What’s a Teach Pendant Repair Kit?

Ⅰ. When a Robot “Teach Pendant/Box” Needs Repair & what’s a Teach Pendant Repair kit ???

Introduction:  For an industrial Robot a Teach pendant act as Human-Machine interface (HMI) Device as well as for safe movement of the professionals operating around robots.

The Teach Pendants are very important for the different tasks assigned to a robot by repair & operating professionals. As a Teach Pendant show real-time information & is very safe device as it is has a built-in stop Red button.

As Teach Pendants are Hand held Gadgets so they are at a high risk of falling from the hands of professionals operating in harsh industrial surroundings as compared to Fixed Terminal interface.

No matter how much care we take Teach Pendants are at greater risk to any kind of exterior or interior damage anytime, anywhere & by anyone. So the most widely used Device used while operating a robot is a Teach pendant or Teach box.

So one can easily understand that a Teach pendant is subject to a lot of external damages i.e., a hit, dropped off the hands of the any professional operating it. Sometimes it gets damaged due to welding slag & Residue. Sometime the cables get cut or worn-out.

Sometime a Teach pendant need’s partial parts replacement and sometimes it needs full parts replacement or full refurbishment. So then we need a Teach pendent Repair kit. A Repair kit is not so easily available online through the internet after searching as robot manufacturers are on the increase day by day so are their models.

But one can get hold of a Repair kit online after searching internet. 

Ⅱ. Teach pendant repair kits for different brands

1. ABB Teach pendant Repair Kit.  

There are Different models of ABB Teach pendants for use with all different models of Dark Pink colored ABB robots. The mostly used three models of Teach pendants are as under: 

• ABB 3HAC023195-001 Teach Pendant
• ABB 3HAC028357-001 Teach Pendant
• ABB 3HAC12929-1 Teach Pendant

Incase a Teach Pendent gets Totally Damaged we need a New Repair Kit for replacing all parts in a Teach pendant. With a new repair kit we get all the new parts necessary for replacement of the old parts.

An ABB teach pendent new repair kit has roundabout 22 basic parts plus a 10, 15 or 30 meters new control cable with connector.

The different parts inside a new repair kit are a Joystick, Main board Bracket, Enable Switch, Emergency Stop Button, Main Board, Back cover, Touch Pens, Display Bracket, Case Gasket, Hand Strap, Touchpen Cover, Connector cover, Screws, USB (Universal Serial Bus interface) Port, USB cover, Front Case, Enable Switch Cover, Screen Gasket, PET Screen Protector, LCD Display, Touch Screen & Membrane Keypad.

The new repair kit comes typically with 1 year standard warranty.

The Teach pendant main body inside which all parts are fitted is made of High quality Copolymer Polypropylene which is highly resistant to high temperature, impact, hit, shock, Oil or any chemical substance.

As a teach pendant/box is designed for it’s need for periodic robot Testing, software programming, running, Step by Step movement observation while a PLC is a Standalone Hardware/Module for continuous operation & Control of an industrial robot via control cable/cables.

2. KUKA Teach pendant Repair Kit

KUKA Teach pendants are of two types. 1^st type is the Smartpad Teach Pendants & the 2^nd type is the Legacy Teach pendants.

The legacy teach pendants are the old model of teach pendants which are no longer manufactured by KUKA. While the Smartpad teach pendants are the modern type of teach pendants nowadays manufactured by KUKA.

Like the other Robot manufacturers KUKA has also upgraded its Smartpad Teach pendants with additional features.

What is included in a KUKA Smartpad Repair kit ???  

A KUKA Smartpad Repair Kit also comes with all the newest parts integrated into it. The total number of parts in the kit is roundabout 15 which are a Touch screen, a Touch pen, an LCD Display, PTOO Switch contact, a Membrane keypad, a 6D Mouse, Disconnecting Button, a Switch for mode selection, an Emergency stop button, an Emergency stop contact, an Delicate Hand strap, Protective cover, Back cover, Front case/casing & a Standard Control cable with connector.

All the KUKA industrial robots are Dark Pink colored. So the newest KUKA Smartpad is for the intelligent control of almost all models of KUKA industrial robots. It has all the controls & functions needed for running any KUKA industrial robot.  

The KUKA Smartpad HMI i.e., Human-Machine interface function can be done with a finger touch or stylus.

The repair kit has a one year standard parts warranty. As every electro-mechanical device gets wear & tear with time & usage so new repair kits are the best solution to transform a damaged/old Teach pendant into a new one because purchasing branded teach pendent is very costly so a new repair kit is very cost effective.        

3. Yaskawa Motoman Teach pendant Repair Kit:  

Yaskawa Motoman Teach pendants/Box are basically of two types. 1^st Type is the Standard Pendant & the 2^nd Type is the Smart Pendant. The 1^st type of Yaskawa Motoman is the Standard pendant which has a Dynamic Display screen for viewing different graphics on it as it has a user-friendly display for program functions, programming instructions & full menu options.      

When a Yaskawa Teach pendant gets partially or totally damaged then either we have to get a new branded Yaskawa teach pendant which is very expensive to purchase or we have to get a New Teach pendant repair kit which is very low in cost thus saving money.

A Yaskawa Teach pendent Repair kit has roundabout 28 parts. It has a standard size connecting cable with each new connector on both sides, Emergency stop red button, Enabling controller switch, a start button, mode button, hold button, USB cover, keyboard, screws, enabling device cover, Hand Strap, Back cover, Emergency Stop button label, key buttons, screen gasket, Silicone gasket, Case accessories, Hanger, Front case, Part no. YKS-B, Part no. 712-E, Part no. YKS-702E, Part no. 705-E, New LCD Display, New Touch Screen, Part no. YKS-701E, Part no. YKS-700E & Part no. 500E.

Many companies manufacture Different Teach pendants Repair kits which can be easily purchased online. All New kits have a standard 1 year warranty.

A new Teach pendant provides fast Robot programming. It has a simple interface for easy interaction of the Professionals & Technical personals with any Yaskawa Motoman robots.

The Yaskawa Motoman industrial Robots come mainly in Dark Blue color & some has White Color.             

4. FANUC Teach pendant Repair Kit

A FANUC robot color is Yellow but some are Green Colored. FANUC Teach pendants are of 3 types. The first type is the FANUC Legacy Teach pendant which is the oldest model. The FANUC i-pendant is most latest model till now.

In case of any Drop/hit/Damage to FANUC i-pendant either you have to purchase a used/New or we have to purchase FUNAC i-pendant Repair Kit which has all the parts available with it.

A FANUC i-pendant Repair Kit has roundabout 25 parts in it. Standard length Connecting & Control cable with connector, Anti-Collision Particle, Hand Strap, SLE2 keypad, PNE1 keypad, MHE1 keypad, GNE2 keypad, GLS1 keypad, AWE1 keypad, AWE2 keypad, Main board, Key board, SWE2 keypad, SWE3 Keypad, MHE2 keypad, Switch parts, Emergency-Stop Red button, Screws, Back cover, Mode select switch, Emergency-Stop red button label, LCD Touch Display, LED function label, Front Cover & i-pendant Protection Panel.

The FANUC Repair kit has a user friendly after it is properly installed/fitted & has a built-in internet web browser when needed, It has a multiple programming interface with integrated diagnostics and help. It has a fly-out menus function with different windows display having vivid colors.

In short, if we are in need of a new FANUC i-pendant for our robot, the first priority is to have a company-branded i-pendant. However, if the i-pendant is not easily available with the original manufacturer or is costly, and even a used i-pendant is also expensive or not available online, then purchasing an online i-pendant repair kit is an easy option. So, there is a slight difference between a company-branded i-pendant and an i-pendant repaired with an i-pendant repair kit.

If you are in need of the right Teach Pendant Repair Kit for your needs, you can easily purchase it on our website, visit our online store today and experience the professionalism, reliability and efficiency of inRobots.