User Manual
R12 Tool Changer instructions page 4 ST robotics
Using the tool changer manually
To use the tool changer automatically you ideally need to have used the robot with a fixed end effector and
learned how to program positions and projects.
Therefore it is best to fit a tool onto the robot manually and proceed from there.
To do this refer to diagram 4:
Diagram 4
Go to the safe position
READY for a 5-axis R12 or READY2 for a 6-axis R12.
The robot will end up at a position with the hand over the tool stand, pointing down.
Diagram 4 shows a 6-axis robot in READY2 position.
Find the hard stop which is a small pillar that can move against a stop. Rotate the changer by hand clockwise
in the direction of the arrow as far as it will go, with the pillar against the stop.
It should now be possible to offer up a tool with its adaptor.
Push the two parts together and rotate the robot-side back the other way, locking the tool.