Güdel launches the Base-RAP dress-out solution
Standard routing and protection solutions for cable management from TrackMotion cable carrier to robot base.
Cables for robot workcells are in constant motion and fail quickly if not properly managed which is why Güdel developed Base-RAP for TrackMotion© floor and overhead modules. If dress packs for robots are an afterthought, especially at the base of a robot, premature cable failure is virtually certain. Güdel’s Base-RAP (Routing and Protection) solution provides cable management and protection features to prevent cable problems between the energy chain of TrackMotion modules and the base of the robot.
“When considering a linear motion provider, it pays to investigate the level of support offered for cable management,” said Joe Campbell, Vice President, Sales and Marketing. “At Güdel we go the extra distance. Base-RAP is protection all the way from the cable carrier to termination points on the TrackMotion carriage and robot base.”
Key components of Base-RAP include protective cable conduit, brackets, and quick access mounting clips. Conduits are two piece split loom construction and available in several sizes to protect cables from tangling, flapping and interference with robot motion. All brackets are designed and configured to safeguard against stress and unnecessary motion, and appropriate bend radii are maintained to prevent premature cable failure. Quick access clips are designed for easy replacement of cables without special tools.
“Eighty-percent of the time, robot downtime is caused by cable failure,” said Campbell. “Base-RAP is the first standard dress-out solution to address cable management from the e-chain to the TrackMotion carriage and robot base.”
Integrators use their expertise to determine what cables and hoses are needed to fill cable carriers on TrackMotion modules. Now, with Base-RAP, integrators have the first standardized cable dress-out protection system explicitly for cable management around the robot base of linear motion devices.
