Assembly Planbook - June 2008 - (Page 52)

Robotics expand beyond the automotive industry. “We’re already quoting smaller models for lighter payloads,” says Phil Wright, account manager with Kawasaki. Like Kawasaki, FANUC Robotics America Inc. (Rochester Hills, MI) has also developed a robot for flexible fixturing. Introduced in June 2007, the F-100iA is a compact, four- or five-axis robot. The first axis is a linear slide with a range of 250 or 500 millimeters, depending on the model. Attached to the slide is a column that can rotate 190 degrees and move up or down 270 millimeters. The wrist can swivel in the horizontal plane, the vertical plane or both. The wrist can be equipped with locating pins, clamps and other devices for holding parts. The slide enables the robot to move out of the way to allow parts to move into position on a conveyor. Bellows protect both the slide and the vertical axis from weld spatter. One controller can manage six F-100iA units. Another FANUC robot that can be used for flexible fixturing is the F-200iB. A parallel link, or delta style, robot, the F-200iB consists of six servodriven ballscrew actuators that connect a base plate measuring 700 millimeters long and 650 millimeters wide to a 475-millimeter-wide faceplate. The increasing power of controllers has enabled the rapid development of robotic fixturing applications. One controller can handle four robots and eight motion groups. Photo courtesy FANUC Robotics America Inc. MEDI-CAM MEDI-CAM ® Move it smoothly…Position it perfectly…Do it Fast!! ® Reliable performance everyday…24/7! Medi-Cam Precision Link Conveyors have been medical device manufacturer's choice for more than 15 years and are designed for precision, high speed assembly and packaging of pharmaceutical & medical devices. *Complies to “Clean Room” & GAMP standards *Unmatched positional accuracy +/-0.002” *High Speed - 200 per minute index cycle rates MINI PRECISION LINK CONVEYOR Medi-Cam Part Elevators are designed to improve the pre-feed flow of individual component parts presented for assembly and installation on automated machinery. Providing controlled flow for optimal production performance and are ideally suited in feeding parts for pharmaceutical and medical devices. * “Clean Room” & GAMP Compatible. * Allows fast production changeovers. * Ergonomic floor level part loading. Innovative Conical * improved part flow.Hoppers for * All Stainless Steel construction. 125 LITER HOPPER SERVO LINK CONVEYOR 200 LITER HOPPER LINEAR PRECISION TRANSFER CHASSIS PRECISION LINK CONVEYOR CLEAN ROOM COMPATIBLE Call Today! 973-300-0090 ISO 9001:2000 Certified Call Today! 973-300-0090 ISO 9001:2000 Certified 52 ASSEMBLY / June 2008 www.assemblymag.com http://www.cdsindexers.com http://www.cdsindexers.com http://www.assemblymag.com

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