Robot Reprogramming, Retrofit & Redeployment Services

Description

Get Your Existing Robot Back to Work

Is your industrial robot sitting idle, underperforming, experiencing programming issues or no longer suited to your current production requirements?

Industrial Robotics provides robot reprogramming, retrofit and redeployment services to help manufacturers get more value from existing robotic and automation equipment.

Whether your robot was originally supplied by us, another integrator or purchased second-hand, our engineering team can assess the existing system and determine the most practical approach to getting it operating effectively for your current application.

What We Do

Our robot reprogramming and retrofit services can include:

• Robot reprogramming and program optimisation
• Robot redeployment for new applications
• Retrofitting existing robotic systems
• Troubleshooting legacy robot programs
• Robot and PLC integration
• Tooling and end-effector upgrades
• Gripper integration and replacement
• Vision system integration and upgrades
• Production line and work-cell integration
• Robot calibration and optimisation
• Offline programming and simulation
• Safety and control system integration
• Improving existing robot programs and processes

Rather than automatically replacing existing equipment, we assess what you already have and identify opportunities to improve its performance, flexibility and useful working life.

Multi-Brand Robot Expertise

Industrial Robotics works across a broad range of industrial robot, cobot and automation platforms, including:

ABB | Universal Robots | KUKA | FANUC | OMRON | Yaskawa | Comau | Delta

We can also assist with SCARA robots, PLC-controlled automation, SCADA systems and integrated manufacturing equipment.

Have a different robot or automation platform? Contact us with the make, model and application and our engineering team can assess whether we can support it.

Flexible Robot Programming

Different applications require different programming approaches. Our engineers can determine the most appropriate method based on your equipment, production environment and operational requirements.

Block-Based Development Frameworks (BDF) – Modular programming can provide an accessible way to modify robot actions, sequences and production parameters while retaining the underlying control logic.  This can be particularly useful for manufacturers requiring flexibility across changing production requirements.

Offline Programming (OLP) – Offline programming and simulation allow robot programs and processes to be developed and assessed in a virtual environment before deployment.

Depending on the application, simulation can be used to assess robot reach, trajectories, potential collisions and cycle times while reducing unnecessary disruption to production.

Line-by-Line Programming – For applications requiring complex logic, precise motion, advanced I/O or tight cycle times, our engineers can work with manufacturer-specific programming environments.

This can include platforms such as ABB RAPID, KUKA KRL and Universal Robots URScript.

Hybrid Programming – Some applications benefit from combining programming approaches.

Industrial Robotics can develop solutions that combine operator-friendly controls and adjustable production parameters with more sophisticated underlying robot and automation logic.

Reprogram, Retrofit or Redeploy?

Production requirements change over time.

Your products may change. Your tooling may change. Production volumes may increase or decrease. A robot originally purchased for one process may still be perfectly capable of performing another.

Depending on the condition and capability of the existing system, reprogramming, retrofitting or redeploying the robot may provide an alternative to replacing the complete system.

Our engineers can assess:

• Existing robot condition and capability
• Current programming
• Robot reach and payload requirements
• Existing tooling
• PLC and control systems
• Safety systems
• Vision requirements
• New production requirements
• Integration with surrounding equipment

From there, we can discuss the technically and commercially practical options available.

Didn’t Buy Your Robot From Us? No Problem.

You don’t need to have purchased your robot from Industrial Robotics for us to help.

Your equipment may have been:

• Supplied by another robotics integrator
• Purchased second-hand
• Installed as part of another production line
• Inherited with manufacturing equipment
• Originally programmed for a completely different application
• Left unsupported by a previous supplier
• Sitting idle because your production requirements changed

Our team can assess the existing system and determine whether it can be reprogrammed, retrofitted, integrated or redeployed for your current requirements.

Retrofit Instead of Replace

A robot retrofit can involve considerably more than changing the robot program.

Depending on the application, Industrial Robotics can assess opportunities to upgrade or integrate:

• End-of-arm tooling
• Grippers
• Machine vision
• Safety systems
• PLCs and control systems
• HMIs
• Sensors
• Conveyors
• Production equipment
• Work cells
• Communication and I/O
• Offline programming and simulation

The objective is to extract greater value from the automation equipment you already own where technically and commercially practical.

Talk to Our Robotics Team

Have an industrial robot or cobot that isn’t doing what you need it to do?  Don’t automatically assume it needs to be replaced.

Talk to Industrial Robotics about your existing equipment, the problem you’re experiencing and what you need the system to do.  Our engineering team can assess your application and discuss options for robot reprogramming, retrofitting and redeployment.

Click Here to contact Industrial Robotics today.