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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg

KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg
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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg

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Overview: KUKA's medium payload industrial robots are designed for precision and efficiency in tasks such as milling, drilling, and laser processing. They are robust, flexible, and require low maintenance, making them suitable for various industrial applications.
Specifications: These robots handle payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg, featuring a streamlined wrist, stiff arm design, and compact mounting surfaces. They offer high path accuracy, 99.995% availability, and are space-optimized with long maintenance intervals of about 20,000 operating hours.
Models and Features: Models like KR 30-3 and KR 60-3 come with specific reach, payload capacities, and speeds. Equipped with the KR C4 controller and KUKA smartPAD, they support floor or ceiling mounting and have an IP 65 protection rating.
Applications: Suitable for component handling, automated grinding, and machine loading/unloading, these robots perform well in high fouling, high-temperature, and potentially explosive environments.
Performance and Efficiency: Known for high stiffness and accuracy, KUKA robots are optimized for fast cycle times and precision, ideal for tasks requiring exact path and pose repeatability.
Shelf-Mounted Robots: These provide deep reach and fast performance, are lightweight, versatile, and easy to install, offering reliable planning and cost-effectiveness.
Specifications: Detailed specifications for models like KR 30-4 KS and KR 60-4 KS include maximum reach, payload, pose repeatability, and mounting position. They are designed for floor mounting with IP 65 protection, and the foundry variant offers IP 67 for high-temperature environments.
Procedures and Operating Conditions: Operating within +10 °C to +55 °C, these robots use the KR C4 controller and KUKA smartPAD, with a focus on flexibility and high performance due to powerful drives.
Norms and Standards: Adhering to industrial standards, these robots are optimized for process flexibility and heat resistance, suitable for high fouling and temperature environments.
Recommendations and Best Practices: Recommended for tasks requiring high dynamic performance and short cycle times, with an emphasis on reliable planning and easy integration across different machine sizes.
Key Features and Benefits: The KR C4 controller offers increased system availability and energy efficiency, while the KUKA smartPAD provides intuitive operation and ergonomic design.
Additional Components: The KL 1000-2 linear unit extends the work envelope, allowing operation of up to four robots on a linear axis, enhancing flexibility and productivity.
Software Solutions: KUKA offers packages like KUKA.WorkVisual and KUKA.UserTech for enhanced programming and operation, supporting remote access and advanced automation solutions.
Overview of KUKA Function and Technology Packages: These packages enhance robotic capabilities for medium payloads, providing solutions for various automation tasks.
Key Packages and Their Functions:
  • KUKA.VisionTech: Integrates image processing for adaptable use in unstructured environments.
  • KUKA.ConveyorTech: Facilitates dynamic part handling with conveyors.
  • KUKA.ForceTorqueControl: Manages process forces during machining.
  • KUKA.SafeOperation: Allows safe human-machine cooperation.
  • KUKA.SafeRangeMonitoring: Enhances work safety by monitoring robot areas.
  • KUKA.Gripper & SpotTech: Simplifies gripper and weld gun programming.
  • KUKA.ArcTech: Supports arc welding applications.
  • KUKA.LaserTech: Supports laser cutting and welding.
  • KUKA.ServoGun: Operates electric spot weld guns.
  • KUKA.GlueTech: Facilitates dispensing applications.
  • KUKA.RoboTeam: Coordinates multiple robots for collaborative work.
  • KUKA.EtherNet KRL: Enables data exchange with external computers.
  • KUKA.OPC-Server: Standardizes data exchange with external controllers.
  • KUKA.PLC Multiprog: Provides a fast Soft PLC environment.
  • KUKA.PLC ProConOS: Runs PLC programs on the robot controller.
  • KUKA.PLC mxA: Allows external control without KUKA-specific programming.
  • KUKA.CNC: Implements CNC software on the robot controller.
  • KUKA.Sim: Offers simulation for robotic cell planning.
Conclusion: KUKA's software solutions address a wide range of industrial automation needs, enhancing robot functionality and flexibility for various applications.
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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-1

Industrial robotics�medium payloads

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-2

Made for the markets of tomorrow KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg KUKA robots for medium payloads perform numerous demanding tasks within automation solutions. Their streamlined wrist, stiff arm design and compact mounting surfaces make them suitable for a wide range of applications. Working with utmost precision even when subjected to high process forces; makes them ideal for process applications requiring path accuracy, such as milling, drilling, waterjet cutting, laser welding and other laser processing tasks. They competently handle, polish and assemble components, load...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-3

Product overview Teach pendant KUKA smartPAD Reach / Payload A KR 30-3 B KR 60-3 C KR 60 L45-3 D KR 60 L30-3 E KR 30 L16-2 F KR 30-3 HA G KR 60-3 HA H KR 60 L45-3 HA I KR 60 L30-3 HA J KR 30-4 KS K KR 60-4 KS L KR 60 L45-4 KS M KR 60 L30-4 KS N KR 60 L16-2 KS _Path accuracy Low maintenance. KUKA robots offer the longest maintenance intervals on the market, at around 20,000 operating hours, ensuring maximum productivity. Robust. Systematically designed for durability, KUKA robots operate reliably over long periods even under extreme conditions. Quality Standard. To ensure a good return on investments...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-4

Reliable planning. As a result of high diversity of variants, suitable robots are available for every application. Precisely programmable. Minimal disruptive contours allow efficient offline programming. Optimized for process forces. High stiffness resulting from FEM-optimized structure compensates for process forces generated. Space-saving. Small footprint allows use even in confined cell layouts. Fast and accurate. Optimally matched motors and gear units ensure high performance in terms of cycle times and accuracy. Max. reach Rated payload Rated suppl. load, arm/link arm/rot. column Rated total...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-5

Reliable planning. As a result of high diversity of variants, suitable robots are available for every application. Precisely programmable. Minimal disruptive contours allow efficient offline programming. Optimized for process forces. High stiffness resulting from FEM-optimized structure compensates for process forces generated. Space-saving. Small footprint allows use even in confined cell layouts. Fast and accurate. Optimally matched motors and gear units ensure high performance in terms of cycle times and accuracy. Max. reach Rated payload Rated suppl. load, arm/link arm/rot. col. Rated total...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-6

Long reach. Enormous workspace due to long arm and link arm opens a whole new range of production possibilities. Space-optimized. Optimal accessibility, even in confined cells, due to streamlined design of the robot - ideal for bonding or sealing tasks. Individual. Choice of floor-mounted or ceiling-mounted versions allows optimal use in customized system layouts. Durable. Proven standard components in first-class KUKA quality stand for reliability and durability. Max. reach Rated payload Rated suppl. load, arm/link arm/rot. column Rated total load Pose repeatability Number of axes Mounting position Variant Robot...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-7

Product overview Teach pendant KUKA smartPAD _Robust Reach / Payload A KR 30-3 B KR 60-3 C KR 60 L45-3 D KR 60 L30-3 E KR 30 L16-2 F KR 30-3 HA G KR 60-3 HA H KR 60 L45-3 HA I KR 60 L30-3 HA J KR 30-4 KS K KR 60-4 KS L KR 60 L45-4 KS M KR 60 L30-4 KS N KR 60 L16-2 KS _Path accuracy _Low maintenance _Path repeatability Path accuracy. KUKA robots set standards with their unparalleled precision -for example, in welding and machining - while attaining utmost repeatability and unbeatable cycle times. Path repeatability. Highly accurate robot arm with long reach enables linear path repeatability. Optimal...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-8

Highly accurate. Special gear units with maximum accuracy ensure optimal process results and extremely high pose and path repeatability. Efficient. High absolute accuracy and minimal disruptive contours allow optimal offline programming. Optimized for process forces. High stiffness resulting from FEM-optimized structure compensates for process forces generated. Max. reach Rated payload Rated suppl. load, arm/link arm/rot. column Rated total load Pose repeatability Number of axes Mounting position Variant Robot footprint Weight (excluding controller), approx. Axis data / Speed with rated Range...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-9

Highly accurate. Special gear units with maximum accuracy ensure optimal process results and extremely high pose and path repeatability. Efficient. High absolute accuracy and minimal disruptive contours allow optimal offline programming. Optimized for process forces. High stiffness resulting from FEM-optimized structure compensates for process forces generated. Work envelope 1 KR 60-3 HA KR 60 L45-3 HA KR 60 L30-3 HA Max. reach Rated payload Rated suppl. load, arm/link arm/rot. col. Rated total load Pose repeatability Number of axes Mounting position Variant Robot footprint Weight (excluding...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-10

Product overview Shelf-mounted robot KR 30-4 KS Teach pendant KUKA smartPAD Reach / Payload A KR 30-3 B KR 60-3 C KR 60 L45-3 D KR 60 L30-3 E KR 30 L16-2 F KR 30-3 HA G KR 60-3 HA H KR 60 L45-3 HA I KR 60 L30-3 HA J KR 30-4 KS K KR 60-4 KS L KR 60 L45-4 KS M KR 60 L30-4 KS N KR 60 L16-2 KS Versatile Versatile. The intelligent payload and reach intervals allow simple, reliable planning. KUKA also offers shelf-mounted robots covering a payload range from 16 kg to 270 kg. Light. KUKA shelf-mounted robots stand out for low weight. They can be installed directly on machines with minimum effort,...

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KUKA robots for medium payloads from 30 kg to 60 kg-11

Process-optimized. Axis 2 is very low, enlarging the workspace downward - ideal for tending machines. Flexible. Numerous variants for a wide range of different payloads and reaches ensure maximum planning security. Powerful. High performance due to powerful drives in the main axes. Heat-resistant. Also available in the Foundry variant for work at high temperatures, e.g. with metal-casting machines. Max. reach Rated payload Rated suppl. load, arm/link arm/rot. column Rated total load Pose repeatability Number of axes Mounting position Variant Robot footprint Weight (excluding controller), approx....

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