ActiveEst. 1988

ABB drives & robotics: refit & upgrades

ABB ACS drives and IRC5 robot controllers are widely used, but older ACS600 and ACS800 series are being phased out. GCG upgrades to ACS880 or migrates robot controllers from IRC5 to OmniCore, including program conversion and safety integration.

Machine series & controllers

ABB series overview

SeriesEraControllerStatus
ABB ACS6001995–2010ACS600 (EOL)EOL: migrate to ACS880
ABB ACS8002000–2020ACS800 (being phased out)Limited support
ABB ACS8802013–hedenACS880Actively supported
Migration target

Where we migrate to

ABB ACS880 (drives) or ABB OmniCore (robotics)

Software conversion

Existing program converted to modern IEC 61131-3. Recipes and parameter sets transferred.

HMI replacement

Touch panel replaces ageing CRT/TFT. Same operator logic, modern interface.

Fieldbus upgrade

Profibus or DeviceNet converted to PROFINET or EtherNet/IP. Remote I/O preserved where possible.

Track record

Completed refit projects

Completed refit projects on ABB machines, documented, with results.

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