Safety Risks Related To Tools/Work Pieces; Safe Handling; Safe Design - ABB IRB 14000 Product Manual

1.2.4.3 Safety risks related to tools/work pieces

Safe handling

The IRB 14000 gripper is designed to allow manual release and removal of gripped
work pieces. Both servo and vacuum modules can be overridden by manual force.
If end tools (such as fingers and suction tools) and work pieces are not correctly
designed and chosen, gravity or robot acceleration may cause a work piece held
by the gripper to drop during motion. The work pieces must meet the weight
requirements, and the end tools must be suitably designed to grip the work pieces.

Safe design

The IRB 14000 is intended for collaborative applications, where occasional contacts
between the robot and operators is safe. End tools (such as fingers and suction
tools), as well as work pieces handled by the robot, must be designed and chosen
so that such contacts does not introduce safety hazards.
The IRB 14000 gripper is not designed to retain work pieces in case of power loss.
Objects held by the servo and vacuum modules may be released, in the event of
pneumatic or electric power loss to the gripper. The work pieces handled by the
robot, as well as the collaborative work station where the robot operates, should
be chosen and designed so that such release does not introduce safety hazards.
All end tools and work pieces must be included in the risk assessment by the
system integrator.
Product manual - IRB 14000
3HAC052983-001 Revision: D
1.2.4.3 Safety risks related to tools/work pieces
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