5-Axis Robot for Industrial Painting: Lesta LEBOT MV A5

Lesta LEBOT MV A5 is a 5-axis robot for industrial painting with self-learning: it records the operator’s movements in real time along the painting path and reproduces them automatically on every cycle. In its base version it has 5 axes of motion, with an aluminum arm to ensure maximum ease of use.

The arm is made of aluminum, to offer the greatest possible ease of use. Its movements are balanced by a compressed-air hydraulic system, which gives the operator the lowest possible friction, for a smooth, unconstrained feel during the path-learning phase.

5-axis robot for industrial painting: automatic chair painting

A concrete example of application of this 5-axis robot for industrial painting is automatic chair painting: in a real plant, Lesta LEBOT MV A5 units paint up to 60 chairs an hour, including part loading and unloading, in an area of just 32.5 m². This result is possible thanks to path self-learning, which allows switching from one chair model to another simply by recording a new cycle, without having to reprogram the robot from scratch. For more examples of automatic painting of chairs, furniture and panels, the dedicated page on industrial wood painting covers Lesta’s solutions for this sector in more detail.

Applications and versatility

An anthropomorphic robot such as Lesta LEBOT MV A5 can be applied in industrial painting but also for drying, flame treatment, and spraying gelcoat, fiberglass, adhesives and much more. For spraying gelcoat and fiberglass, the dedicated page on fiberglass, GRP and gelcoat spraying covers this type of processing in more detail.

This robot offers maximum versatility and can be configured floor-mounted, on rotary tables or with an in-line conveyor, suspended from overhead carriages or fixed to floor or wall-mounted carriages, integrated into any type of industrial painting and finishing system.

The field of application it covers is genuinely wide. It is used for liquid or powder painting on wood, metal, plastic, ceramic, glass, paper and much more, in the production of chairs, windows, boxes, frames, doors, hoods, spoilers and fenders, components for tractors and agricultural or earth-moving machinery, hydraulic pumps, helmets, pots, buttons and a multitude of other products. For painting metal components such as hoods, spoilers and fenders, the dedicated page on industrial metal painting covers Lesta’s solutions for this sector in more detail.

Technical data of the Lesta LEBOT MV A5 5-axis industrial painting robot

The Lesta LEBOT MV A5 5-axis robot for industrial painting has an ATEX zone 2/22 Cat. 3G protection class, a wrist payload capacity of 4 kg, a repeatability of ±3 mm at the wrist, a maximum speed of 1000 mm/s and a 3×400 VAC power supply.

ATEX and UL versions, and the 6-axis alternative

Those who need one extra axis, with releasable motors and manual-guidance programming, can look at the Lesta LEBOT MV A6 series, the 6-axis version of the same family, suited to parts that require a greater degree of freedom of movement.

Available in both ATEX version and UL hazardous location version for the North American market (USA). This makes the Lesta LEBOT MV A5 5-axis industrial painting robot a suitable choice also for plants working with flammable paints or powders, both in Europe and in the United States.

For anyone evaluating the purchase of a 5-axis robot for industrial painting for painting chairs, furniture or other parts in series, the Lesta technical team is available to help configure the hardware, accessories and programming system best suited to their production cycle.