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3.3.2 Installing a base plate
Advantages of using a base plate
Instead of installing the robot directly on the floor, a base plate can be manufactured
and used as an adapter between the floor and the robot base. This list specifies
some of the advantages of using a base plate:
• to ensure a plain surface with a high precision of the robot base hole
configuration
• to simplify adjustment of levelness by machined surfaces or by using shims
• to distribute the press force from the robot to a larger foot print
• to compensate poor floor quality that might not be suitable for fastening the
robot base directly onto. The base plate has a greater number of fastening
points to the foundation and makes a larger footprint, which reduces the load
on each fastening point.
• to reduce surface pressure on the foundation contact points, which minimizes
the risk of wearing down an uneven surface and thereby causing changes
in the robot fastening tightening torque
• to be able to prepare the installation site before robot delivery
• to increase the precision between the positions of an installed robot and
other equipment
Note
Do not use a base plate for installation of an inverted robot.
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3 Installation and commissioning
3.3.2 Installing a base plate