Cleaning Activities; Cleaning, Robot - ABB IRB 6640 Product Manual

3.6 Cleaning activities

3.6.1. Cleaning, robot

WARNING!
Turn off all electrical power supplies to the manipulator before entering the manipulators
work space!
General
To secure high uptime it is important that the robot is cleaned regularly. The frequency of
cleaning depends on the environment that the robot is working in.
Depending on the protection of the robot, different methods of cleaning of the robot are
allowed. This section describes how to clean a robot with protection Standard, Foundry Plus,
Foundry Prime and Clean Room.
NOTE!
Always check the serial number sign for verification about the robot protection class.
Cleaning activities
This instruction specifies allowed cleaning methods for each protection class.
Cleaning
method
Vacuum
cleaner.
Wipe with
cloth.
Rinse with
water.
High pressure
water or steam
according to
chapter
Cleaning with
water and
steam below.
3HAC026876-001 Revision: F
Standard Foundry Plus Foundry Prime
Yes. Yes.
Yes. With light Yes. With light
cleaning detergent. cleaning
detergent or
spirit.
Yes. It is highly Yes. It is highly
recommended that recommended
water contains a that water
rust prevention contains a rust
solution and that prevention
the robot is dried solution.
afterwards.
No. Yes. It is highly
recommended
that water and
steam contains
rust preventive,
without cleaning
detergents.
3 Maintenance
3.6.1. Cleaning, robot
Clean
Room
Yes. Yes.
Yes. With cleaning Yes. With light
detergent approved cleaning
by ABB, spirit or detergent,
isopropyl alcohol. spirit or
isopropyl
alcohol.
Yes. It is highly No.
recommended that
water contains a
rust prevention
solution.
Yes. It is highly No.
recommended that
water and steam
contains rust
preventive. If
cleaning
detergents are
used they must be
approved by ABB
for Foundry Prime
robots.
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