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Motoman is the right automation choice for all of your painting needs.

Motoman is a world-leader in robotic painting products, technology, customer satisfaction and robot sales. Motoman’s Advanced Systems Group (ASG) brings significant experience and understanding to your painting and coating application projects. Motoman PX-series “Expert Paint” robots are designed to optimize performance in General Industrial, Tier 1, and Automotive applications. They can be used for primer, base coat, finish coat, clear coat and spray dispensing, using water-based, solvent, powder, glaze, and glue/adhesive materials. In addition, they can efficiently coat intricate parts with recesses, curved surfaces, and picture frame-like shapes. Using a complex spray path, the robot can spray different areas of the part to various film thicknesses without runs or sags. Flexible, high-performance Motoman PX and EPX-series robots improve productivity, reduce waste, enhance quality and lower operating cost.

Coating application
* Recent customer run-off for painting system for heavy truck components at Motoman

Motoman Key Features for Paint:

Painting Products

Eight PX and EPX-series robot models are available with reaches ranging from 798-2,900 mm (31.4 – 114.2”), making them ideal for painting a wide variety of products, from small parts to large car bodies and machines.

 

PX800 PX1450 PX2050 EPX2050 PX2750 PX2850 EPX2800R EPX2900

 

Payload (kg) 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Reach (mm) 798 1,457 2,035 2,035 2,729 2,829 2,829 2,900
Repeatability (mm) ±0.03 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5 ±0.5
Wrist Type Standard Lemma 3-roll Lemma 3-roll Hollow Lemma Hollow 3-roll Hollow Hollow

 

                              

Work Envelope Model Applications for Motoman Paint Robots
Large EPX2900
  • Automotive body
  • Automotive bumpers/ fascia
EPX2800R, PX2850
  • Automotive/ truck wheels
  • Bumper/ fascia
  • Aerospace
  • Transformers / electrical enclosures
  • Cabinets
Mid-Size EPX2050, PX2850
  • Large equipment
  • Steel fabrications
  • Automotive / truck chassis
  • Construction / farm equipment
PX1450
  • Automotive/ truck components
  • Industrial components
  • Valves / pumps
  • Plastic parts
Small PX800
  • Cell phones
  • Headlights
  • Small parts

 

Wrist Types

Motoman offers a variety of fully integrated spray gun options for these different wrist types, including air spray, electrostatic and bell applications. As an option, Motoman offers a built-in (external axis) servo motor that can be used to drive gear pumps which are used for closed-loop fluid control.

Type Three-roll Lemma Hollow
 
Robot Models PX1450, EPX2050, PX2850 PX1450, EPX2050, PX2750 PX2850, EPX2900, EPX2050, EPX2800R
Description Suitable for painting car and insides of box-shaped objects. Suitable for painting horizontal and vertical planes at high speeds. Includes a large opening through the robot base, arm, and wrist for hoses, cables and direct connection of various spray application devices to the robot wrist. Interference between the hoses and parts/fixtures is avoided, ensuring optimum cycle time and robot reach/access.

All of the Motoman PX-series robots feature a Factory Mutual (FM) Class 1, Division 1 explosion-proof rating. Painting devices such as Color Change Valves (up to 24 colors), Flushable Gear Pump, and solenoid valves can be mounted on the upper arm of the larger, floor-mounted painting robots.

XRC 2001-FM Controller

MotoSim EG

MotoSim EG (Motoman Simulation System with Enhanced Graphics) is Motoman’s comprehensive PC-based robotic system simulation package that allows users to optimize robot placement, minimize fixturing errors and reduce robot installation time.

Paint Robots are the Right Automation Choice!

Part shape Part variety Cycle time Capital and
operating costs
Paint savings Technical expertise
Robots handle complex part shapes with recesses, curved surfaces, etc. Robots handle a range of dissimilar parts at high production rate Painting speed is critical factor not necessarily robot speed

Robot can use a complex spray path, spraying different areas of the part to build film thickness without runs or sags
Total cost includes robot plus cost of integration into paint system

Documentation, training, tool holders, interface electronics, and technical support
Repeatability of automated spraying saves paint material cost

(Less maintenance, cleanup, lower filter/water wash chemicals, VOCs

(Estimated 25 to 30% paint savings for automated system vs. human)
Robots require attention to cleanliness and preventive maintenance, as well as well trained, and technically knowledgeable staff in addition to paint expertise

Capabilities/Services

Motoman is available to consult with paint and coating personnel to achieve your paint project needs and objectives.  We will recommend the optimum Motoman series robot for your application solution.