Compact control unit
Save space and energy during laser welding
Blackbird Robotersysteme, expert in system solutions for remote laser welding, is expanding its portfolio with a compact scanner controller.
With the ScannerControlBox (SCB), the tried-and-tested ScanControlUnit (SCU-3) has a confident little sister. Both control solutions allow the simple integration of a welding system into automated production systems and robot cells. The new SCB requires significantly less space and can be installed in no time at all.
Remote laser welding is increasingly developing into a particularly attractive joining process for different materials - even beyond the automotive industry. In all applications, however, users are faced with the challenge of integrating the laser scanners as smoothly as possible into existing or planned production systems. The dimensions play a similarly important role as the existing interfaces and available fieldbus systems.
Blackbird developed the SCB and tested its use in several pilot projects in order to offer customers a smaller solution suitable for industrial use. The feedback from users was consistently positive. At 37 kg, the new control solution is comparatively light and can be conveniently mounted on the wall, saving valuable space. Thanks to the interfaces accessible from below, installation is virtually plug & play. The control unit can be connected and put into operation without any further pre-settings or driver installations.
The range of functions of the new control unit has been reduced to suit specific applications and is ideal for welding applications in the electromobility environment and for on-the-fly operation, for example. Thanks to the performance-oriented selection of components, energy consumption has also been reduced to a minimum. The powerful processor guarantees efficient data processing and program editing. Where space is limited, the SCB can therefore also be used as an alternative to its 'big sister', the SCU-3.
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