Flexible and maintenance-free cable guidance for cobot palletisers

The ProPak1.4 station uses a cobot from Universal Robots for palletising. For the application, additional cable and pneumatic hose must be guided on the cobot. This guidance is provided by the TRE.40.058.0.B in conjunction with the UR clamps.

Company: Biuro Inżynierskie IEC sp. z o. o.Contact: Janosz SławomirCountry: Poland

The additional hose and cable required were attached to the arm of the robot using standard cable ties. The sometimes very tight and static attachment to the robot arm resulted in:

• higher load on the motors, which led to irregular stance of the cobot.
• Hose and cable chafing at the attachment points.
• Pneumatic hose comes loose at the connections.

Mr Slawomir confirms that the guidance of the hose and cable with the help of TRE.40.058.0.B has eliminated the problems mentioned. According to him, the robot now moves "much more freely, almost gracefully." In the opinion of IEC sp. z o. o.: ", every cobot should be equipped with this solution as standard." Cobots react very sensitively to increased tension or pressure, which is guaranteed by the correct cable routing using TRE.40.058.0.B. The cable ties are now used for the correct strain relief and not for fastening the cable and hose.