Technical Specifications
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value |
|---|---|
| Product Model | 00-112-314 |
| Manufacturer | KUKA AG |
| Product Type | Teach Pendant Connection Cable Assembly (KCP2 ↔ KRC2) |
| Compatible Pendant | KUKA KCP2 (KUKA Control Panel 2) |
| Compatible Controller | KUKA KRC2 |
| Rated Voltage | 300 V AC/DC |
| Test Voltage | 2000 V |
| Conductor Material | Tinned copper stranded wire |
| Insulation Material | TPE / PU hybrid per core pair |
| Shielding | Double-layer: aluminium foil + tinned copper braid |
| Outer Jacket Color | Orange (KUKA standard) |
| Cable Outer Diameter | ≈ 11.5 mm |
| Standard Length | 10 m (custom lengths available on request) |
| Min. Bend Radius (dynamic) | 7.5 × D |
| Min. Bend Radius (static) | 4 × D |
| Operating Temperature | -20 °C to +80 °C |
| Oil Resistance | Excellent (ISO 1817 compliant) |
| Flame Rating | UL VW-1 / CSA FT1 |
Main Features and Advantages
Dual-shield EMI immunity:
The KUKA 00-112-314 uses a foil-plus-braid combination that is overkill for a benign office environment but exactly right for a weld-cell floor where 500 A welding transformers, servo PWM harmonics, and contactor chatter are routine. The foil catches high-frequency radiation along the full circumference; the tinned-copper braid handles low-frequency magnetic coupling and provides a low-impedance drain path to the cabinet ground. The result: the KCP2 display stays flicker-free and the E-STOP loop doesn’t pick up induced noise that could cause nuisance safety trips.
TPE/PU hybrid jacket for shop-floor abuse:
Pure PVC would crack in sub-zero winter shutdowns or stiffen under weld spatter; pure PUR can soften near hot stamping dies. The TPE/PU blend on the KUKA 00-112-314 splits the difference — oil-resistant to ISO 1817 (important where the cable trails across a lubricated slideway or picks up way-lube splash), flexible enough for the 7.5×D dynamic bend radius as the pendant is un-docked and re-docked each shift, and UV-stable enough for cells with skylights. The orange jacket isn’t cosmetic: it tells the safety walkthrough team “this is a KUKA HMI cable, not a fieldbus or servo power — don’t cut it during cable tray cleanup.”
Drop-in KCP2/KRC2 pinout fidelity:
Both ends of the KUKA 00-112-314 carry KUKA’s molded KCP2 connector shells with the correct keying, strain relief, and screw-collar. There is no “universal” replacement that gets this right — generic 24 V + VGA + USB cables exist but none carry the KRC2’s combined E-STOP safety loop and EnDat encoder preview lines that run through the pendant path. Using the KUKA 00-112-314 preserves the original grounding topology and keeps the cabinet’s CE loop intact.
Diagnostics and swap speed:
Because the KUKA 00-112-314 is a passive assembly with no active electronics, failure modes are mechanical — broken strands at the pendant exit, braid fatigue near the cabinet gland, or jacket wear where the cable crosses a sharp edge. A swap takes one electrician <10 minutes: unscrew both collars, pull the old KUKA 00-112-314, seat the new one, tighten, power up, verify KCP2 boots. No software, no firmware, no KUKA Xpert login needed. For lines running three-shift KRC2 cells, staging two spares per plant is common practice.
Temperature and routing headroom:
Rated -20 to +80 °C, the KUKA 00-112-314 covers freezer-store palletizing cells (where KRC2-based KR 150s still run legacy palletizing) through paint-shop vestibules where ambient spikes toward 60 °C. The 11.5 mm OD slots neatly into the original KUKA cable-chain or pendant-drop gland without reaming; the 4×D static / 7.5×D dynamic bend ratings match KUKA’s original routing diagrams, so replacing with the KUKA 00-112-314 doesn’t require re-engineering the pendant hang-point.
Application Field
The KUKA 00-112-314 lives exclusively on KRC2-controlled cells, which means its application map is the installed base of KR Quantec, KR Fortes, KR 16/60/125/240 variants still on KRC2 cabinets. In automotive final-assembly arc-welding lines, the KCP2 is the programmer’s daily tool — jogging the torch tip, tuning seam tracking, adjusting weave parameters. Here the KUKA 00-112-314 sees the most wear: the pendant is un-docked each shift change, the cable drapes across the cell fence, and weld spatter occasionally lands on the jacket. A burnt or oil-saturated KUKA 00-112-314 is a common root cause when a KCP2 “won’t power on” ticket comes in.
In job-shop machining cells — where a KRC2 KR 150 tends a horizontal borer or a gantry mill — the pendant cable is less frequently handled but more exposed to way-oil and chip conveyors. The TPE/PU jacket and ISO 1817 oil rating on the KUKA 00-112-314 matter here; a PVC substitute would go brittle in six months. Logistics palletizing lines running legacy KRC2 KR 180s in cold-store staging (-10 to -15 °C ambient) also use the KUKA 00-112-314; the -20 °C lower rating covers startup after weekend shutdowns without the jacket cracking at the pendant strain relief.
Retrofit and MRO scenarios are another major use case. Many KRC2 cabinets are 15–20 years old now; the original pendant cable may have been replaced once already with a “universal” third-party lead that never quite seated right, causing intermittent KCP2 dropouts during program upload. Swapping to a proper KUKA 00-112-314 restores the original signal integrity and eliminates the “ghost fault” tickets that plague those cells. For spare-parts buyers, the KUKA 00-112-314 is a low-cost, high-impact SKU — cheaper than a KCP2 rebuild, faster to swap than a KRC2 PC board, and directly visible to the floor operator whose pendant just came back to life.
