Product category:
Robotics, Handling and Storage
News Release from: Aetna UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 March 2004
End-of-line automation proving highly
popular
Since taking on the Euroimpianti range of robotic arm palletisers, pick and place units and LGV systems for end-of-line automation last October, Aetna UK has received numerous orders.
Since taking on the Euroimpianti range of robotic arm palletisers, pick and place units and LGV systems for end-of-line automation last October, Aetna UK has received a great deal of interest from a wide spectrum of British manufacturers resulting in the first orders for equipment which have now been installed successfully From single cell standalone systems through to multi-cell production line applications, the equipment has been successfully incorporated into many diverse industries around the world including, food, preserves, dairy, wine, chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, tobacco, publishing and engineering
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The signature machine, the Skilled 504 robot, provides flexibility, efficiency and guaranteed positional accuracy to +/-0.5mm.
With four or five interpolated axis operation, a working area of 360deg palletising up to 1600 boxes per hour and a maximum load capacity for the arm of 120kg, it is no wonder that some 500 robotic systems have been successfully installed in 25 countries to date.
Always innovative and aware of ever changing needs of industry, Euroimpianti has taken the opportunity to introduce into its range a brand new model, the Skilled 101 robot, which includes non-complex software allowing for straightforward configuration of the equipment.
Operating within a footprint of just 9m2, it is ideally suited for applications where floor space is at a premium and its modular design makes self-installation a practical consideration.
Add to this the fact it can be easily incorporated as an end-of-line facility, has an operational speed of up to 10 items per minute and is truly operator friendly, it has not surprisingly been enthusiastically received globally.
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