Analyze The Performance Advantages Of Carbon Fiber Manipulators

With the continuous improvement of modern automation, the application of robots has become more and more extensive. In the machinery industry, there are examples of processes and types of work such as casting, forging, welding, riveting, stamping, heat treatment, cnc machining, assembly, inspection, spraying, and electroplating.

It is also used in other industries, such as light industry, construction industry, defense industry, plastics industry, etc.The robotic arm is a highly nonlinear, multiple-input multiple-output, and strong-coupling complex system, which has been widely used in industrial assembly and other fields because of its unique operational flexibility.

At present, more and more manipulators are made of carbon fiber composite materials. In this article, let’s take a look at the advantages of carbon fiber manipulators.   In terms of specific gravity, the weight of the robotic arm will affect its own movement speed and power consumption energy, and it also needs to have good controllability. The density of aluminum is 2.7g/cm3, the density of steel is 7.85g/cm3, and the carbon fiber is only 1.7g/cm3, which makes the robot arm more convenient and easy to control during operation.In the machinery industry, the advantages of using robots can be summarized as follows:

Can improve the automation of the entire production process

The use of manipulators helps to realize the automation of material transmission, workpiece loading and unloading, processing tool replacement, and equipment parts assembly, thereby improving labor productivity and reducing production costs.

Improve the working environment and avoid safety hazards

In situations of high temperature, high pressure, low temperature, low pressure, dust, noise, odor, radioactive substances or other toxic pollution, and in narrow operating space, it is dangerous or impossible to directly take the workpiece by hand. The application of manipulators can partially or completely replace people to complete the work safely and effectively.

Reduce manpower and facilitate efficient production

Human hands are replaced by manipulators for operations, which directly reduces manpower. At the same time, because manipulators can work continuously, this is a manifestation of the manpower reduction of manipulators. Therefore, in automated CNC machine tools and comprehensive processing automatic production lines, robots are almost always used to reduce manpower and the accuracy of production control, and facilitate efficient production.

The application of manipulators in the machinery industry and the entire industrial industry is becoming more and more widespread, and its importance is also getting better and better.

In terms of strength, in addition to its own weight, the robot arm also needs to bear the weight of the work, which requires that the robot arm cannot have cracks and strains when receiving the load. Although carbon fiber composite material is a kind of fiber material, its mechanical properties are very outstanding. The tensile strength of commonly used T300 carbon fiber can reach more than 3000MPa, and the comprehensive index of specific strength and specific modulus is the highest among existing structural materials, and the higher the The grade of carbon fiber performance is more significant.  

The working environment of some robotic arms is relatively harsh. Carbon fiber is a non-metallic material with low electrochemical activity. It has excellent corrosion resistance and anti-aging properties. It can adapt to a variety of complex working environments and prolong its service life. The carbon fiber composite material has a small thermal expansion coefficient, which basically does not change with the working temperature, ensuring the operation accuracy of the robotic arm.  

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What Is Carbon Fiber?Carbon fiber is made of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) (or pitch, viscose) and other organic fibers by carbonization (removal of most elements except carbon) by pyrolysis method under inert gas at high temperature above 1,000 °C. Inorganic polymer fibers with a carbon content of more than 90%.