ABB robot at MIT adds capability

The six axis industrial IRB 140 robot and the latest ‘Robot Studio’ software were supplied to MIT’s centre for Mechatronics in East Tamaki, for training automation engineers and Bachelor of Engineering Technology students in a training room (in simulation mode) and in the workshop.

MIT’s Mechatronics Centre manager Garry Robinson says the addition of the ABB robot will mean the Centre can provide a comprehensive range of the latest industrial robots to provide excellent hands-on training in their principles, applications and programming:

“Our automation engineering graduates often become employees of companies using this type of robot and it is extremely pleasing to be able to educate them using the same equipment and software that they will use at work. We have always taken pride in our ability to produce graduates who are as ready as possible to take up a useful role in industry. We are very pleased with our connection with ABB and most appreciative of their support”. Photo caption: The ABB robot flanked by Garry Robinson (left) and MIT technologist engineer Roger van Ryn

The robot is suitable for a wide variety of industrial applications. These include product handling and assembly, welding, packaging, palletising and many more tasks specific to a variety of production manufacturing processes.

Graeme Paulin, ABB’s Sales Engineer for Robotics, says the supplied technology makes it straightforward for the students to achieve very complex moves and precise positioning without in-depth programming knowledge:

“We are very pleased to have supplied MIT with our ABB technology, and look forward to supporting them in the future”.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people.