Installing A Base Plate - ABB IRB 5720 Product Manual

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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:

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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

Do not use a base plate for installation of an inverted robot.

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