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VIPER 3D FOAM ROBOT ROUTER

The Demand Viper CNC Foam Router Sculpting & Machining Cell is centered around a KUKA KR100-L80 High Accuracy Industrial Robot.
The Foam Sculpting & Machining Cell utilizes innovative design principles and quality construction to make it simple to use, yet versatile and affordable. The machine is built with the operator in mind, and provides for a quick change over from part to part.

Utilization of a laser probe reduces the time necessary to find a new part or fixture, tool lengths and measurement are taken care of with a laser tool setter and the cell is capable of being programmed through a CAM system. All of these things when added up make for a reduced set up and cycle time.

The Kuka robot control is capable of being programmed off line with a CAM system, or programmed using the robot pendent control, or if so desired by teaching the robot.

To achieve a larger machining envelope and additional cutting axis, the addition of a linear floor rail to the KUKA KR100-L80 High Accuracy Industrial Robot is an option.

Tech Specs

A Kuka KR100L80 HA-2 Robot, one of the premier robots built today, offering high accuracy, repeatability and reliability.

All the main bodies of the principal moving assemblies are made of cast light alloy. This design concept has been optimized by means of CAD and FEM with regard to cost—effective lightweight construction and high torsional and flexural rigidity. As a result, the robot has a high natural frequency and is thus characterized by good dynamic performance with high resistance to vibration.

The joints and gears are virtually free from backlash; all moving parts are covered. All the axes are powered by brushless AC servomotors of plug--in design, which require no maintenance and offer reliable protection against overload. The main axes are lifetime--lubricated, i.e. an oil change is necessary after 20,000 operating hours at the earliest.

These and numerous other design details make the robots fast, reliable and easy to maintain, with minimal maintenance requirements. They occupy very little floor space and can be located very close to the work piece on account of the special structural geometry. Like all KUKA robots, they have an average service life of 10 to 15 years.

Each robot is equipped with a controller. The control and power electronics are integrated in a common cabinet (see separate specification). The controller is compact, user--friendly and easy to service. It conforms to the safety requirements specified in the EU machinery directive and the relevant standards (including EN 775). The connecting cables between the robot and the controller contain all the relevant energy supply and signal lines. The cable connections on the robot are of the plug--in type, as too are the energy and fluid supply lines for the operation of end effectors. These lines are permanently installed inside main axis 1 of the robot and can be routed along the downstream axes to the end effector.