8468 SmartShift HD63 Automatic Quick Changer Robot Side

Electric Tool Change

When running an electric tool change sequence, it is important to remember switching on and off the electric flow.

Example: Robot + Smartshift Tool Change + electric tool.

When running this operation there will be a constant power flow from the robot to the electric tool. Smartshift electric tools are a pure pass-through unit and does not regulate the power flow when using the Tool Change system. This way you need to create an On/Off move when picking up or delivering the electric tool in the Tool Pocket (TP). Not creating this command on the robot may damage the Robot or electric tool due to short-circuit damage. Being a mechanical system with only pure pass-through function, Smartshift is not eligible for any damage to the use of external units.

When pick up of tool, turn off power supply to tool. Once tool is picked up, turn power supply on again. The same is done on delivery in the opposite direction.

Tool Change Setup

Setting up a pickup and drop of the Tool Side (TS) in to and out of the Tool Pocket (TP) is a simple operation done in minutes. By following the 3-step procedure, the setup will be secure and running correct. Key words are: Horizontally leveled Robot Side (RS), and Vertically angled Robot Side (RS). If the Robot Side (RS) is tilted at an angle, pick up will not be smooth and the Robot can possibly push the Tool Holder out of the Tool Pocket (TP) under pick up move. For accurate return, Smartshift suggests to first run, and log pick up direction, them copy the same way points for return and delivery.

POS. 1: Place Robot with Smartshift Robot Side (RS) above the backend of the Tool Pocket (TP).
POS. 2: Lower the Robot with Smartshift Robot Side (RS) down to the Tool Pocket, making sure the bottom end of the Robot Side (RS) is placed 3mm +/- 1mm from the cover plate of the Tool Pocket (TP). C= 3mm. Or simply use the installation tool available for this operation to ensure correct set-up.
POS. 3: Run the Robot with the Smartshift Robot Side (RS) horizontally and aligned straight forward through the Tool Side (TS) that is placed in the Tool Pocket (TP) out in front of the Tool Pocket (TP).

When moving from POS. 2, to POS. 3, be sure to align the Robot path both Horizontally and directly out of the Tool Pocket (TP) Vertically aligned. Do not add another way point between POS.2 and POS.3. Smartshift Tool Change system is a mechanical system that is spring feathered tightened in the Tool Pocket (TP). To make an accurate pick up you need a one movement path going over and out of the Tool Pocket (TP). By using a one movement path between POS.2 and POS.3, the Tool Pocket (TP) (set at 5.0 Kg payload) have solved accurate pick up down to 3.0 Kg payload Robots.

When setting up the Tool Change system the allowable misalignment between the Tool Pocket (TP), and the Robot Side (RS) / Tool Side (TS) is no more than 5 degrees.

And the distance misalignment can be no more then +/- 2mm in both directions.