IMMI Safety Precautions

Description

This section contains safety precautions specific to installing the IMMI.

 

Unauthorized modification of the IMMI module can result in personnel injury or equipment damage.

  • Only qualified personnel must perform modifications.
  • Perform a new risk assessment before and after modification.

The absence of protection at the mold area to prevent access, or to detect presence in the mold area, can result in personnel injury or equipment damage.

  • Based on the risk assessment, safeguarding can be required for risks associated with the mold area and also with the application of the UR robot.

The Mould Area Free (MAF) signals are not intended for safeguarding.

  • Integrate the UR robot, IMMI and any safeguarding in accordance with manufacturers specifications and applicable standards.

  • Apply mold area safeguarding if there is a risk of operators reaching into the mold.

Failure to coordinate the movement between the robot arm and the IMM can result in personnel injury or equipment damage.

  • Read and understand the EUROMAP 67 recommendation.
  • Read and understand the IMMI module user guide.

  • Integrate the UR robot, IMMI and any safeguarding in accordance with manufacturers specifications and applicable standards.
 

Failure to connect the ground (GND) wire during installation can result in equipment damage.

  • Connect the ground cable to the control box before connecting the ribbon cable.

Disconnecting the ribbon cable when the control box is powered on can result in equipment damage.

  • Power off the control box before disconnecting the ribbon cable.
Emergency Stop

The robot and the IMM send Emergency Stop safety signals to each other through the IMMI. When a UR emergency stop is triggered, both the robot stops and the IMMI signals a stop to the IMM.

Ensure all Emergency Stops halt the entire application before operating the application.
Safeguard Stop

 

When the UR robot Safeguard Stop is triggered by the IMM, the robot stops.

Reaching into the IMM workspace can lead to serious personnel injury.

  • Integrate safeguarding to protect personnel without reliance on the non-safety signals of the IMMI.