AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Dassault Systèmes, a world leader
in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that its DELMIA UltraPaint robotic solution has been
selected for use at Aerobotix, Inc., in Huntsville, AL. Aerobotix, a
robotic coating system integrator, will be using the solution to
perform robotic paint path programming for a U.S. Army Humvee (HMMWV
for High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle) depot level
maintenance operation.
“Ours is a complex application
that requires the development of numerous paint paths for the robotic
coating system in order to apply primers and topcoats in both
single-color and camouflage paint configurations,” says
Daniel Sample, Aerobotix Robotics Engineer.
“After analyzing various options, we determined the DELMIA UltraPaint
software was the best solution to help us improve manufacturing
quality, accuracy, and profitability.”
DELMIA UltraPaint is a physics-based, scalable robotic
simulation solution for modeling and off-line programming of complex,
multi-device robotic paint cells that comes with a complete set of
painting simulation tools. Spray gun and paint attributes can be
entered into the painting device and the results can be graphically
displayed in multiple colors illustrating relative film thickness; or
exact thickness can be obtained through the uses of a built-in film
build gage. Complex paint booths can be constructed, and multiple
robot moving line applications can be simulated.
Additionally, the Realistic Robotic Simulation™ (RRS) feature allows
the UltraPaint software to interface with a robot manufacturer’s
proprietary motion planning software (called a RCS module) to provide
greater accuracy in the trajectory motion and cycle time prediction.
In this application, 3D models of multiple HMMWV variants were created
and imported into the robotic workcell developed in UltraPaint. Each
paint path program was created and simulated in the cell after
considering the robots’ reachability and clearances. With the
simulation capability, programs could be sequenced to avoid workspace
conflicts and optimized to gain efficiencies. Overall, DELMIA
UltraPaint is helping Aerobotix reduce lead engineering time and
improve plant floor productivity.
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