- 35 percent faster cycle time for increased productivity
- Class-leading repeatability for high quality manufacturing
- 10 percent smaller footprint and over 20 percent weight reduction for flexible, easy installation
ABB’s IRB 1100 is its smallest, lightest robot to date and is part of its growing offering of solutions for small parts assembly. The IRB 1100 is designed to meet the unique challenges of semiconductor, pharmaceutical and electronics manufacturers, who need to handle small and often delicate parts while working at speed and maintaining both high productivity and quality.
The IRB 1100 offers up to 35 per cent faster cycle times to maximize productivity, and best-in-class repeatable accuracy. Powered by ABB’s new OmniCore™ controller, the IRB 1100 is equipped with advanced motion control capabilities, making it ideal for supporting rapid assembly, pick and place and material handling applications.
Flexibility is another important consideration for small parts assembly, as manufacturers need to increasingly accommodate smaller lots of greater variety in much shorter product cycles. The IRB 1100 has a ten per cent smaller footprint and is 20 percent lighter. It has a slim body compared to previous robot generations, so it can be flexibly deployed in confined spaces and into existing automation lines. In addition to improving production space flexibility, the IRB 1100 allows more flexible handling for heavy-load operations with complex tools or end effectors.
“Manufacturers today need to squeeze every drop of value out of their factories – from their automation systems and even their floor space. The IRB 1100 is designed to support both these imperatives and create opportunities to maximize the efficiency of every single centimeter of production space,” said Steven Wyatt, Head of Portfolio and Digital for ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation business. “This is ABB’s most compact and lightweight robot ever, and a great addition to our small parts assembly solutions portfolio.”
The IRB 1100 is also among the first of a new era of robots built around ABB’s new flexible design approach, which will help introduce a wider variety of robot sizes and variants that can be combined into tailored solutions. IRB 1100 will be certified for cleanroom applications in the future and is available in two variants – one with a 4kg payload with 475 mm reach, and one with a 4 kg payload and 580mm reach.
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a technology leader that is driving the digital transformation of industries. With a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB has four customer-focused, globally leading businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics & Discrete Automation, supported by the ABB Ability™ digital platform. ABB’s Power Grids business will be divested to Hitachi in 2020. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees. www.abb.com
ABB Robotics is a pioneer in industrial and collaborative robots and advanced digital services. As one of the world’s leading robotics suppliers, we are active in 53 countries and over 100 locations and have shipped over 400,000 robot solutions for a diverse range of industries and applications. We help our customers to improve flexibility, efficiency, safety and reliability, while moving towards the connected and collaborative factory of the future. www.abb.com/robotics
