Backup System

East & West Robotics uses a unique Back Up system to ensure “Fail Safe” operations of all its systems as a standard feature and represented as follows:

1)       Robotically Controlled Auto substitution of failed parts or assemblies.

2)       All motor systems with dual physical drives, each capable to handling the task by itself.

3)       All mechanical drives in dual format, each capable to handling the task by itself.

4)       All replaceable parts in multiple quantities installed within the system for quick and immediate replacement, making the need for a spare part inventory, redundant.

As it can be seen from the above, all active replaceable parts and assemblies are fitted with the exact duplicate both linked to the operated member in tandem.  In the event of failure of any part or subassembly, the Control Center automatically shuts down the defective part and activates its duplicate partner and issues a warning report to the maintenance personnel of the failure, which can be attended to at the convenience of the maintenance personnel.  These features are available for motors, speed controllers, limit switches, contactors, relays and cables.

In most of the critical areas which can cause free operation of the RobotPark, even the mechanical assemblies have duplicate partners. These too are designed to take the entire load of the respective operation singly in case of a failure.

 5)      Power Supply. All industrial PCs and PLCs are equipped with independent UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) in order to save general data and probable loss of any communication link.

6)       Data Backup. Every action taking place anywhere within the system will be recorded on a hard drive as log records as well as independent “last instruction” sets and find status files for maximum protection.

7)       Manual Backup. Every section can be isolated from the rest of the other operational equipment and be maintained respectively.

During a scheduled maintenance, it is not required to shut down the full system but merely section by section and allowing the RobotPark to operate normally.