A successfully designed 8-axis compact controller with a 123 mm width x 115 mm height unit. A 60% reduction in width from the predecessor controller which contributes to space savings within the controller cabinet. Allows direct connection with the major field networks including DeviceNet, CC-Link, PROFIBUS-DP, MECHATROLINK, CompoNet, EtherCAT, and EtherNet/IP.
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The ROBO Cylinder has been adopted into a machine for measuring the intensity of the LEDs which are placed at regular intervals inside the LED fluorescent shape lamp.
To measure the illumination, the slider moves a light meter to each interval of an LED. The measurement results are managed by a personal computer.
Traditionally, the measurements were conducted manually and there was a variation in the measurement position. By adopting the ROBO Cylinder, the accuracy of the measurement position has been improved.
In addition, by automating, the measurement efficiency was also improved by being able to simultaneously measure three LED fluorescent shape lights at a time.
Pick, Place, and Discharge Machine for Automotive Parts Application Example
Actuators
RCP2-SS8C: Y-axis
RCP4-RA5 (qty:2): Z-axis
Controller
PCON-CA x 3
An orthogonal two-axis robot with Y & Z axes was adopted to pick automotive parts from a conveyor in-feed line, place the part into processing equipment, and then pick & place the part (discharge) to an out-feed line conveyor.
Sequence of Operations:
“A” & “B” (Z-axes) move to the right, “A” picks the work part from the supply side.
“A” & “B” (Z-axes) move to the left, “A” places the work part into the process equipment.
When the process starts, “A” & “B” (Z-axes) move to the right again, “A” picks the work part from the supply side. At the same time “B” will wait until the process equipment is done.
When the process is done, “B” picks and discharges the work part and “A” places the next work part into the processing equipment and the cycle continues.
Air cylinders were previously being used but cannot be sped up because the impact due to stopping is too great.
8,000 work parts were produced per day using air cylinders. Using ROBO Cylinders, the production rate was up to 12,000. The production rate was increased 1.5x.
Also, when the equipment had to stop due to an air cylinder failure, the equipment was down every 10 minutes and was time consuming to fix so it was changed to ROBO Cylinders, and thus limited any downtime due to stoppages.
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