Method for off-line programming an industrial robot

A method for performing the off-line programming of the movement of an industrial robot, said industrial robot being dedicated to an industrial apparatus for processing products and comprising at least one actuation and control unit, the said method comprising the following phases:

• a) acquiring, in a computerized medium, first data which are indicative of the configuration of the manufacturing cell, in which said industrial robot has to operate;
• b) acquiring, in said computerized medium, second data which are indicative of the geometry of a product being processed by said industrial apparatus;
• c) acquiring, in said computerized medium, third data which are indicative of a sequence of steps performed by said industrial apparatus for processing said product;
• d) acquiring, in said computerized medium, fourth data which are indicative of the geometry and positioning of tools used by said industrial apparatus during the processing of said product;
• further comprising the phases that consist in:
• e) automatically generating, in said computerized medium, on the basis of the data acquired in said steps a) and/or b) and/or c) and/or d), one or more first sequences of high-level instructions and one or more second sequences of low-level instructions, said first and second instruction sequences being suitable to manage one or more application modules stored beforehand on board said actuation and control unit;
• and
• f) automatically performing, in said actuation and control unit, said first and second instruction sequences.