
Description
The ABB 3HAC3403-1/2 is a robot joint servo motor manufactured by ABB Robotics, classified as a three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous AC motor (PMSM). As an original equipment spare for the IRB 2400 series, it drives axis positioning with resolver feedback and spring-applied electromagnetic braking, delivering the precise motion control required for high-cycle industrial robotics.
Application Scenarios
In a Tier-1 automotive body shop running 14 IRB 2400s on a spot-welding cell, one robot’s Axis-2 (elbow) began throwing intermittent “joint overspeed / resolver loss” alarms during white-body transfer. The maintenance lead traced the fault to the ABB 3HAC3403-1/2: after eight years of 2.5 kN·m repetitive elbow loading, the resolver stator had shifted approximately 0.3 mm, causing feedback phase errors under high acceleration. Because the IRB 2400 stores joint offsets in the SMB (Serial Measurement Board) and the ABB 3HAC3403-1/2 shares the same flange and spline interface as the original, the swap required no zero re-teaching or TCP recalculation. Total pit time was 52 minutes, and the cell returned online before the next body-in-white cycle. The ABB 3HAC3403-1/2 addressed the core pain point: preserving the robot’s kinematic identity through a dimensionally and electrically cloned replacement, eliminating the hours of reprogramming that generic spares would demand.
Parameters
| Main Parameters | Value/Description |
|---|---|
| Product Model | ABB 3HAC3403-1/2 (Also refs: 3HAC03403-1 / 3HAC4789-1) |
| Manufacturer | ABB Robotics (Sweden) |
| Product Category | Robot Joint Servo Motor (Permanent-magnet synchronous AC) |
| Applicable Robot | IRB 2400/10, IRB 2400/16 (S4CPlus / IRC5) |
| Rated Power | 0.4–1.8 kW (varies by axis and Mu subtype) |
| Rated Speed | 3000 rpm typical; up to 4500–6000 rpm peak |
| Feedback Element | Resolver (2-pole or multi-speed, mates DSQC 364 / 377) |
| Brake | Spring-applied, 24 V DC electromagnetic release (6-pin circular) |
| Operating Voltage | 200 / 230 / 400 V AC (per DSQC drive output) |
| Protection Class | IP54 (body) / IP65 (flange side) |
| Cooling | Natural convection (IC 0041) |
| Mounting | Flange, keyed shaft, elastic coupling to reduction gear |
| Weight | ≈ 1.2–1.5 kg (compact joint motor class) |










