KR FORTEC

Overview

The KR FORTEC is an all-rounder heavy-duty industrial robot family designed for handling applications in the heavy payload range up to 500 kg and described as energy-efficient and dynamic with low maintenance requirements. The family includes multiple 6-axis variants with total loads from 240 kg up to 500 kg and maximum reaches from 2800 mm to 3750 mm. Standard technical attributes across variants include mounting positions: Floor, protection class: IP 65 and IP 67, controller: KR C5, and an operating temperature range of 0 to 55 degrees Celsius. The robot features a waterproof and dustproof wrist as standard and a hollow shaft for installation-friendly cable routing and integration of customer-specific energy supply systems. The product is offered in modular designs that share spare parts with KR QUANTEC and KR FORTEC ultra, and variants include a foundry version and high-inertia versions; reach can be extended modularly using the KL 4000 linear unit from 1.5 m to 30 m or a shared KL 5000 linear unit for KR FORTEC and KR FORTEC Ultra. Minimal maintenance attributes noted include no TÜV inspection requirement of the counterbalancing system, optimized accessibility for maintenance, low energy consumption, high MTBF, and proven service concepts known from the KR QUANTEC and KR FORTEC ultra. The KR FORTEC is described as predestined for use in the automotive industry and the general industry sector and is presented as a solution to standardize production processes through automated handling. Explicitly supported application types listed are mechanical machining & polishing, handling, assembly, cutting/separation, applying/painting/glueing, palletizing/packaging, laser welding & -cutting, spot welding, and measuring/inspection. A foundry variant is provided for heavy-duty tasks in harsh environments, and the KL 4000 linear unit is available when the robot needs to work within a larger radius by extending the working range modularly from 1.5 m to 30 m.