这是全球创造更多环保制造工厂的新方法：再制造机器人。这种做法是由制造商ABB所制定的，使现有的机器人用户能够以吸引人的购回服务出售非活动或遗留机器人，而不是在工厂的角落中扰乱它们或离开它们。
在过去的25年中，公司的再制造机器人团队已经翻新并升级了成千上万的机器人，以给他们第二个生命。以及以前拥有的机器人，控制器和机械手等外围设备在ABB的全球再制造和研讨会维修中心之一翻新到类似的新条件。
Before being labelled as a certified remanufactured robot, every second-hand unit undergoes rigorous checks, including a detailed inspection and a minimum 16-hour functioning test. Each remanufactured robot comes with a two-year warranty and buyers of refurbished equipment enjoy the same level of support from local service teams, including installation and training, as they would with the purchase of a new robot.
“我们使用原始ABB设计计划，规格和尺寸数据完全再制造了我们的机器人。这保证了机器人提供了与新ABB机器人相同的质量，性能，耐用性和安全性，“ABB全球再制造和研讨会维修中心Jan Borsky表示。“我们拥有全球预先拥有和翻新的机器人的最大存货之一，拥有400个各种类型的机器人，待售，目前对第二个生命机器人的需求如此之高，我们有多个机器人离开我们俄斯特拉夫（捷克共和国）设施每一工作日。“
再制造机器人也可以升级到最新的控制器，该控制器解锁了ABB能力连接服务等新功能或最新版本的RobotStudio，模拟和离线编程软件。升级还可以解锁协作机器人的潜力，具有保护软件，提供业务，有机会使机器人能够在不需要广泛的守护者的情况下与运营商一起工作，这有助于降低安装的成本和整个足迹，理想的位置空间处于溢价。
“Customers … updating their robots with the latest technologies has helped boost flexibility and productivity, and by extending the lifetime of their robots, has helped maximize their return on investment,” said Borsky. “We’ve also helped existing robot customers who wanted to add additional robots to their existing production line but found that the specific model they needed had been discontinued. We sourced and installed a remanufactured model, so the business could continue to benefit from long-term efficiencies in maintenance, spare parts and staff training.”
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www.abb.com/robotics.
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