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Article: Servo robots show more speed, muscle & brains.(NPE 2009 wrap up: robots)
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- Plastics Technology
- Article date:
- September 1, 2009
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One of the novelties at NPE was the Unique all-servo robot from Sytrama of Italy (sold here by Dri-Air Industries), which has a horizontal axis with a 90[degrees] bend, so it accommodates both the traverse and strip strokes. It saves one servo motor, cutting cost, weight, and space.
The recent NPE 2009 show in Chicago saw the debut of dozens of new and enhanced robots for injection molding. The vast majority of the new models were all-servo types, though some economized by mixing servo and pneumatic axes. These new robots emphasized higher speeds, heavier payload capacity, longer reach, and more intelligent controllers that make programming and troubleshooting ...
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Article: Servo Robot Unloads Medium-Size Presses.
Plastics Technology;
April 1, 2000 ;
370 words
...A larger-size top-entry traversing robot for removing parts from presses of 225-500 tons has been introduced by Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ont. The TE-7 can carry up to 7 kg (15.4 lb), more than double the payload of Husky's TE-3 robot for smaller presses. The TE-7 has AC servo
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