7kg Payload IP67 Sealed 886mm Reach Collaborative Robot Arm for PCB Test Loading

7kg Payload IP67 Sealed 886mm Reach Collaborative Robot Arm for PCB Test Loading

The AUBO iS7 is the pcb test loading configuration of the iS standard series: a 7kg payload 886mm reach collaborative robot arm with 0.02mm repeat positioning accuracy. What separates this build from a general-purpose unit is IP67 sealed joints that tolerate flux mist, dust and ESD-safe cleaning around a test line. The body is sealed to IP67, runs on the AUBO-CB-iS controller with a 1kg teach pendant, and is assembled from six standardised joint modules, so a 7kg payload collaborative robot arm can be maintained with one spare parts list across every cell on your floor.

Technical Specifications

Why This Build Suits the Job

• 7kg payload at 886mm reach: IP67 sealed joints that tolerate flux mist, dust and ESD-safe cleaning around a test line, which is the number that decides whether the cell needs a second unit.
• IP67 sealed body: dust, splash and process mist stay outside the joint modules; no upgrade needed for this application.
• Stable under load: the balanced structure and updated control loop limit vibration at 3.6m/s tool speed, so accuracy holds through a full shift rather than the first hour.
• Six standard joint modules: a joint replacement on this collaborative robot arm is one part number and a short stop, not a rebuild of the whole arm.
• Open fieldbus and SDK: Modbus-RTU/TCP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP plus ROS and ROS2 let your engineers join the 7kg payload collaborative robot arm to an existing PLC, vision system or MES.
• Any-angle mounting: floor, wall or inverted installation with a 170mm base keeps the layout flexible when floor space is already taken.

Typical Application Fields

• PCB load and unload on ICT and FCT fixtures
• Depanel and router tending with vacuum tooling
• Screw fastening and shield fitting on tested boards
• Burn-in rack and aging oven loading
• Vision inspection and labelling stations
• Tray and tube transfer between test and packing
• Industries: 3C electronics, home appliances, auto parts, hardware, food and daily chemical, warehousing and logistics

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Why this configuration for pcb test loading?

Test cells run 24 hours and boards are fragile. The 7kg payload carries a vacuum or gripper tool plus a loaded panel, and the 886mm radius spans a test fixture and an outfeed tray without a second unit.

Q2: How is accuracy held over a full shift?

Repeat positioning accuracy is 0.02mm at the tool flange under rated payload, and each 7kg payload collaborative robot arm ships with a calibration report from the factory test. Accuracy is only useful if it survives production, so the structure, the control loop and the sealed joints are tuned together to hold that figure at 3.6m/s tool speed rather than on a lab bench, which is the difference between a demo and a production-ready collaborative robot arm.

Q3: What environment can the iS7 work in?

The arm body is rated IP67 (no upgrade needed), the controller IP43 and the pendant IP54. That covers workshop dust, light splash and process mist outside a direct spray zone. The joints are sealed modules with no exposed belts and no grease channel to re-pack, which is what keeps this collaborative robot arm in service on lines where conventional arms need monthly attention, and that record is why buyers shortlist this collaborative robot arm for wet and dusty cells.

Q4: How do we integrate the arm with our line controls?

The controller runs on 115/230VAC, links to the arm over a 5m cable (8m maximum) and speaks Modbus-RTU/TCP, PROFINET and EtherNet/IP. Programming is open, with C, C++, C#, Lua, Python, JavaScript, Java, ROS and ROS2 on Windows and Linux, or point recording on the 1kg pendant. First installation and program validation for one cell typically takes 2-3 days with our support.

Q5: What documentation and programs ship with the unit?

One arm body, one AUBO-CB-iS controller, one AUBO-TP-iS pendant with a 4m cable, the arm cable set, the user manual, interface documentation, a wiring diagram and a calibration report. For this application we also provide test-cell example programs, ESD tooling notes and I/O mapping sheets, so your team can validate the cycle before the 7kg payload collaborative robot arm is installed.

Supply and Support

Arms are assembled at the AUBO manufacturing bases in Changzhou and Zibo and function tested before packing, then shipped in an export plywood case with shock-absorbing foam; arm body, controller, pendant and cables travel in separate compartments. Standard delivery is 15-25 working days after deposit, and because every iS model shares the same controller and joint modules, a second collaborative robot arm cell can be rolled out with the same spare parts list and the same programs, so a second collaborative robot arm cell starts from a known baseline instead of a fresh integration project.