RinasWeld

The RinasWeld System is a system for off-line programming and controlling of welding robots for welding of webs, panels or similar subassembly work-pieces.

The robots are mounted on gantries, and the external 3-axes gantry movements are fully integrated with the internal robot 6-axes movements.

The RinasWeld System for programming of welding robots is consisting of two systems.

The RinasWeld Off-line System and the RinasWeld On-line System.

Off-line System

Once all joints have been identified, and any necessary adjustments are made, a work package is generated.

The work package consists of a series of collision-free robot programs in the robot program language. The programs contain all the required moving and processing information such as sensing and welding parameters, the sequence in which welds will be carried out, robot and gantry movement etc.

Additionally graphical simulation facilities may be used if verification of generated robot programs is desired.

The Off-line system can be running on a standard PC, configured with Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system.

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On-line System

The On-line system is running at the shop floor. It is maintaining all communication with the robot(s) including distribution and uploading of prepared robot programs immediately before they are to be used in production.

The On-line system is running on an industrial PC, configured with Windows 2000 operating system.

The On-line system allows, through an easy-to-use user interface, selection, allocation and initialization of robot programs, as well as other facilities for controlling the robotic welding system.

When the actual position of the product to be welded is checked against the theoretical position used for program generation, then relevant offsets are specified in the RinasWeld On-line system and thereafter automatically applied to the robot program files (re-positioning of work piece). Welding can then commence.

In short, the On-line system contains the following main functionalities:

• Production planning tool with graphical visualization

• Last moment re-positioning of robot programs to accommodate to actual positioning of the work-piece

• Allocation and uploading of robot programs to the robot controller

• Communication with robot controller and line PLC during the welding process

• Reporting of statistical information from the production process including log of events during production

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