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1 Introduction

1.1 Product overview

General

SmarTac™ is a tactile sensor used to find the location of inconsistent weld joints

and offset the programmed points in a weld program.

Main component

The main component is an electronic sensor board, which detects contact with the

part feature to be located. The SmarTac™ board is supplied as an add-on unit and

installed in the robot cabinet.

RAPID system module

A RAPID system module, SmarTac.sys, provided by ABB supports powerful

programming tools explained in User's guide on page 33.

Searching with SmarTac

SmarTac searching can be added to programs while programming a part, or it can

be added to a pre-existing weld routine.

Application manual - SmarTac 11

3HAC024845-001 Revision: A

1 Introduction

1.1 Product overview

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ABB SmarTac Specifications

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