3.2.2 Maintenance schedule
Scheduled and non-predictable maintenance
The robot must be maintained regularly to ensure proper function. The maintenance
activities and intervals are specified in the table below.
Non-predictable situations also give rise to inspections of the robot. Any damages
must be attended to immediately!
Life of each component
The inspection intervals do not specify the life of each component. Values for these
are specified in the section Expected component life on page 103
Activities and intervals, standard equipment
The table below specifies the required maintenance activities and intervals:
Reference
Every 40,000 hours
i
Every 20,000 hours
i
Every 12,000 hours
i
Every 36 months
Every 12 months
Regularly
Maintenance activities
Cleaning activities
Cleaning the IRB 8700 on
page 180
xCleaning the robot
Inspection activities
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
1 gearbox on page 104
xInspecting the oil level in axis-1 gearbox
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
2 and 3 gearboxes on page 107
xInspecting the oil level in axis-2 gearbox
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
2 and 3 gearboxes on page 107
xInspecting the oil level in axis-3 gearbox
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
4 primary gearbox on page 110
xInspecting the oil level in axis-4 primary gear-
box
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
4 secondary gearbox on
page 113
xInspecting the oil level in axis-4 Secondary
gearbox
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
5 gearbox on page 115
xInspecting the oil level in axis-5 gearbox
Inspecting the oil level in axis-
6 gearbox on page 118
xInspecting the oil level in axis-6 gearbox
xInspecting the transparent plugs
Inspecting the balancing
devices on page 123
xInspecting the balancing device
Inspecting the cable harness
on page 126
x
ii
Inspecting the robot harness
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Product manual - IRB 8700 101
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3 Maintenance
3.2.2 Maintenance schedule