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Robot Simulation Software
Robotic Production Technology
(RPT) recently introduced
TrimPro, a new robot simulation
software for path intensive robotic
trimming.
TrimPro is a PC-based offline robot
simulation software which allows
users to simulate and program a
robot in 3-D space. RPT jointly
developed the product with FANUC
Robotics, based on its SimPRO software. TrimPro bridges
the gap for the next generation of robotic offline programming
for path intensive trimming applications including
water jet cutting, deflashing and router trimming for any
industry. TrimPro provides customers the tools needed to
simulate and optimize the cycle times of actual work cells
without the time and costs associated with a prototype
setup or bringing a system down during production.
End users can use the product to create programs off line
while running production from CAD to path. They can also
use the software to create estimates and quotes including
accurate cycle times for future programs since users can write
programs in advance. In addition, customers can use TrimPro
as a training tool without taking a robot out
of production.
With the TrimPro software, operators bring
the math data into the TrimPro work cell. The
software allows the operator to automatically
create a cutting path. Operators can program
even faster by plugging a teach pendant
into the laptop, a tool they already
know. TrimPro speeds up programming time
by 50 percent. Since it is a PC-based software,
plugging the teach pendant into the computer gives users
the opportunity to use it as an offline training tool.
Users can import unique CAD models of parts, create a
work cell including machines, part transfer devices and
obstacles and teach robot paths to simulate the operation
and performance of a robotic application. Reach verification,
collision detection, accurate cycle time estimates and
other visual system operations are simulated in TrimPro’s
unique graphical virtual environment.
For more information, contact Chuck Russo,
Robotic Production Technologies, 1255 Harmon Road,
Auburn Hills, MI 48326, 248-829-2800, Fax: 248-829-
2750, E-mail: solutions@rpt.net, Web: www.rpt.net.
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