- 28th August 2017
- Exhibitor Announcements, Manufacturing, Northern
- North2017
Robot variations have no external wires
Robotic products, including a Universal Robot Welding System, On Robot’s RG2 flexible gripper and Optoforce’s force torque sensors will be showcased by Olympus Technologies at this year’s Northern Manufacturing & Electronics.
On Robot’s two-finger RG2 grippers are available in single and dual versions. They mount on the arms of collaborative robots (cobots) without any external wires. The standard fingers can be replaced with bespoke fingers, and the grippers can let the user know when they are unable to pick up a part. The dual gripper is suitable for optimising the cycle time of machine tending processes.
The OptoForce force torque sensor provides robots with a sense of touch that has not been previously available to collaborative robots, says the company. It is claimed to be the most flexible force torque sensor on the market. The optical sensor seamlessly connects to the Universal Robot and an increasing number of other industrial robot brands. It has a high resolution that enables it to work with fragile parts. OptoForce provides a number of applications out of the box; it can search for the next part in a stack, detect when it comes into contact with any object, and can optically identify the centre of a part.
Olympus’ UR welding system provides a cost-effective robotic MIG welding solution. It is proving particularly attractive to companies who have previously not been able to justify the investment in an industrial robot cell, or simply do not have the space for one. Fitting in an existing welding booth, the UR welding system is for volume, small part welding. As it is quick to program the welding positions, it can quickly be modified for new parts as production demands change.
Visit Olympus Technologies at Stand H32 or find out more at www.olympustechnologies.co.uk