Made from steel, the bases are strong and built to last—they’re also machinable and weldable, so you can modify the mounting plates to suit your application. They’re only for use at collaborative speeds and not designed for robots moving at high speeds. All of these bases have cable routing holes, so you can feed cables, wires, and tubes through the center column to keep your cables organized and out of the way. Bases with holes for leveling use threaded fasteners (not included) to compensate for uneven floors.

If your robot arm model isn't listed, it may not be compatible with these bases. To check if your arm is compatible, you’ll need the following: the mounting hole pattern, the maximum vertical and horizontal force your arm will exert in your application, how high the center of gravity is, and whether it has any other anchoring systems. The taller the base, the higher its center of gravity, so the heavier its anchoring system will need to be to maintain stability.

Attach part presentation plates to platforms to keep parts positioned for easy, repeatable access by workers, robots, and other machines. All include handles, mounting holes for hanging them onto a plate storage rack, and locator mounting holes for securing them to platforms that have locating pins. They can also be bolted to other surfaces if necessary. Made of stainless steel, the plates stand up to corrosion.

Plates with diamond-shaped holes are good for holding rectangular or cylindrical parts. Those with peg holes accept pegs (not included), which can be moved around to create custom layouts for parts with unique shapes. They come with rest pads that attach to the pegs for supporting heavy parts. Use blank plates for machining custom holes for your specific parts or when you want to weld components to the plate.

For short parts, you may need to add a blank plate for support, so the part can be accessed. For taller parts, you’ll need to use two part presentation plates spaced apart to act as a brace. Make sure the part’s center of gravity falls below the plate that is on top.

Use anchors to temporarily secure dollies to your floors. Each anchor has a notch that wraps around the stem of the dolly’s leveling foot to hold it in place. Tighten the foot’s wing nut for added holding power. When you need to move the dolly, slide the leveling foot out of the anchor’s notch. To secure one dolly, you’ll need three anchors—one for each leveling foot.