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  • Product Alert: Control Box Updates - June 2019

Product Alert: Control Box Updates - June 2019

The purpose of this message is to provide advanced notification of an upcoming product update.

Last modified on Apr 07, 2025

Date:  June, 2019
To: All Universal Robots Users
Product(s) Affected:
  All Universal Robot Models (CB3 and e-Series)

 

Summary:

The purpose of this message is to provide advanced notification of an upcoming product update.  Universal Robots is introducing minor updates to the mechanical dimensions of the control box cabinet to create a common cabinet between the e-Series and CB3 generation of robots.  Updated technical files, including detailed reference drawings and new 3D models (.stp) files, are available on the support website under mechanical documentation.

 

Technical files:

CB-Series
e-Series

 

Overview:

  • CB3 and e-Series control boxes will use the same common control box metal cabinet
  • Only some mechanical dimensions of the cabinet have been updated, please refer to Table 1 for details.
  • The functional contents and performance of the control box (electrical systems, connectors, PCB, I/O, etc.) for each the respective generation of control box will be unchanged. 
  • The teach pendants for each generation are unchanged
  • All robot system product certifications are unchanged and applicable to the updated cabinet.
  • The dimensional updates for e-Series is minimal.  CB3 includes updates to the fan placement, new feet, cable port locations, and small changes to the expansion bay openings
  • It is recommended that all customer check and verify their existing and new integration space requirements to the updated reference drawings and 3D models


Effective Date:
   These updated control boxes will start shipping in late June 2019

 

Table 1: Detailed List of Common Control Box Updates

 

Serial Numbers Affected:

e-Series
The last serial numbers built with previous cabinet:
UR3e      20195300441
UR5e      20195501018
UR10e    20195000931

First serial numbers built new common cabinet:
UR3e      20195300442
UR5e      20195501019
UR10e    20195000932

 

CB-Series
The last serial numbers built with previous cabinet:
UR3      2019330944
UR5      2019351625
UR10    2019301731

First serial numbers built new common cabinet:
UR3      2019330945
UR5      2019351626
UR10    2019301732

 

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