Aspects of application of industrial robots in metallurgical processes

Industrial robots are increasingly widely used in industrial metallurgical processes, their main aim being greater effectiveness of the process and higher precision of the tasks performed. The characteristic feature of numerous metallurgical processes, however, is the occurrence of strong electromagnetic fields. This paper presents the assessment of the accuracy of operation of an industrial robot in electromagnetic environment. The research encompassed the measurements of temperature of selected robot components and also the measurements of accuracy of the tasks performed. Additionally, some numerical simulations were carried out for determining the Joule losses produced in particular elements of the robot. The object of the research was an induction heater working with the industrial frequency. The numerical computations were performed by the code Flux 3D.