Offline programming

How it is used

Shortened to OLP. Integrators use it to check reach, cycle time and collisions before the cell is built, and to prepare new programs without stopping production. Points usually need touching up on site, because the model never matches reality exactly.

Example sentences

1. We did the whole welding program with offline programming, then touched up a few points on site.

2. Offline programming showed that the robot would hit the column in the planned layout.

Common collocations

• offline programming software
• robot simulation
• touch up points
• OLP
• cell layout

Related terms

• teachIn robotics, to move the robot to a position and save that position in the program, so the robot can return to it automatically later.
• accuracyHow close a robot gets to a commanded position that was not taught on the robot, for example a point calculated from a CAD model. Also called absolute accuracy.
• cycle timeThe time a machine, robot or station needs to complete one full cycle of its task, for example from picking one part to being ready to pick the next.
• commissioningThe stage of a project when a new machine or system is installed, tested, adjusted and started up until it works as specified and can be handed over to production.
• reachThe maximum distance a robot arm can extend from the center of its base, usually given in millimeters to the wrist. It sets how large an area the robot can work in.

More terms: Robot Programming

• teach pendant
• jog
• home position
• waypoint
• linear move
• pick and place
• speed override
• ROS