliance, a spring option provides two different breakaway moment settings. This feature provides additional compliance when a low moment trip point is needed. Pneumatic pressure can be added to increase moment capacity for high-inertia motions, and the pressure can be released—relying on the spring alone for low-inertia moves.
The Protector's capabilities and features make it a worthwhile investment to protect robots and tooling while minimizing downtime and eliminating the need for human intervention.
The automatic reset option particularly benefits workplace safety. After the robot crashes, the Protector will automatically reset when the robot removes the tooling from the crash-causing object and when torsional rotation does not exceed 20 degrees. The reset option is made possible by our patented design, which utilizes reset pins in a wedge shape to allow the unit to snap back into a repeatable position.
Compliant in the X, Y and Z axes, this capability provides a safer method for resetting by making it unnecessary for personnel to enter the robotic work cell.
Along with the Protector's superior angular compliance, a spring option provides two different breakaway moment settings. This feature provides additional compliance when a low moment trip point is needed. Pneumatic pressure can be added to increase moment capacity for high-inertia motions, and the pressure can be released—relying on the spring alone for low-inertia moves.
The Protector's capabilities and features make it a worthwhile investment to protect robots and tooling while minimizing downtime and eliminating the need for human intervention.
ATI Industrial Automation, 503-D Highway 70, Garner, NC 27529. Tel: 919-772-0115; Fax: 919-772-8259.
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