Robotic Finishing System accommodates oversized parts.
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Able to minimize machining and finishing time for products such as wind blades, aerospace components, and boat hulls, RAPA G3 is designed with double workstation and works over 164 x 49 x 20 ft standard area. Double modular rack and pinion drive system create any X-axis length required, while anthropomorphic KUKA robot can access any wind blade surface point. Featuring 7+1+1 servo-controlled axes, system offers max feedrate of 70,000 mm/min for linear X-axis.
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New Wind Blades Finishing Robotic System "RAPA G3"
Automates and Reduces the Time Work of Composite Wind Blades, Aerospace Parts and Boat Molds.
October 7, 2009 The Third Generation of a Multi-Processing System RAPA G3, has been developed to reduce all machining and finishing time work for wind blades, aerospace components, boat hulls and other oversized parts.
RAPA G3 is a robotic machine-tool platform designed with a double station work, supporting a wide variety of applications and processes such as: scanning, measuring and inspection systems, cutting tools, spray heads, water-jet cutters, chopper guns, and finishing tools.
RAPA G3 uses a high accuracy double modular rack and pinion drive system from PARKER HANNIFIN, to create any X-axis length required. The modular rack and pinion drive system is fixed to the factory floor. A workholding platform is moved by the rack and pinion drive system, and over it, an anthropomorphic KUKA robot with automatic tool change is fitted.
The wind blades finishing robotic system works over a 50x15x6 m (164x49x20 ft) standard area.
The maximum feedrate for the linear X axe is up to 70,000 mm/min, automatic tool change and 7+1+1 servo-controlled axes. It performs scanning, measuring and inspection, blade machining and finishing quickly and repeatedly, increasing productivity and quality, while reducing manual labour from 100 h to 10 h.
RAPA G3 is designed to access to any wind blade surface point by the anthropomorphic KUKA robot displacement over the rack and pinion drive system and the two rotation blade axes.
A high-capacity vacuum system with spindle shroud is available to capture dust and chips.
A drum-type tool changer holds 12-16 tools for automatic tool changes.
RAPA G3 uses a guidance system for robots, developed by IDPSA and based on "HYBRID THREE-DIMENSION VISION MACHINE". It allows guiding a robot in space, with the theoretical wind blade model as reference. The guidance system accuracy is less of 1 mm, for cutting tools, spray heads, water-jet cutters, chopper guns, and finishing tools.
The Finishing Robotic System is controlled by a distributed control system based on a net of INTEL Core 2 Duo industrial PC with color screen, handheld pendant and hand wheel controls RAPA G3. The Third Generation of a Multi-Processing System
A double station machining/finishing system robot, with 7+1+1 servo-controlled axes, unlimited X-axis range and 70 m/min speed. With a 50x15x6 m standard work area.
RAPA G3 handles oversized parts, deformed by own flexion, as well as parts with complex geometries, which are based on an anthropomorphic KUKA robot with automatic tool change, moved over a high accuracy double modular rack and pinion drive system from PARKER HANNIFIN, in order to support different applications and processes.
The system has seven stages of precision 3D production, finishing on ISO 9001:
1. Scan of leading and trailing edges to position blade and it's edges relative to anchor point
2. Milling of blade edges to remove excess material
3. Measurement and digital documentation of entire blade chord thickness and leading edge thickness
4. Inspection of blade surface and sub-surface for defects in multiple light spectrums
5. Repair of defects
6. Drilling of mounting holes for lighting conductors
7. Two different surface treatments for application for paint application
The system has twelve stages of precision production processes, finishing and documentation:
1. 3D Scan of leading and trailing edges to position blade and it's edges relative to anchor point
2. Milling of blade edges to remove excess material
3. Measurement of thickness of leading edge along the entire blade
4. Measurement of the chord thickness of the entire blade
5. Visible light spectrum inspection of blade surface
6. Ultra violet light spectrum inspection of blade surface anomalies
7. Thermal spectrum inspection for sub-surface defects
8. Drilling to open defective areas
9. Injection of adhesive into defective areas (manual)
10.Sanding of injected areas
11.Drilling of mounting holes for lighting conductors
12.Two different surface treatments for application of paint
About IDPSA
IDPSA is an engineering company founded in 1986 and specialized in "Turnkey" industrial automation processes.
IDPSA has been in constant technological evolution. It started with automation projects, based on the electro-mechanical, and now is working on Robotics systems, developed by our company. The robots are designed and produced by our company with components from the multi-national company PARKER HANNIFIN, who we exclusively represent in Spain and other influential countries since 1995.
The work and experience accumulated throughout the history of IDPSA has allowed us to create an optimal work method, developing systems in more than 10 countries.
IDPSA is involved by these technologies in aerospace, automotive, defence, solar energy, composites, fibreglass, general machining and, heavy equipment.
Our team of engineers is in charge of completing this method competitively and professionally. This includes advice and consultancy, in order to design the most suitable system for each company; the integration of the different systems we develop; the support and maintenance of our systems in any part of the world; teaching and training for the correct use of the system; R+D for future developments.
Contact:
General Information:
Angel Navarro Oriol
SPAIN
Phone: +34 637808595
E-mail: angel.navarro@idpsa.com
Company Information:
Name: IDPSA
Address: Avda. de la AstronomÃa 43
City: San Fernando de Henares,
State: MADRID
ZIP: 28830
Country: SPAIN
Phone: +34 915191387
http://www.idpsa.com
