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- Choose the published 2025 European edition
- Scope of the application assignment
- Compare integration quotations by deliverables
- Five questions before awarding the order
- Example: an integrated welding cell
- Keep the configuration usable after handover
- Frequently asked buying questions
- Related guidance
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Choose the published 2025 European edition
Scope of the application assignment
The public scope addresses industrial robot application and cell integration, including design, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning. Its industrial context excludes categories such as medical, public service and consumer applications. The robot itself is addressed separately in Part 1.
For procurement, make the physical and organisational boundary visible. Show the robot, tools, fixtures, surrounding machines, access points and transfer interfaces on an agreed layout. Then identify which supplier owns each interface. A drawing without assigned responsibilities is useful geometry but an incomplete purchase brief.
Compare integration quotations by deliverables
| Deliverable | Question for each bidder |
|---|---|
| Application definition | Which processes, workpieces, tasks and operating arrangements have been assumed? |
| Interface coordination | Who reviews the combination of robot, tooling, guarding and adjacent equipment? |
| Commissioning record | How are the delivered configuration and unresolved items recorded? |
| Handover information | Which instructions, drawings and maintenance information are included? |
The table helps compare services; it is not a list of technical requirements extracted from the standard. Add project-specific rows where a process introduces further questions, such as extraction, workpiece handling or an interface with an existing machine.
Five questions before awarding the order
- Does the quoted cell boundary match the buyer's layout and process description?
- Which operator, adjustment, cleaning and maintenance tasks were considered?
- Who resolves assumptions inherited from the robot and tooling suppliers?
- What evidence is supplied at design review, commissioning and final handover?
- How will changed products, tools, programs or access arrangements be reviewed?
A bidder should explain exclusions in plain language. If an existing conveyor is outside the supply, ask who will assess its interface with the new cell. If the buyer supplies tooling, agree what information the integrator needs and when it must be delivered. These discussions prevent a low quotation from hiding an unallocated integration task.
Example: an integrated welding cell
A fabricator orders a robot welding cell containing a robot, positioner and new guarding. The welding equipment is supplied by a nominated vendor, while the factory provides extraction. Rather than accepting separate equipment schedules as the complete brief, the buyer asks the integrator to create one interface register.
That register identifies the exact components and the parties responsible for process information, operating tasks and handover records. An agreed review point is added before commissioning, so changes to the positioner or extraction arrangement can be raised while work is still manageable. The example does not determine technical safeguards; it demonstrates how a cell order can expose responsibilities early.
Keep the configuration usable after handover
A guide purchase is most useful when it supports a document package that can be maintained. Ask how the installed programs, drawings and supplier information will be identified together. Store the final issue as a coherent baseline rather than leaving commissioning changes in personal email folders.
Also agree a change process for new workpieces and tools. A production team may regard a change as routine while an integrator sees different assumptions. A named review contact and a record of the original application make that conversation more efficient.
Frequently asked buying questions
Do I need Part 1 as well?
The Part 1 record concerns the industrial robot. Decide which documents the responsible team needs for its assigned work instead of treating the parts as competing titles.
Does a robot supplier's certificate finish the cell assessment?
Ask what the certificate actually identifies and covers. Component or robot evidence needs to be connected to the delivered application; its title alone does not define the integration assignment.
Does this article establish current legal status?
This article verifies the publication and assists purchasing. Obtain a separate check of applicable legislation, official citations and the specific project where a legal conclusion is needed.
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