ABB Robotics is expanding its modular large robot portfolio. The three new robot models together with recently launched models, offer a combined total of 46 different variants capable of handling payloads between 70kg-620kg.

ABB’s new IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 robots offer 16 new variants and are ideally suited to support applications across various industries. They are designed to handle various applications for electric vehicles (EV), hybrid, and traditional car production – spanning from press automation, body-in-white, EV battery construction, and final assembly.

The robots can handle high payload assembly, such as giga casting, high speed press tending and palletizing, as well as high accuracy contact applications, such as machining and friction stir welding.

They feature motion control with path accuracy down to 0.6mm, even with multiple robots running at high speeds of up to 1600mm/s and moving payloads of up to 620kg. Cycle times is reduced by up to 25%.

The IRB 7710 with the latest OmniCore controller, will boost the automotive production output of robotic press lines from 12 to 15 strokes per minute to produce 900 parts per hour. In the construction sector, the new robots will support the growth in modular construction, capable of constructing steel building frames and surface finishing, with improvements in speed and quality.

The IRB 7710’s energy efficient design in combination with OmniCore’s re-generation technology achieves up to a 30% energy reduction.