The 3D printing industry is poised for a period of strong growth, with valuation expected to hit USD 34.8 billion by 2024, owing in part to the development of new industrial-grade 3D printing materials, according to research firm Markets and Markets. This means an operator can progress from the CAD design stage to final modeling of a product in just half an hour. PowerPac, any standard slicer software design can be ‘translated’ into ABB’s simulation environment and robot code. Traditional methods of 3D printing using machines are time consuming as programming the printing paths involves plotting millions of points and trajectories. The 3D Printing PowerPac supports a variety of processes, such as welding and printing with granules or concrete and is ideal for low-volume, high-mix printing.

Part of the PowerPac portfolio of RobotStudio, the new 3D Printing feature eliminates manual programming to allow faster prototype production. Also check that Access level is set to “All”.New software eliminates manual programming, allowing manufacturers to 3D print products within minutesĪBB is introducing 3D printing capabilities to its RobotStudio simulation and offline programming software, which will enable users to program ABB robots for additive manufacturing in just 30 minutes. Finally, pick the desired bit number for the signal in the Device Mapping option. In order to create a signal, choose “Digital Input” (input bit) or “Digital Output” (output bit) as Type of the Signal and pick the previously created device in Assigned to Device. In this screen, the individual bits and the group bytes will be created, including the mapping between them. Then, click OK to create the device.Īt this point, the proper I/O signals can now be created by right-clicking on the Signal option, below EtherNet/IP Device. The values that must be changed are the Simulated option, set to True, and finally the Output Size and Input Size in bytes, which are the maximum number of bytes used. In the next screen, let’s pick at the top the template called ABB Local I/O Device, which will include some defaults. Finally, right-click the EtherNet/IP Device option shown in the new screen to create a new one.

In the Controller tab, double-click in the Configuration node located on the left navigation bar and then click on I/O System. To do so, a virtual device must be previously created, so the different bit signals can be mapped to bytes. Next, let’s create the different I/O variables. The following steps are only needed for the I/O signals. Robot axis data is automatically exchanged. Tutorial 5 - Electric and pneumatic circuits

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