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VirtualRobotTM Technology
RobotStudioTM
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RobotStudio
Competitive advantage
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Robot
Programming
Product
Design
Early adapters
Traditional
Today
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RobotStudio
True Offline Programming
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“RobotStudio is the
easy-to-use, low cost
software for visualization
and offline programming of
ABB robots”
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“It is the tool you need to
maximize your
productivity”
VirtualRobotTM Technology
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VirtualRobot is an exact copy of the S4 controller
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Robot programs and configuration parameters
can easily be transferred between robots and PC
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VirtualRobotTM Technology
True Offline Programming
Improved comprehension
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Build new solutions quickly:
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Evaluate alternatives
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Initial feasibility studies
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Initial cycle-time calculations
Visualize solutions:
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Share a proposed solution
with users on all levels
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Address problem areas at
an early stage
Include 3D simulations in
quotations
Risk reduction
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Verify new designs quickly:
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Check reachability
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Avoid collisions
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Detect singularity issues
Secure project feasibility
and success
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Time to market
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Start programming before the system is installed:
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Motion programming
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I/O programming
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Enables parallell workflow
between you and your
sub suppliers
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Less capital tied up!
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Shorter time to market
and quicker start-up!
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Improved part quality
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Exact robot programs
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Positions calculated from
CAD data
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Improved tolerance for deviations
between batches
Verified path accuracy
through simulation
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Open for application adaptations
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www.abb.com/robots
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What can RobotStudio do for me?
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How can I improve the
comprehension of my
quotations?
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How can I reduce the risk
for costly mistakes?
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How can I reduce cost
of programming?
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How can I benefit from
a quicker start up?
From six months to six days…
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Situation:
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Benefits:
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Contract manufacturer plasma
spraying details to make them
heat-resistant
Online programming had been
going on for half a year
The customer did not approve
the part quality
Higher part quality
With RobotStudio the CAD data
was utilized to quickly generate
a very accurate program
Cut programming time
A new program was created with
RobotStudio in half a day
Reachability
RobotStudio showed that the
robot could be placed in a better
position in relation to the part
System integrator
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Situation:
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A system integrator is quoting
a robot system
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Before presenting the offer to
the customer a simulation was
built in RobotStudio
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RobotStudio showed that
the robot could not reach
as required
Benefit:
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improved comprehension
Improved comprehension.
The realistic simulation
prevented a costly mistake
Large sub-supplier
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quicker startup-time
Situation:
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Sub-supplier welding big cabins for
trucks
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Required offline programming
to minimize disturbance
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A competitor got the initial
order but failed to offline program
the station
Benefits:
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Reduced risk the integrator knew
they would succeed where the
competitor failed
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Shorten startup-time at customer
site
The ABB solution was awarded the next order!
Subcontractor
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Situation:
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cut time-to-market
Automotive subcontractor that
needed to shorten time-to-market
and increase the product quality
Benefits:
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Cut time-to-market by 50%
when using RobotStudio for more
exact robot programs
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Cut programming time 50%
programming offline compared
to online
“RobotStudio is very easy to work with
and very exact”, says Max Mortensen,
Core Process Responsible at Fuel Tech.
Small company
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Situation:
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cut programming time
Small company welding and cutting
bullet traps for shooting ranges
Benefits:
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Reduced risk
RobotStudio can project the cycle time
for each component, so bigger and
more complicated projects can be
planned.
Cut programming time
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Torsten has become a better robot
programmer, he dares to test different
solutions in RobotStudio
“RobotStudio cuts programming
time by 50%”, says Torsten
Werner, CEO at Comtri.
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Industrial IT
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