- 3rd September 2015
- Exhibitor Announcements, Manufacturing, Northern
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Robotic arm from igus supports lean automation
Expanding its range of cost-effective, modular robolink systems, igus introduces the robolink D direct drive articulated arm at Northern Manufacturing 2015. It is, says the company, a tougher, more durable solution compared with remote drive versions – supporting lean automation.
To support the typically repetitive tasks of robotics, the system is completely modular, with the direct drive situated within each joint. This helps achieve significant cost savings, says the company. The arm is driven by a worm gear drive and a NEMA 17 or 23 stepper motor directly in the joint, controlled using any commercially available control module. Three sizes are available, which can be combined to create articulated arms from one to as many as six degrees of freedom.
The sea-water resistant, maintenance and corrosion-free bearings make it suited to applications, ranging from underwater vehicle operations to humanoid robots for explosive equipment handling.
Visit igus at stand H59 or go to www.igus.co.uk