ABB Feather Duster V2, Product Manual

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Note Description Item
ABB IRC5, used to control the robot
motion. Controller E
For more information, see Product
manual - IRC5 .
Used to control the Feather Duster. It is
also an interface to automats (for ex-
ample, PLC cabinet), Connect process
cabinet with IRC5 to control Feather
Duster V2 is recommended. Besides,
Device Net are used for communication. Process cabinet F
See Compressed air system on page 46 . Compressed air system G
Functions
The Feather Duster is designed to remove contaminants from car bodies and
to-be-painted surfaces using the rotating ostrich feather brushes. The brushes
come across the body shell with an immersion depth of approximately 30 mm to
40 mm. Through this movement, the contaminants are absorbed by the brushes
and then vacuumed with an exhaust fan.
An ionization unit including an ionizing air knife and an ionizing bar is mounted on
the Feather Duster to deliver an ionized air stream, both to remove any static charge
from the feather brushes just prior to the exhaust slot and to neutralize the surfaces
after cleaning. Removable carbon fiber covers allow easy access to the inner
mechanical and electrical components, which are based on a modular design
principle.
Benefits
As a pre-paint finishing equipment using ostrich feathers and integrated on a robot,
the Feather Duster aims at providing a more flexible and easier way to increase
production efficiency. Compared with a tack-off machine, it has a lot of benefits:
• Installation on a 6-axis robot for a perfect profile follow-up and flexible
movement to obtain optimum cleaning and tracking of the car body on both
horizontal and critical surfaces.
The following figure shows the cleaning of critical zone.
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Critical zone A
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2 About Feather Duster V2
2.1.1 Introduction
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