Industrial robots most often fail due to overlooked issues like cable fatigue, improper programming, and environmental factors—not the catastrophic component failures most teams expect.
Repetitive Motion: Constant twisting and bending wears out cables and hoses.
Overheating: Poor ventilation or clogged filters in the controller cabinet cause thermal shutdowns.
Programming Errors: Incorrect payload data, singularity points, or joint over-speed conditions stress the robot's mechanics.
Environmental Factors: Dust, weld slag, or moisture ingress damages seals and electrical components.
Most maintenance teams focus on reactive repairs, replacing a component after a failure without investigating the underlying cause. This leads to a cycle of repeat failures, unnecessary downtime, and inflated maintenance budgets.
If robot failures continue after addressing basic maintenance, it's time for an expert review. Persistent issues often point to problems with the initial application design, system integration, or program structure that require specialized robotics expertise.
Our factory-certified robotics team, serving Florida, Alabama, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, can perform a comprehensive assessment of your robotic application to identify the root cause of failures. As an authorized distributor for FANUC, Mecademic, and Universal Robots, and we have the expertise to solve your toughest robotics challenges.
- Nate