Six axis robots help plastics moulders meet intense competition

Recent trends in the plastic moulding industry that now mean it can be beneficial to apply six axis robots to tasks previously undertaken by simpler beam or Cartesian robots are described. The six axis robots are also able to undertake many additional assembly and finishing tasks that could not be a...

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Published in:Industrial robot 2002-01, Vol.29 (1), p.35-37
Main Author: Petit, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Cellular telephones
Costs
Molding
Plastics industry
Robots
Systems design
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Summary:Recent trends in the plastic moulding industry that now mean it can be beneficial to apply six axis robots to tasks previously undertaken by simpler beam or Cartesian robots are described. The six axis robots are also able to undertake many additional assembly and finishing tasks that could not be attempted by simpler robots. Also described are "Soft Float" and collision detection features now available on six axis robots.
ISSN:0143-991X
1758-5791
DOI:10.1108/01439910210413093