Our Technology
The difference between us and 'the others'
The heart of the RoboFab system is our 2.4m reach ABB robotic arm capable of accurately cutting and marking all steel profiles and plate. RoboFab designed and built this cutting edge peice of equipement. Our inhouse engineers and software designers provide a level of expertise in the use of our equipment, that no other fabrication shop can match.
Our unique advantage in robotic design allows our team of experts to quickly update and introduce new capabilities to best suit our customers and projects needs.
The Robofab system is driven entirely off CAD files, which means no costly robot programming, and extremely fast turn-around.
To feed the robot we have developed a material conveyance feature which allows stock lengths to be stored, called up and processed when required based on the nesting sequence. Due to our technology, changing from cutting a beam to a pipe can be achieved in seconds not minutes.
Our fully integrated system will automatically adjust to suit all structural steel sizes, ensuring the cutting torch is maintained at the optimal distance away from the work piece maintaining the weld ready cut quality. The Robofab system utilises quality components such as an Absolute Accuracy ABB robotics arm, Hypertherm High Definition HPR260XD plasma to achieve the highest quality and accurate cuts.
Process Specifications
Material Types
Mild Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium
Profiles
UB, UC, EA, UA, PFC, RHS, SHS, CHS, Pipe, Flat bar, Rod
Maximum Profile Size
1250mm wide & 700mm high in any shape configuration, including WB 1200 x 392, DN 700 Sch 40 pipe.
Also profile cutting of up to 6 x 2.4m plate
Maximum Cut Thickness
32mm copes and holes. 50mm edge starts possible
Maximum Length
24 meters in current configuration. Can be extended if required
Cut Angles
Beveled cuts +/- 45 degrees, even on T, K or Y joints
Hole Cutting Minimum Diameter
8mm hole diameter or material thickness, whichever is greater
Hole Tolerance
+/- 0.5mm. All holes performed with taper compensation
Working Tolerances
Cuts and marks +/- 0.5mm
Bevel cuts +/- 1 degree from specified angle
Marking
Part numbers, connection numbers, hole and center lines, heat numbers, job numbers. These can all be etched onto the workpiece as required
Profile Videos
- UB610*125
- DN400 Pipe Sch 40
- PFC150x75
- SHS200
- UC200