IRB-540
Painting robot.
The
robot is made up of two main parts, the manipulator and the
controller.
The controller includes the control electronics and the control
software.
The manipulator is the working part of the robot and is available
in a number of different versions.
The control software
The robot is controlled by the RAPID program. Other programs
are available for different purposes such as software for
controlling the paint system, off-line editing etc.
The
control systems
The robot includes various control systems such as the central
computer module, axis motor control system, I/O systems etc.
The control systems are mostly located in the control cabinet,
but some systems are located in the manipulator and in external
systems.
The
control cabinet
The control cabinet includes the control electronics for the
robot and associated systems.
The
manipulator
Different types of manipulators, also called robot, are available
for different types of operations. All manipulators are equipped
with maintenance-free AC motors, which have electromechanical
brakes. The brakes lock the motors when the robot is inoperative
for more than three minutes.

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